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Numbers 4:29

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¶ As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;
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  1. Numbers 3:33–35Rank 1 from verse 29
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    33¶ Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.

    34And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.

    35And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.

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Numbers 4:29

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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number

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Sense 1: A count or quantity. Sense 2: To count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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families

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Households, kindreds, lineages, tribes, or groups descended from common ancestors.

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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28This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

29¶ As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;

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30From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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