Numbers 1:48
This was because the Lord had told Moses,
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,
In Context
47However, the Levites were not registered with the others according to their tribe and families.
49“Don't register the tribe of Levi; don't count them in the census with the other Israelites.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 1:48-54
47 But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them. 48 For the Lord had spoken unto Moses, saying, 49 Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel: 50 But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the… Read the whole commentary →