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Lexicon :: Strong's H5656 - ʿăḇōḏâ

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עֲבֹדָה
Transliteration
ʿăḇōḏâ
Pronunciation
ab-o-daw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1553c

Strong’s Definitions

עֲבֹדָה ʻăbôdâh, ab-o-daw'; or עֲבוֹדָה ʻăbôwdâh; from H5647; work of any kind:—act, bondage, bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, × wrought.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 141x

The KJV translates Strong's H5656 in the following manner: service (96x), servile (12x), work (10x), bondage (8x), act (2x), serve (2x), servitude (2x), tillage (2x), effect (1x), labour (1x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 141x
The KJV translates Strong's H5656 in the following manner: service (96x), servile (12x), work (10x), bondage (8x), act (2x), serve (2x), servitude (2x), tillage (2x), effect (1x), labour (1x), miscellaneous (5x).

  1. labour, service

    1. labour, work

    2. labour (of servant or slave)

    3. labour, service (of captives or subjects)

    4. service (of God)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֲבֹדָה ʻăbôdâh, ab-o-daw'; or עֲבוֹדָה ʻăbôwdâh; from H5647; work of any kind:—act, bondage, bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, × wrought.
STRONGS H5656: Abbreviations
† עַבֹדָה, and (Chronicles) עֲבוֺדָה 145 noun feminine labour, service (on formation see LagBN 179 BaNB 61); — י׳ Exodus 1:14 + 41 times; construct עֲבֹדַת Exodus 30:16 + 43 times; suffix עֲבֹדָתִי Genesis 30:26 + 33 times suffixes; in Chronicles עֲבוֺדָה 1 Chronicles 28:14 + 7 times; construct עֲבוֺדַת 1 Chronicles 6:33 [1 Chronicles 6:48] + 13 times; suffix עֲבוֺדָתִי 2 Chronicles 12:8; עֲבוֺדָתָם 1 Chronicles 6:17 [1 Chronicles 6:32]; 2 Chronicles 31:16; —
1. † labour, work, Psalm 104:23; in the field Exodus 1:14; 1 Chronicles 27:26, probably Nehemiah 10:38 [Nehemiah 10:37] (עָרֵי ע׳), Psalm 104:14 (עֵשֶׂב לע׳); in fine linen 1 Chronicles 4:21; in erection of tabernacle Exodus 35:24; Exodus 36:1, Exodus 36:3, Exodus 36:5; Exodus 39:42 (P); in repairing temple 2 Chronicles 34:13 (twice in verse); כל מלאכת עבדה לא תעשׂוּ ye shall do no laborious work Leviticus 23:7, Leviticus 23:8, Leviticus 23:21, Leviticus 23:25, Leviticus 23:35, Leviticus 23:36; Numbers 28:18, Numbers 28:25, Numbers 28:26; Numbers 29:1, Numbers 29:12, Numbers 29:35 (P); figurative of man, הַצְּדָקָה ע׳ Isaiah 32:17 (|| מַעֲשֵׂה הַצּ׳); of God's work of judgment Isaiah 28:21 (twice in verse).
†2. labour of servant or slave: of Jacob for Laban Genesis 29:27; Genesis 30:26 (JE); עֶבֶד ע׳ of bondservant Leviticus 25:39 (P); of the Nethinim Ezra 8:20; service of things, vessels of tabernacle and temple Numbers 4:26, Numbers 4:32 (P) 1 Chronicles 9:28; 1 Chronicles 28:14 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 28:15.
†3. labour, service of captives or subjects: of Israel in Egypt Exodus 1:14; Exodus 2:23 (twice in verse) (P), Exodus 5:11 (E), Exodus 6:6 (P); הע׳ כבד(הׅ Exodus 5:9 (E) Nehemiah 5:18; קשׁה ע׳ Exodus 1:14; Exodus 6:9 (P) Deuteronomy 26:6; 1 Kings 12:4 2 Chronicles 10:4; Isaiah 14:3; מֵרֹב ע׳ Lamentations 1:3; ממלכוֺת ע׳ 2 Chronicles 12:8; המלך ע׳ 1 Chronicles 26:30; אדניהם ע׳ Nehemiah 3:5; military service Ezekiel 29:18 (twice in verse).
4. service of God, in P Chronicles, Ezra: by people Joshua 22:27 (P) 2 Chronicles 12:8, feast of passover Exodus 12:25, Exodus 12:26; 2 Chronicles 35:10, 2 Chronicles 35:16, unleavened bread Exodus 13:5; Levites and priests Numbers 4:19, Numbers 4:49; Numbers 8:11; 1 Chronicles 24:3, 1 Chronicles 24:19; 2 Chronicles 8:14; 2 Chronicles 31:16; מתנה ע׳ Numbers 18:7; Levites Exodus 38:21; Numbers 4:24, Numbers 4:27 (twice in verse); Numbers 4:28, Numbers 4:33, Numbers 4:47 (twice in verse); Numbers 7:7, Numbers 7:8; Numbers 8:26; Numbers 18:21; 1 Chronicles 6:17 [1 Chronicles 6:32]; 2 Chronicles 31:2; with בְּאֹהֶל מוֺעֵד Numbers 4:4, Numbers 4:23, Numbers 4:31, Numbers 4:33, Numbers 4:35, Numbers 4:39, Numbers 4:43, Numbers 8:19, Numbers 8:22, Numbers 18:31; אֹהֶל מוֺעֵד Exodus 30:16; Numbers 4:30; Numbers 7:5; Numbers 8:24; Numbers 18:4, Numbers 18:6, Numbers 18:21, Numbers 18:23, compare Exodus 35:21; Numbers 7:5; (ה)מִשְׁכָּן Exodus 39:32, Exodus 39:40; Numbers 3:7, Numbers 3:8; Numbers 16:9; 1 Chronicles 6:33 [1 Chronicles 6:48], compare Exodus 27:19; Numbers 3:36; 1 Chronicles 23:26; הַקֹּדֶשׁ ע׳ Numbers 7:9, compare Numbers 3:31; of its court Numbers 3:26; more specifically משׂא ע׳ Numbers 4:47; צבא הע׳ Numbers 8:25; (ה)אלהים בית י׳ ע׳ 1 Chronicles 23:24, 1 Chronicles 23:28, 1 Chronicles 23:32; 1 Chronicles 25:6; 1 Chronicles 28:13 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 28:21 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 29:7; 2 Chronicles 29:35; 2 Chronicles 31:21; 2 Chronicles 35:2; Nehemiah 10:33 [Nehemiah 10:32]; בית האלהים מלאכת ע׳ 1 Chronicles 9:13; 1 Chronicles 28:20; 2 Chronicles 24:12; מעשׂה ע׳ 1 Chronicles 23:28; its service Ezekiel 44:14; 1 Chronicles 9:19; specific service of Levitical singers 1 Chronicles 25:1 (twice in verse), and doorkeepers 1 Chronicles 26:8; 2 Chronicles 35:15.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5673.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

