Nombres 3:16

16 Et Moïse les dénombra, selon le commandement de l'Éternel, ainsi qu'il lui avait été ordonné.

Nombres 3:16 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 3:16

And Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord,
&c.] Took the account of all of a month old in the several houses and families of the tribe of Levi; though Moses is only here mentioned, yet it seems from ( Numbers 3:39 ) ; that Aaron was concerned with him in it; yea, in an after numbering of the Levites who were fit for business from thirty to fifty years of age, the chief of the children of Israel were assisting to him and Aaron, ( Numbers 4:46 ) ; as he commanded;
he was obedient to the divine will in all things, and so in this, though it was his own tribe and his own posterity, which in all successive ages were to be no other than ministering servants to the priests, and to have no inheritance in the land of Israel.

Nombres 3:16 In-Context

14 L'Éternel parla aussi à Moïse, au désert de Sinaï, en disant:
15 Dénombre les enfants de Lévi, selon les maisons de leurs pères, selon leurs familles, en comptant tous les mâles depuis l'âge d'un mois et au-dessus.
16 Et Moïse les dénombra, selon le commandement de l'Éternel, ainsi qu'il lui avait été ordonné.
17 Voici quels sont les fils de Lévi, par leurs noms: Guershon, Kéhath et Mérari.
18 Et voici les noms des fils de Guershon, selon leurs familles: Libni et Shimeï.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.