3:14 Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai: 3:15 “Number the Levites by their clans 1 and their families; every male from a month old and upward you are to number.” 2 3:16 So Moses numbered them according to the word 3 of the Lord, just as he had been commanded. 4
1 tn Heb “the house of their fathers.” So also in v. 20.
2 tn Heb “you are to/shall number them.”
3 tn Heb “at the mouth of the
4 tn The Pual perfect may be given the past perfect translation in this sentence because the act of commanding preceded the act of numbering.