KJV King James Version
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.
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Numbers 3:15
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Number the Levites by their families and clans. You are to count every male a month old or more.”
WEB World English Bible
“Count the children of Levi by their fathers’ houses, by their families. You shall count every male from a month old and upward.”
ASV American Standard Version
Number the children of Levi by their fathers’ houses, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Number the sons of Levi by the house of their fathers, by their families; every male from a son of a month and upward thou dost number them.’
Surrounding context — Numbers 3
12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;
13 Because all the firstborn [are] mine; [for] on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I [am] the LORD.
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
פְּקֹד֙H6485 · pa.qadto reckon: listאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childלֵוִ֔יH3878 · le.viLeviלְבֵ֥יתH1004 · betplaceאֲבֹתָ֖םH1 · avfatherלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyכָּל־H3605 · kolallזָכָ֛רH2145 · za.kharmaleמִבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childחֹ֥דֶשׁH2320 · cho.deshmonthוָמַ֖עְלָהH4605 · ma.alaboveתִּפְקְדֵֽם׃H6485 · pa.qadto reckon: list
Cross-references
Numbers 26:62And 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.2 Timothy 3:15And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.Mark 10:14But when Jesus saw [it], he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.Proverbs 8:17I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.Numbers 1:47But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.Numbers 3:39-40All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, [were] twenty and two thousand.Jeremiah 2:2Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land [that was] not sown.Numbers 18:15-16Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the LORD, [whether it be] of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.Numbers 3:28In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, [were] eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.Numbers 3:22Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, [even] those that were numbered of them [were] seven thousand and five hundred.Jeremiah 31:3The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, [saying], Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.Numbers 3:43And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.Numbers 3:34And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, [were] six thousand and two hundred.
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