Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred.
When they counted all the men from their family groups, there were three thousand two hundred of them.
This verse records the final count of Levite men from the Gershonite families who were qualified to serve in the tabernacle.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Numbers, God commanded a census of the Levites to organize their duties in handling the tabernacle during the Israelites' wilderness wanderings after the Exodus from Egypt. This specific count of 3,200 refers to the men from the Merarite clan who were between 30 and 50 years old and eligible for service in transporting the tabernacle's components. This was part of a broader divine plan to maintain order and holiness as the nation prepared to enter the Promised Land.
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