Numbers 4:42
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 4:42 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 4:42 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fat..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 4:42 — KJV
“And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,”
— Numbers 4:42 (KJV)
Numbers 4:42 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 4:42
“And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,”
Shares key themes with Numbers 4:42: those, numbered, families
“Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 4:42: those, numbered, families
“Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 4:42: those, numbered, families
“These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 4:42: those, numbered, throughout
“And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 4:42: families, sons, merari
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