Numbers 2:33

But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.

But the Levites {H3881} were not numbered {H6485} among {H8432} the children {H1121} of Israel {H3478}; as the LORD {H3068} commanded {H6680} Moses {H4872}.

But, as ADONAI ordered Moshe, the L'vi'im were not counted with the rest of Isra'el.

But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

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Cross-References

  • Numbers 26:57 (2 votes)

    ¶ And these [are] they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

  • Numbers 26:62 (2 votes)

    And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

  • Numbers 1:47 (2 votes)

    ¶ But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.

  • Numbers 1:49 (2 votes)

    Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel: