Numbers 1:49

The Exemption of the Levites

48For the LORD had said to Moses:49“Do not number the tribe of Levi in the census with the other Israelites.50Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.

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Berean Standard Bible
“Do not number the tribe of Levi in the census with the other Israelites.
American Standard Version (1901)
Only the tribe of Levi thou shalt not number, neither shalt thou take the sum of them among the children of Israel;
Bible in Basic English
Only the tribe of Levi is not to be numbered among the children of Israel,
Free Bible Version
“Don't register the tribe of Levi; don't count them in the census with the other Israelites.
King James (Authorized) Version
Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:
One Unity Resource Bible
“Only the tribe of Levi [United with] you shall not count, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel [God prevails];
Translation for Translators
“When you ◄count/write the names of► the men of the tribes of Israel, do not count the men in the tribe of Levi.
Unlocked Literal Bible
“You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the total of the people of Israel.
Noah Webster Bible
Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:
World English Bible
“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not count, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel;
Young's Literal Translation
'Only, the tribe of Levi thou dost not number, and their sum thou dost not take up in the midst of the sons of Israel;