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Numbers 3:16

Moses

14 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,

15 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.

And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.

17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

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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
So Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he had been commanded.
KJV
And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.
WEB
Moses counted them according to the LORD’s word, as he was commanded.
ASV
And Moses numbered them according to the word of Jehovah, as he was commanded.
DARBY
And Moses numbered them, according to the commandment of Jehovah, as he had been commanded.
BLB
And Moses numbered them according to the word of YHWH, as he was commanded.
ÅB
Så mønstret Moses dem etter Herrens ord, som det var befalt ham.
OTB
Så Moses talte dem etter Herrens ord, akkurat som han hadde blitt instruert.
B1930
Så mønstret Moses dem efter Herrens ord, som det var befalt ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Numbers 4:37

    These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

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  • Numbers 3:39

    All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.

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  • Deuteronomy 21:5

    And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:

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  • Numbers 4:45

    These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

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  • Numbers 4:41

    These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD.

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  • Numbers 3:51

    And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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  • Numbers 4:27

    At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.

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  • Numbers 4:49

    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.

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