"Numberthe sonsof Leviby their fathers'households,by their families;everymalefrom a montholdand upwardyou shall number."
as well as the priestswho were enrolledgenealogicallyaccording to their fathers'households,and the Levitesfrom twentyyearsoldand upwards,by their duties[and] their divisions.
"I lovethose who loveme; And those who diligentlyseekme will findme.
"Goand proclaimin the earsof Jerusalem,saying,'Thussaysthe LORD,"I rememberconcerning you the devotionof your youth,The loveof your betrothals,Your followingafterMe in the wilderness,Through a landnot sown.
The LORDappearedto him from afar,[saying], "I have lovedyou with an everlastinglove;ThereforeI have drawnyou with lovingkindness.
from twentyyearsoldand upward,whoever[is able to] goout to warin Israel,you and Aaronshall numberthem by their armies.
The Levites,however, were not numberedamongthem by their fathers'tribe.
Theseare those who were numberedof the Levitesaccording to their families:of Gershon,the familyof the Gershonites;of Kohath,the familyof the Kohathites;of Merari,the familyof the Merarites.
Those who were numberedof them were 23,000,everymalefrom a montholdand upward,for they were not numberedamongthe sonsof Israelsincenoinheritancewas givento them amongthe sonsof Israel.
So Mosesnumberedthem accordingto the wordof the LORD,justas he had been commanded.
Their numberedmen, in the numberingof everymalefrom a montholdand upward,[even] their numberedmen [were] 7,500
In the numberingof everymalefrom a montholdand upward,[there were] 8,600,performingthe dutiesof the sanctuary.
Their numberedmen in the numberingof everymalefrom a montholdand upward,[were] 6,200
and allthe firstbornmalesby the numberof namesfrom a montholdand upward,for their numberedmen were 22,273
But when Jesussawthis, He was indignantand saidto them, "Permitthe childrento cometo Me; do not hinderthem; for the kingdomof Godbelongsto such as these.
and that from childhoodyou have knownthe sacredwritingswhich are ableto give you the wisdomthat leadsto salvationthroughfaithwhich is in ChristJesus.
