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710 B
710 B
Of these, twenty-four thousand
"Of these Levities, 24,000" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
six thousand
"6,000 Levites" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
officers and judges
These Levites listened to legal arguments and administered justice according to the law of Moses.
four thousand
"4,000 Levites" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
gatekeepers
These Levites guarded the temple entrance so no person who was ceremonially unclean entered.
that corresponded to
"based on" or "according to the descendants of"
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari
These are names of Levi's sons. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)