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# The descendants of Gershon
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This refers to the men. AT: "The male descendants of Gershon" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# The descendants of Gershon were counted
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "Moses and Aaron counted the descendants of Gershon" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# from thirty to fifty years old
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"from 30 to 50 years old" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# everyone who would join the company
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Here the word "would" does not mean that the men "chose" to join the company but rather that they were "assigned" to the company. AT: "everyone who was assigned to join the company" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# join the company to serve in the tent of meeting
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The word "company" refers to the rest of the people working in the tent of meeting. See how you translated this phrase in [Numbers 4:3](./01.md).
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# counted by their clans
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "whom Moses and Aaron counted by their clans" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# 2,630
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"two thousand six hundred and thirty." This refers to 2,630 men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/descendant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/clan]] |