Numbers 1:49 - Easy To Read Version “Don’t count the men from Levi’s family group or include them with the other people of Israel. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number in the census of the Israelites. American Standard Version (1901) Only the tribe of Levi thou shalt not number, neither shalt thou take the sum of them among the children of Israel; Common English Bible You must not enlist the tribe of Levi, nor should you take their census along with the Israelites. Catholic Public Domain Version "Do not number the tribe of Levi, neither shall you take a total of them with the sons of Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Number not the tribe of Levi, neither shalt thou put down the sum of them with the children of Israel: |
Moses obeyed the Lord and did not count the Levites with the other people of Israel.
The total number of men from Levi’s family group was 23,000. But these men were not counted with the other people of Israel. They did not get a share of the land that the Lord gave to the other people.