Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor shall you take their census among the sons of Israel.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

“Do not register or take a census of the tribe of Levi with the other Israelites.

International Standard Version

"Be sure not to number or count the tribe of Levi with the rest of the Israelis.

A Conservative Version

Only the tribe of Levi thou shall not number, neither shall thou take the sum of them among the sons of Israel,

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor shall you take their census among the sons of Israel [since they are unavailable to go to war].

Bible in Basic English

Only the tribe of Levi is not to be numbered among the children of Israel,

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

But the tribe of Levi thou shalt not review, and their head thou shalt not take in the midst of the sons of Israel.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

"You will not muster the tribe of Levi, and you will not {take a census of} them in the midst of the {Israelites}.

Modern King James verseion

Only you shall not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the sons of Israel.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Only see that thou number not the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel.

NET Bible

"Only the tribe of Levi you must not number or count with the other Israelites.

New Heart English Bible

"Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel;

The Emphasized Bible

Only the tribe of Levi, shalt thou no number, nor the sum of them, shalt thou reckon up, in the midst of the sons of Israel.

Webster

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

World English Bible

"Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel;

Youngs Literal Translation

'Only, the tribe of Levi thou dost not number, and their sum thou dost not take up in the midst of the sons of Israel;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the tribe
מטּה מטּה 
Matteh 
Usage: 251

of Levi
לוי 
Leviy 
Usage: 66

נסה נשׂא 
Nasa' 
Usage: 653

the sum
ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

of them among
תּוך 
Tavek 
Usage: 419

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Duties Of The Levites

48 For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying, 49 “Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor shall you take their census among the sons of Israel. 50 But thou shalt place the Levites in the tabernacle of the testimony and over all the vessels thereof and over all things that belong to it; they shall bear the tabernacle and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister in it and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.



Cross References

Numbers 26:62

And those that were numbered of them were twenty-three thousand, all males from a month old and upward; for they were not numbered among the sons of Israel because no inheritance was to be given them among the sons of Israel.

Numbers 2:33

But the Levites were not numbered among the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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