Numbers 3:16
So Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he had been commanded.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.
In Context
15“Number the Levites by their families and clans. You are to count every male a month old or more.”
17These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Cross References
Genesis 45:21So the sons of Israel did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.
Numbers 3:51And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the word of the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Numbers 4:37These were counted from the Kohathite clans, everyone who could serve at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron numbered them according to the command of the LORD through Moses.
Numbers 4:45These were counted from the Merarite clans, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the LORD’s command through Moses.
Deuteronomy 21:5And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.
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 →