Numbers 1:49
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 1:49 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 1:49 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 1:49 — KJV
“Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:”
— Numbers 1:49 (KJV)
Numbers 1:49 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 1:49
“When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. their number: Heb. them that are to be numbered”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:49: number, take, sum
“And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:49: shalt, levi, take
“And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:49: number, tribe, take
“Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:49: number, take, sum
“But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 1:49: number, levi, among
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