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Numbers 1:49

Levi

47 But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.

48 For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,

Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:

50 But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.

51 And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall 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)

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Cross references

  • Numbers 26:62

    And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

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  • Numbers 2:33

    But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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