Numbers 2:33

33 But, as ADONAI ordered Moshe, the L'vi'im were not counted with the rest of Isra'el.

Numbers 2:33 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 2:33

But the Levites were not numbered among the children of
Israel
At this time, not among the Israelites, but by themselves, they being a camp of themselves:

as the Lord commanded Moses;
( Numbers 1:48 Numbers 1:49 ) .

Numbers 2:33 In-Context

31

32 These are the ones counted from the people of Isra'el by clans; the total number recorded in the camps, company by company, was 603,550.

33 But, as ADONAI ordered Moshe, the L'vi'im were not counted with the rest of Isra'el.

34 The people of Isra'el did everything ADONAI had ordered Moshe: they set up camp under their banners, and they set out, each according to his family and clan.