Numbers 1:49 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 1:49

47 But ^athe Levites were not numbered among them by their fathers’ tribe;

48 for the Lord had spoken to Moses, saying:

49 ^a“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor take a census of them among the children of Israel;

50 ^abut you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, over all its furnishings, and over all things that belong to it; they shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they shall attend to it ^band camp around the tabernacle.

51 ^aAnd when the tabernacle is to go forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it ^bup. ^cThe outsider who comes near shall be put to death.

52 The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, everyone by his own camp, ^aeveryone by his own standard, according to their armies;

53 ^abut the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no ^bwrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall ^ckeep charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony.”

54 Thus the children of Israel did; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they did.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 1:49

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American Standard Version
Only the tribe of Levi thou shalt not number, neither shalt thou take the sum of them among the children of Israel;

Amplified® Bible
Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number in the census of the Israelites.

Contemporary English Version
When you count the Israelites, do not include those from the Levi tribe.

Darby English Version
Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel.

Good News Bible
"When you take a census of the men fit for military service, do not include the tribe of Levi.

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

New American Standard Bible
"Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor shall you take their census among the sons of Israel.

New International Version
"You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the census of the other Israelites.

New King James Version
“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor take a census of them among the children of Israel;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor shall you take their census among the sons of Israel.

Revised Standard Version
"Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, and you shall not take a census of them among the people of Israel;

Young's Literal Translation
`Only, the tribe of Levi thou dost not number, and their sum thou dost not take up in the midst of the sons of Israel;

New English Translation
“Only the tribe of Levi¹ you must not number² or count³ with⁴ the other Israelites.

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