He told them, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says, “Every man fasten his sword to his side; go back and forth through the camp from entrance to entrance, and each of you kill his brother, his friend, and his neighbour.” ’
Exodus 32:28 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The Levites did as Moses commanded, and about three thousand men fell dead that day among the people. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses; and there fell of the people that day about 3000 men. American Standard Version (1901) And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. Common English Bible The Levites did as Moses commanded. About three thousand people were killed that day. Catholic Public Domain Version And the sons of Levi did according to the words of Moses, and there fell on that day about twenty-three thousand men. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the sons of Levi did according to the words of Moses: and there were slain that day about three and twenty thousand men. |
He told them, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says, “Every man fasten his sword to his side; go back and forth through the camp from entrance to entrance, and each of you kill his brother, his friend, and his neighbour.” ’
Afterwards Moses said, ‘Today you have been dedicated to the Lord, since each man went against his son and his brother. Therefore you have brought a blessing on yourselves today.’
And the Lord inflicted a plague on the people for what they did with the calf Aaron had made.
The next day the entire Israelite community complained about Moses and Aaron, saying, ‘You have killed the Lord’s people! ’
When Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw this, he got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand,
Of the cities that you give from the Israelites’ territory, you should take more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one. Each tribe is to give some of its cities to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance it receives.’
Let us not commit sexual immorality as some of them did, and in a single day twenty-three thousand people died.
He said about his father and mother, ‘I do not regard them.’ He disregarded his brothers and didn’t acknowledge his sons, for they kept your word and maintained your covenant.