The Levites, however, according to their ancestral tribe were not counted among them.
Numbers 4:49 - Y'all Version Bible According to the commandment of YHWH they were counted by Moses, everyone according to his service and according to his burden. Thus they were counted by him, as YHWH commanded Moses. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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, according to their ancestral tribe were not counted among them.
Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that YHWH commanded Moses, so they did.
But the Levites were not counted among the children of Israel, as YHWH commanded Moses.
and Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of YHWH, as YHWH commanded Moses.
“When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furniture of the sanctuary, and when the camp moves forward, then the sons of Kohath are to come to carry it. But they must not touch the sanctuary or they till they die. The sons of Kohath are to carry these things belonging to the Tent of Meeting.
“This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:
This is the duty of their burden, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting: the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets,
the pillars of the court around it, their sockets, their pins, their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service. Y’all are to appoint the instruments of the duty of their burden to them by name.
These are those who were counted of the families of the Kohathites, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of YHWH by Moses.
These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of YHWH.
These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of YHWH by Moses.