The Levites, however, were not numbered by their ancestral tribe along with them.
Numbers 4:49 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 According to the commandment of the Lord through Moses, they were appointed to their several tasks of serving or carrying; thus they were enrolled by him, as the Lord commanded Moses. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition According to the command of the Lord through Moses, they were assigned each to his work of serving and carrying. Thus they were numbered by him, as the Lord had commanded Moses. American Standard Version (1901) According to the commandment of Jehovah they were numbered by Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as Jehovah commanded Moses. Common English Bible Each was enrolled by the LORD’s command through Moses to work and to carry his load. Each was assigned just as the LORD had commanded Moses. Catholic Public Domain Version Moses took a census of them, according to the word of the Lord, each one according to their office and their burdens, just as the Lord had instructed him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Moses reckoned them up according to the word of the Lord, every one according to their office and burdens, as the Lord had commanded him. |
The Levites, however, were not numbered by their ancestral tribe along with them.
Just as the Lord had commanded Moses, the Levites were not enrolled among the other Israelites.
and Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, as the camp sets out, after that the Kohathites shall come to carry these, but they must not touch the holy things, or they will die. These are the things of the tent of meeting that the Kohathites are to carry.
This is the service of the clans of the Gershonites, in serving and bearing burdens:
This is their duty to carry, as the whole of their service in the tent of meeting: the frames of the tabernacle, with its bars, pillars, and bases,
and the pillars of the court all around with their bases, pegs, and cords, with all their equipment and all their related service, and you shall assign by name the objects that they are required to carry.
This was the enrollment of the clans of the Kohathites, all who served at the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron enrolled according to the commandment of the Lord by Moses.
This was the enrollment of the clans of the Gershonites, all who served at the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron enrolled according to the commandment of the Lord.
This is the enrollment of the clans of the Merarites, whom Moses and Aaron enrolled according to the commandment of the Lord by Moses.