Números 1:48

48 Porque el SEÑOR había hablado a Moisés, diciendo:

Números 1:48 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 1:48

For the Lord had spoken unto Moses
Not to number the Levites, when he gave him the orders to number the rest of the tribes: this is observed, lest it should be thought that this was what Moses did of himself, out of affection to the tribe he was of, and to spare it, that it might not be obliged to go forth to war when others did; not that they were forbid to engage in war, or that it was unlawful for them so to do, for when necessity required, and they were of themselves willing to engage in it, they might, as appears in the case of the Maccabees, but they might not be forced into it; they were, as Josephus

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 says, exempted from it; and so all concerned in religious service, both among Heathens and Christians, have always been excused bearing arms:

saying;
as follows.

F5 Antiqu. l. 3. c. 12. sect. 4.

Números 1:48 In-Context

46 fueron seiscientos tres mil quinientos cincuenta.

47 Pero los levitas no fueron enumerados con ellos según la tribu de sus padres.

48 Porque el SEÑOR había hablado a Moisés, diciendo:

49 Solamente la tribu de Leví no enumerarás, ni los contarás con los hijos de Israel;

50 sino que pondrás a los levitas a cargo del tabernáculo del testimonio, de todos sus utensilios y de todo lo que le pertenece. Ellos llevarán el tabernáculo y todos sus utensilios, y lo cuidarán; además, acamparán alrededor del tabernáculo.