So the sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them good wagons just as Pharaoh had promised. And Joseph gave them enough food for their trip.
Numbers 3:16 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version So Moses obeyed the Lord. He counted them all. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Moses numbered them as he was commanded by the word of the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) And Moses numbered them according to the word of Jehovah, as he was commanded. Common English Bible Moses enrolled them according to the LORD’s word as he was commanded. Catholic Public Domain Version Moses numbered them, just as the Lord had instructed, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Moses numbered them as the Lord had commanded. |
So the sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them good wagons just as Pharaoh had promised. And Joseph gave them enough food for their trip.
“Count all the families and family groups in the tribe of Levi. Count every man or boy who is one month old or older.”
The Lord commanded Moses and Aaron to count all the men and boys one month old or older in Levi’s family group. The total number was 22,000.
Moses obeyed the Lord’s command and gave the silver to Aaron and his sons. He did it just as the Lord had told him.
Aaron and his sons will watch all the work that is done. Everything the Gershonites carry and the other work they do will be watched by Aaron and his sons. You must tell them what they are responsible for carrying.
So these men from the Kohath family group were given their special work to do for the Meeting Tent. Moses and Aaron did this the way the Lord had told Moses to do.
So these men from the Gershon family group were given their special work to do for the Meeting Tent. Moses and Aaron did this the way the Lord had told Moses to do.
So these men from the Merari family group were given their special work. Moses and Aaron did this the way the Lord told Moses to do.
Each man was counted just as the Lord commanded Moses. Each man was given his own work and told what he must carry just as the Lord had said.
The priests, the descendants of Levi, must also go there. (The Lord your God has chosen these priests to serve him and to bless people in the name of the Lord. The priests will decide who is right in every lawsuit and whenever someone is hurt.)