29:27; 30:26; 30:26

Exodus

1:14; 1:14; 1:14; 1:14; 2:23; 5:9; 5:11; 6:6; 6:9; 12:25; 12:26; 13:5; 27:19; 30:16; 30:16; 35:21; 35:24; 36:1; 36:3; 36:5; 38:21; 39:32; 39:40; 39:42

Leviticus

23:7; 23:8; 23:21; 23:25; 23:35; 23:36; 25:39

Numbers

3:7; 3:8; 3:26; 3:31; 3:36; 4:4; 4:19; 4:23; 4:24; 4:26; 4:27; 4:28; 4:30; 4:31; 4:32; 4:33; 4:33; 4:35; 4:39; 4:43; 4:47; 4:47; 4:49; 7:5; 7:5; 7:7; 7:8; 7:9; 8:11; 8:19; 8:22; 8:24; 8:25; 8:26; 16:9; 18:4; 18:6; 18:7; 18:21; 18:21; 18:23; 18:31; 28:18; 28:25; 28:26; 29:1; 29:12; 29:35

Deuteronomy

26:6

Joshua

22:27

1 Kings

12:4

1 Chronicles

4:21; 6:32; 6:32; 6:48; 6:48; 9:13; 9:19; 9:28; 23:24; 23:26; 23:28; 23:28; 23:32; 24:3; 24:19; 25:1; 25:6; 26:8; 26:30; 27:26; 28:13; 28:14; 28:14; 28:15; 28:20; 28:21; 29:7

2 Chronicles

8:14; 10:4; 12:8; 12:8; 12:8; 24:12; 29:35; 31:2; 31:16; 31:16; 31:21; 34:13; 35:2; 35:10; 35:15; 35:16

