Numbers 1:54

The Exemption of the Levites · Numbers 1:47–54
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Translations

Modern
Thus the Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Traditional
And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did they.
Literal
And the sons of Israel did according to all that YHWH had commanded Moses; so they did.
Latin
Fecerunt ergo filii Israël juxta omnia quæ præceperat Dominus Moysi.

Original

Hebrew
English
Thus the Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Notes

The tribe of Levi did not serve in Israel's army like the other tribes. This part of Numbers explains how the Levites organized to serve in the tabernacle of the Testimony, which was their main duty.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Glossary

Deuteronomy, Book of Genealogy Glory Numbers, Book of

Topics

Levites: Exempt from Enrollment for Military Duty Levites: Set Apart As Ministers of Religion