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Those who were numbered of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.
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A Growing Priesthood
Commentators note that the number of Levite males grew from 22,000 at the first census to 23,000 in this one. This modest increase of 1,000 over forty years shows God's faithfulness in preserving and sustaining the tribe that was set apart for His special service.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The total number of male Levites, 23,000, shows an increase of 1,000 on the number at Sinai (Numbers 3:39). It is doubtless to be taken…
19th Century
Anglican
Twenty-three thousand.— At the former census the number was 22,000 or 22,300 (See Numbers 3:39, and Note.)
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on Numbers 26:57)
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