Ezra

8:20

Nehemiah

3:5; 5:18; 10:32; 10:37

Psalms

104:14; 104:23

Isaiah

14:3; 28:21; 32:17

Lamentations

1:3

Ezekiel

29:18; 44:14

H5656

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Strong's Number H5656 matches the Hebrew עֲבֹדָה (ʿăḇōḏâ),
which occurs 145 times in 125 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 29:27–Num 4:49)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:27 - “But wait until the bridal week is over, then we’ll give you Rachel, too—provided you promise to work another seven years for me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:26 - Let me take my wives and children, for I have earned them by serving you, and let me be on my way. You certainly know how hard I have worked for you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:14 - They made their lives bitter, forcing them to mix mortar and make bricks and do all the work in the fields. They were ruthless in all their demands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:23 - Years passed, and the king of Egypt died. But the Israelites continued to groan under their burden of slavery. They cried out for help, and their cry rose up to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:9 - Load them down with more work. Make them sweat! That will teach them to listen to lies!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:11 - Go and get it yourselves. Find it wherever you can. But you must produce just as many bricks as before!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:6 - “Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the LORD. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:9 - So Moses told the people of Israel what the LORD had said, but they refused to listen anymore. They had become too discouraged by the brutality of their slavery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:25 - When you enter the land the LORD has promised to give you, you will continue to observe this ceremony.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:26 - Then your children will ask, ‘What does this ceremony mean?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:5 - You must celebrate this event in this month each year after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites. (He swore to your ancestors that he would give you this land—a land flowing with milk and honey.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:19 - “All the articles used in the rituals of the Tabernacle, including all the tent pegs used to support the Tabernacle and the courtyard curtains, must be made of bronze.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:16 - Receive this ransom money from the Israelites, and use it for the care of the Tabernacle.[fn] It will bring the Israelites to the LORD’s attention, and it will purify your lives.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:21 - All whose hearts were stirred and whose spirits were moved came and brought their sacred offerings to the LORD. They brought all the materials needed for the Tabernacle,[fn] for the performance of its rituals, and for the sacred garments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:24 - And all who had silver and bronze objects gave them as a sacred offering to the LORD. And those who had acacia wood brought it for use in the project.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:1 - “The LORD has gifted Bezalel, Oholiab, and the other skilled craftsmen with wisdom and ability to perform any task involved in building the sanctuary. Let them construct and furnish the Tabernacle, just as the LORD has commanded.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:3 - Moses gave them the materials donated by the people of Israel as sacred offerings for the completion of the sanctuary. But the people continued to bring additional gifts each morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:5 - They went to Moses and reported, “The people have given more than enough materials to complete the job the LORD has commanded us to do!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:21 - This is an inventory of the materials used in building the Tabernacle of the Covenant.[fn] The Levites compiled the figures, as Moses directed, and Ithamar son of Aaron the priest served as recorder.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:32 - And so at last the Tabernacle[fn] was finished. The Israelites had done everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:40

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:40 - the curtains for the walls of the courtyard;
the posts and their bases;
the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
the ropes and tent pegs;
all the furnishings to be used in worship at the Tabernacle;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:42

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:42 - So the people of Israel followed all of the LORD’s instructions to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:7 - On the first day of the festival, all the people must stop their ordinary work and observe an official day for holy assembly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:8 - For seven days you must present special gifts to the LORD. On the seventh day the people must again stop all their ordinary work to observe an official day for holy assembly.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:21 - That same day will be proclaimed an official day for holy assembly, a day on which you do no ordinary work. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation wherever you live.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:25 - You must do no ordinary work on that day. Instead, you are to present special gifts to the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:35 - On the first day of the festival you must proclaim an official day for holy assembly, when you do no ordinary work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:36 - For seven days you must present special gifts to the LORD. The eighth day is another holy day on which you present your special gifts to the LORD. This will be a solemn occasion, and no ordinary work may be done that day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:39 - “If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and is forced to sell himself to you, do not treat him as a slave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:7 - They will serve Aaron and the whole community, performing their sacred duties in and around the Tabernacle.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:8 - They will also maintain all the furnishings of the sacred tent,[fn] serving in the Tabernacle on behalf of all the Israelites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:26 - the curtains of the courtyard that surrounded the Tabernacle and altar, the curtain at the courtyard entrance, the ropes, and all the equipment related to their use.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:31 - These four clans were responsible for the care of the Ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the various articles used in the sanctuary, the inner curtain, and all the equipment related to their use.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:36 - These two clans were responsible for the care of the frames supporting the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the pillars, the bases, and all the equipment related to their use.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:4 - “The duties of the Kohathites at the Tabernacle will relate to the most sacred objects.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:19 - This is what you must do so they will live and not die when they approach the most sacred objects. Aaron and his sons must always go in with them and assign a specific duty or load to each person.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:23 - List all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who are eligible to serve in the Tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:24 - “These Gershonite clans will be responsible for general service and carrying loads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:26 - They are also to carry the curtains for the courtyard walls that surround the Tabernacle and altar, the curtain across the courtyard entrance, the ropes, and all the equipment related to their use. The Gershonites are responsible for all these items.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:27 - Aaron and his sons will direct the Gershonites regarding all their duties, whether it involves moving the equipment or doing other work. They must assign the Gershonites responsibility for the loads they are to carry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:28 - So these are the duties assigned to the Gershonite clans at the Tabernacle. They will be directly responsible to Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:30 - List all the men between the ages of thirty and fifty who are eligible to serve in the Tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:31 - “Their only duty at the Tabernacle will be to carry loads. They will carry the frames of the Tabernacle, the crossbars, the posts, and the bases;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:32 - also the posts for the courtyard walls with their bases, pegs, and ropes; and all the accessories and everything else related to their use. Assign the various loads to each man by name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:33 - So these are the duties of the Merarite clans at the Tabernacle. They are directly responsible to Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:35 - The list included all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:39 - The list included all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:43

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:43 - The list included all the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:47

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:47 - All the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in the Tabernacle and for its transportation

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:49

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:49 - When their names were recorded, as the LORD had commanded through Moses, each man was assigned his task and told what to carry.
And so the registration was completed, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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