⁴⁸And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, ⁴⁹“You will not muster^q the tribe of Levi, and you will not take a census of^r them in the midst of the Israelites.^s

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oOr “fathers’ ”
pOr “counted,” or “summoned,” or “enrolled”
qOr “count,” or “summon,” or “enroll”
rLiterally “Lift up the head of”
sLiterally “sons/children of Israel”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But the Levites were not listed along with them by their ancestral tribe. For the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Only the tribe of Levi you shall not list, and you shall not take a census of them among the people of Israel.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The ancestral tribe of the Levites, however, was not counted along with the others. The Lord had said to Moses: “You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the census of the other Israelites.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But the Levites were not registered with them by their ancestral tribe. For the Lord had told Moses, “Do not register or take a census of the tribe of Levi with the other Israelites.

NLTNew Living Translation

But this total did not include the Levites. For the Lord had said to Moses, “Do not include the tribe of Levi in the registration; do not count them with the rest of the Israelites.

KJV 1900King James Version

But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them. For the Lord had spoken unto Moses, saying, Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:

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