Numbers 3:16

So Moses/I counted them, just as Yahweh commanded.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.

In Context

15“Count the male members of the tribe of Levi. Write down their names and the names of their clans and family groups. Count all the males who are at least one month old.”

17Levi had three sons, whose names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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Cross References

Genesis 45:21Jacob’s sons did what the king suggested. Joseph gave them carts and food to eat along the way, as the king had ordered.

Numbers 3:51Moses/I gave these silver coins to Aaron and his sons, as Yahweh had commanded.

Numbers 4:37They were the descendants of Kohath who were able to work at the Sacred Tent. Aaron and Moses/I counted them just as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.

Numbers 4:45They were the descendants of Merari who were able to work. Aaron and Moses/I counted them as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.

Deuteronomy 21:5The priests must go there also, because Yahweh our God has chosen them from the tribe of Levi to serve him and to be his representatives [MTY] when they bless people. And he has also chosen them to settle disputes in which someone has been injured.

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 →

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