Numbers 3:16
And Moses numbered them according to the word of Jehovah, as he was commanded.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.
In Context
17And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Cross References
Genesis 45:21And the sons of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
Numbers 3:51and Moses gave the redemption money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Numbers 4:37These are they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.
Numbers 4:45These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.
Deuteronomy 21:5And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Jehovah thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.
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 →