Discovery BoxNumbers 1:49 
Context1:49 “Only the tribe of Levi 1 you must not number 2 or count 3 with 4 the other Israelites.
Numbers 6:8
Context6:8 All the days of his separation he must be holy to the Lord.
Numbers 15:12
Context15:12 You must do so for each one according to the number that you prepare.
Numbers 26:56
Context26:56 Their inheritance must be apportioned 5 by lot among the larger and smaller groups.
Numbers 35:13
Context35:13 These towns that you must give shall be your six towns for refuge.
1 sn From the giving of the Law on the priesthood comes the prerogative of the tribe of Levi. There were, however, members of other tribes who served as priests from time to time (see Judg 17:5).
2 tn The construction has literally, “only the tribe of Levi you shall not number.” The Greek text rendered the particle אַךְ (’akh) forcefully with “see to it that” or “take care that.” For the uses of this form, see R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 65, §388-89.
3 tn Heb “lift up their head.”
4 tn Heb “in the midst of the sons of Israel.”
5 tn Heb “divided.”
