Font Size
Numbers 3:37-45
The Voice
Numbers 3:37-45
The Voice
37 as well as the posts surrounding the courtyard together with their sockets, pegs, and ropes.
38 Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons camped in front of the congregation tent, on the east facing sunrise, where they worked according to the needs of the sanctuary and on behalf of the Israelites. If an outsider trespassed in this area, he would be killed. 39-45 The total number of Levites whom Moses and Aaron organized, according to the Eternal’s command, were 22,273. These males, one month or older, Moses listed by name.
The Eternal One told Moses,
Eternal One (to Moses): As a substitute for all the Israelite firstborn children and animals (as all of them are Mine), take all the Levites and all the Levites’ animals, which shall belong to Me.[a]
Footnotes
- 3:39-45 These verses have been rearranged for clarity because of repetition in the Hebrew.
Numbers 3:37-39
New International Version
Numbers 3:37-39
New International Version
37 as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard(A) with their bases, tent pegs(B) and ropes.
38 Moses and Aaron and his sons were to camp to the east(C) of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, in front of the tent of meeting.(D) They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary(E) on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.(F)
39 The total number of Levites counted(G) at the Lord’s command by Moses and Aaron according to their clans, including every male a month old or more, was 22,000.(H)
The Voice (VOICE)
The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.