Numbers 3:16
And Moshe numbered them according to the command of Hashem, as he had been commanded.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 Bnei Levi by their shmot: Gershon, Kehat, and Merari.
Cross References
Genesis 45:21And the Bnei Yisroel did so; and Yosef gave them agalot, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the derech.
Numbers 3:51And Moshe gave the kesef hapeduyim unto Aharon and to his banim, according to the command of Hashem, as Hashem commanded Moshe.
Numbers 4:37These were they that were numbered of the mishpekhot HaKehati, all that might do service in the Ohel Mo'ed which Moshe and Aharon did number according to the command of Hashem by the hand of Moshe.
Numbers 4:45These be those that were numbered of the Mishpekhot Bnei Merari, whom Moshe and Aharon numbered according to the command of Hashem by the hand of Moshe.
Deuteronomy 21:5And the kohanim the Bnei Levi shall come near; for them Hashem Eloheicha hath chosen to minister unto Him, and to bless in the Shem of Hashem; and by their word shall every controversy and every assault be tried;
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 →