³³ But ^(A)the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, just as the Lord commanded Moses.

^57 (A)And these are those who were numbered of the Levites according to their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites. ⁵⁸ These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, and the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begot Amram. ⁵⁹ The name of Amram’s wife was ^(B)Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and to Amram she bore Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam. ^60 (C)To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. ⁶¹ And ^(D)Nadab and Abihu died when they offered profane fire before the Lord.

^62 (E)Now those who were numbered of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and above; ^(F)for they were not numbered among the other children of Israel, because there was ^(G)no inheritance given to them among the children of Israel.

⁴⁷ But ^(A)the Levites were not numbered among them by their fathers’ tribe; ⁴⁸ for the Lord had spoken to Moses, saying: ^49 (B)“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor take a census of them among the children of Israel;