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Numbers 3:15-17
New Catholic Bible
Numbers 3:15-17
New Catholic Bible
15 “Count the sons of Levi by clan, by family. Count every male one month old and older.”
16 So Moses counted them, as the word of the Lord had commanded[a] him. 17 These are the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.[b]
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- Numbers 3:16 As the word of the Lord had commanded: Moses’ commitment to the Lord is firm and without exception.
- Numbers 3:17 See Ex 6:16-25. By omitting mention of Aaron and his family, the editor, a priest, means to underscore the superiority of the priests, who are not to be numbered among the simple Levites.
