KJV King James Version
And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest [shall be] chief over the chief of the Levites, [and have] the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
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Numbers 3:32
And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest [shall be] chief over the chief of the Levites, [and have] the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
WEB World English Bible
Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, with the oversight of those who keep the requirements of the sanctuary.
ASV American Standard Version
And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And to the prince of the princes of the Levites, Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, is the oversight of the keepers of the charge of the sanctuary.
Surrounding context — Numbers 3
29 The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.
30 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites [shall be] Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
31 And their charge [shall be] the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.
32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest [shall be] chief over the chief of the Levites, [and have] the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
33 Of Merari [was] the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these [are] the families of Merari.
34 And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, [were] six thousand and two hundred.
35 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari [was] Zuriel the son of Abihail: [these] shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּנְשִׂיא֙H5387 · na.sileaderנְשִׂיאֵ֣יH5387 · na.sileaderהַלֵּוִ֔יH3881 · le.viy.yiLeviאֶלְעָזָ֖רH499 · el.a.zarEleazarבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childאַהֲרֹ֣ןH175 · a.ha.ronAaronהַכֹּהֵ֑ןH3548 · ko.henpriestפְּקֻדַּ֕תH6486 · pe.qud.dahpunishmentשֹׁמְרֵ֖יH8104 · sha.marto keep: obeyמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתH4931 · mish.me.retchargeהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃H6944 · qo.deshholiness
Cross-references
Numbers 20:25-28Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:Numbers 4:27At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.2 Kings 25:18And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:Numbers 4:16And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest [pertaineth] the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, [and] the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein [is], in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.1 Chronicles 9:14-20And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;1 Chronicles 26:20-24And of the Levites, Ahijah [was] over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
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