4. Mosebok 1,47

45 Alle israelittene som var tjue år eller eldre og kvalifiserte for militærtjeneste i Israels hær, ble talt etter deres familier.

46 Deres totale antall var 603 550.

Levis stamme ble imidlertid ikke talt sammen med de andre.

48 For Herren hadde talt til Moses og instruert ham,

49 "Du skal ikke telle Levis stamme eller inkludere dem i folketellingen av de andre israelittene.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
The Levites, however, were not numbered along with them by the tribe of their fathers.
KJV
But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
WEB
But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not counted among them.
ASV
But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
DARBY
But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
BLB
And the Levites by the tribe of their fathers were not numbered in their midst,
ÅB
Men levittene etter sin fedrenestamme ble ikke mønstret sammen med dem.
OTB
Levis stamme ble imidlertid ikke talt sammen med de andre.
B1930
Men levittene efter sin fedrenestamme blev ikke mønstret sammen med dem.

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