Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
“Only the tribe of Levi
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.
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;
Themes
Armies » Who were exempt from service in
Levites » Enrollment of, at mount sinai
Levites » Set apart as ministers of religion
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 1:49
Verse Info
Context Readings
Duties Of The Levites
48 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 49 "Only see that thou number not the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel. 50 But thou shalt appoint the Levites unto the habitation of witness, and to all the apparel thereof and unto all that longeth thereto. For they shall bear the tabernacle and all the ordinance thereof, and they shall minister it and shall pitch their tents round about it.
Cross References
Numbers 26:62
And the number of them was twenty three thousand, of all the males from a month old and above. For they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.
Numbers 2:33
And yet the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.