15 "Count the Levites by their families and clans. Count every male a month old or more."
15 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.
15 "List the sons of Levi, by fathers' houses and by clans; every male from a month old and upward you shall list."
15 "Count the Levites by their ancestral families and clans. Count every male a month old and older."
15 "Number the children of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their families; you shall number every male from a month old and above."
15 "Record the names of the members of the tribe of Levi by their families and clans. List every male who is one month old or older."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 3:15
Commentary on Numbers 3:14-39
(Read Numbers 3:14-39)
The Levites were in three classes, according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and these were subdivided into families. The posterity of Moses were not at all honoured or privileged, but stood upon the level with other Levites; thus it was plain, that Moses did not seek the advancement of his own family, or to secure any honours to it. The tribe of Levi was by much the least of all the tribes. God's chosen are but a little flock in comparison with the world.