twenty-two thousand - A number on which the commutation with the firstborn of the twelve tribes depends (Numbers 3:43–46). The a…

And Aaron ... — In the Hebrew text, the word Aaron has certain marks over it, known as puncta extraordinaria, denoting th…

All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron ,
numbered at the commandment of the Lord, …

The Levites were in three cla es according to the sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari—and these were subdivided into families. The descendants…