Numbers 3:16
So Moses did as the Lord said, numbering them as he had been ordered.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.
In Context
17These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
Cross References
Genesis 45:21And the children of Israel did as he said; and Joseph gave them carts as had been ordered by Pharaoh, and food for their journey.
Numbers 3:51And he gave the money to Aaron and his sons, as the Lord had said.
Numbers 4:37This is the number of those of the Kohathites who did the work in the Tent of meeting, as they were numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord.
Numbers 4:45This is the number of the sons of Merari, numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 21:5Then the priests, the sons of Levi, are to come near; for they have been marked out by the Lord your God to be his servants and to give blessings in the name of the Lord; and by their decision every argument and every blow is to be judged:
Matthew Henry on Numbers 3:15-40
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. 16 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. 19 And the sons of Kohath by their families;… Read the whole commentary →