Numbers 3:27

Numbers 3:27

And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.

a. NLT: The descendants of Kohath were composed of the clans descended from Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

b. ASV: And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites. [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. YLT: And of Kohath is the family of the Amramite, and the family of the Izharite, and the family of the Hebronite, and the family of the Uzzielite; these are families of the Kohathite.  [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

d. Classic Amplified: Of Kohath were the families of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites. [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

e. Septuagint: To Caath [belonged] one division, that of Amram, and another division, that of Issaar, and another division, that of Chebron, and another division, that of Oziel: these are the divisions of Caath, according to number.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: Kohath had the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the Kohathite families. [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE TANACH--STUDENT SIZE EDITION Copyright 1996, 1998 by Mesorah Publications, Ldt.]

1. “And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites…”

a. [And of] Kohath [Strong: 6955 Qhath keh-hawth' from an unused root meaning to ally oneself; allied; Kehath, an Israelite:--Kohath.]

b. [was the] family [Strong: 4940 mishpachah mish-paw-khaw' from 8192 (Compare 8198); a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people:--family, kind(-red).]

c. [of the] Aramites [Strong: 6020 `Amramiy am-raw-mee' from 6019; an Amramite or descendant of Amram:--Amramite.]

d. [and the] family [Strong: 4940 mishpachah mish-paw-khaw' from 8192 (Compare 8198); a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people:--family, kind(-red).]

e. [of the] Izeharites [Strong: 3325 Yitshariy yits-haw-ree' patronymically from 3324; a Jitsharite or descendant of Jitshar:--Izeharites, Izharites.]

f. [and the] family [Strong: 4940 mishpachah mish-paw-khaw' from 8192 (Compare 8198); a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people:--family, kind(-red).]

g. [of the Hebronites [Strong: 2276 Chebrowniy kheb-ro-nee' or Chebroniy {kheb-ro-nee'}; patronymically from 2275; Chebronite (collectively), an inhabitant of Chebron:--Hebronites.]

h. [and the] family [Strong: 4940 mishpachah mish-paw-khaw' from 8192 (Compare 8198); a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people:--family, kind(-red).]

i. [of the] Uzzielites [Strong: 5817 `Ozziy'eliy oz-zee-ay-lee' patronymically from 5816; an Uzzielite (collectively) or descendants of Uzziel:--Uzzielites.]

2. “...these are the families of the Kohathites.”

a. these [Strong: 428 'el-leh ale'-leh prolonged from 411; these or those:--an- (the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).]

b. are [Strong: 1992 hem haym or (prolonged) hemmah {haym'-maw}; masculine plural from 1981; they (only used when emphatic):--it, like, X (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, X so, X such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.]

c. [the] families [Strong: 4940 mishpachah mish-paw-khaw' from 8192 (Compare 8198); a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people:--family, kind(-red).]

d. [of the] kohathites [Strong: 6956 Qohathiy ko-haw-thee' patronymically from 6955; a Kohathite (collectively) or descendants of Kehath:--Kohathites.]

1). There were four families in the Kohath branch of the tribe of Levi. As we have already shown Moses and Aaron were descended from Amram.

a).  Exodus 6:18-20 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.

6:18 And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.

6:19 And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.

2). The others were of course the Izeharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites.

3). The number of males in this tribe was 8600.