King James Version
Numbers 1:47 in the King James Version says “But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.”
Numbers 1:47 · KJV
So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;
Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,
Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“after the tribe”
H4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),
“of their fathers”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“were not numbered”
H6485to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc
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