Numbers 3:40

Israel Moses

³⁸ Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.

³⁹ The total number of Levites that Moses and Aaron counted by their clans at the LORD’s command, including all the males a month old or more, was 22,000.

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites a month old or more, and list their names.

⁴¹ You are to take the Levites for Me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.”

⁴² So Moses numbered all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him.

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: Then the LORD said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites a month old or more, and list their names.
KJV: And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
WEB: The LORD said to Moses, “Count all the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
ASV: And Jehovah said unto Moses, Number all the first-born males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
DARBY: And Jehovah said to Moses, Number all the first-born males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
BLB: And YHWH said to Moses, “Number all the firstborn males of the sons of Israel, from a son of a month and above, and lift up the number of their names.

ÅB: Og Herren sa til Moses: Du skal mønstre alle førstefødte av mannkjønn blant Israels barn, fra den som er en måned gammel, og oppover, og føre deres navn inn i manntallet.
OTB: Så instruerte Herren Moses: "Tell hver førstefødt mannlig av Israels sønner fra en måned gammel og oppover, og lag en liste over deres navn.
B1930: Og Herren sa til Moses: Du skal mønstre alle førstefødte av mannkjønn blandt Israels barn, fra den som er en måned gammel, og opover, og føre deres navn inn i manntallet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Numbers 3:15
“Number the Levites by their families and clans. You are to count every male a month old or more.”
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Numbers 3:12
“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,
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So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.
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