Numbers 3:44

44 The LORD also said to Moses,

Numbers 3:44 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
44 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
English Standard Version (ESV)
44 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
New Living Translation (NLT)
44 Then the LORD said to Moses,
The Message Bible (MSG)
44 Again God spoke to Moses. He said,
American Standard Version (ASV)
44 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
44 The LORD said to Moses,
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
44 The Lord spoke to Moses again:

Numbers 3:44 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 3:44

And the Lord spake unto Moses
After the number was taken, and gave him directions what to do upon it:

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 3:44 In-Context

42 So Moses counted all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD commanded him.
43 The total number of firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.
44 The LORD also said to Moses,
45 “Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites are to be mine. I am the LORD.
46 To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,
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