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Numbers 1:49

Levi

47 The Levites, however, were not numbered along with them by the tribe of their fathers.

48 For the LORD had said to Moses:

“Do not number the tribe of Levi in the census with the other Israelites.

50 Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.

51 Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death.

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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.

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BSB
“Do not number the tribe of Levi in the census with the other Israelites.
KJV
Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:
WEB
“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not count, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel;
ASV
Only the tribe of Levi thou shalt not number, neither shalt thou take the sum of them among the children of Israel;
DARBY
Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel.
BLB
“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, and a census of them you shall not take in the midst of the sons of Israel.
ÅB
Bare Levi stamme skal du ikke mønstre, og over dem skal du ikke oppta manntall sammen med de andre Israels barn.
OTB
"Du skal ikke telle Levis stamme eller inkludere dem i folketellingen av de andre israelittene.
B1930
Bare Levi stamme skal du ikke mønstre, og over dem skal du ikke opta manntall sammen med de andre Israels barn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Numbers 26:62

    The registration of the Levites totaled 23,000, every male a month old or more; they were not numbered among the other Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.

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  • Numbers 2:33

    But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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