They distributed also to those recorded by genealogy of the priests by their ancestral families and the Levites twenty years old and above, by their responsibilities in their divisions;
Numbers 3:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Register the Levites by their ancestral families and their clans. You are to register every male one month old or more.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Number the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses and by families. Every male from a month old and upward you shall number. American Standard Version (1901) Number the children of Levi by their fathers’ houses, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them. Common English Bible Enroll the Levites by their households and their clans. You will enroll all the males over one month old. Catholic Public Domain Version "Number the sons of Levi by the houses of their fathers and their families, every male from one month and above." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Number the sons of Levi by the houses of their fathers and their families, every male from one month and upward. |
They distributed also to those recorded by genealogy of the priests by their ancestral families and the Levites twenty years old and above, by their responsibilities in their divisions;
‘Go and announce directly to Jerusalem that this is what the Lord says: I remember the loyalty of your youth, your love as a bride – how you followed me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.
the Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have continued to extend faithful love to you.
You and Aaron are to register those who are twenty years old or more by their military divisions #– #everyone who can serve in Israel’s army. ,
But the Levites were not registered with them by their ancestral tribe.
These were the Levites registered by their clans: the Gershonite clan from Gershon; the Kohathite clan from Kohath; the Merarite clan from Merari.
Those registered were 23,000, every male one month old or more; they were not registered among the other Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.
So Moses registered them in obedience to the Lord as he had been commanded:
Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 7,500.
Counting every male one month old or more, there were 8,600 responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 6,200.
The total number of the firstborn males one month old or more listed by name was 22,273.
When Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me. Don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
and you know that from infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.