Census Of The Levites

[34] And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers, [35] From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation: [36] And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. [37] These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses. [38] And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers, [39] From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation, [40] Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty. [41] These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD. [42] And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, [43] From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation, [44] Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred. [45] These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses. [46] All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers, [47] From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation, [48] Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore. [49] According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,

Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:

All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand.

When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.

• Integrity

But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.

But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.

Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;

From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.