Numbers 1:48
“For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,”
Numbers 1:48 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- For Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- DARBYDarby
- For Jehovah had spoken to Moses, saying,
- WEBThe World English Bible
- For Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- seeing Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- For the LORD had spoken to Moses, saying,
Context: Numbers 1
46Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
47But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
48For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,
49Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:
50But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of 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 unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
About Numbers 1: The Census of the Israelites
A census is taken of the Israelites, and the organization of the tribes is outlined.
Commentary
The book of Numbers is the fourth book of the Torah and the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible. It is a narrative of the Israelites’ journey from Sinai to the Promised Land. The book begins with a census of the Israelites, which is taken in order to determine the size of the army that will accompany them on their journey. This census is conducted by Moses and Aaron, who are instructed by God to count the number of men from each tribe.