Numbers 1:49

1:49 “Only the tribe of Levi ¹  you must not number ²  or count ³  with ⁴  the other Israelites.

Numbers 31:22

31:22 ‘Only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

Numbers 36:6

36:6 This is what ⁵  the Lord has commanded for Zelophehad’s daughters: ‘Let them marry ⁶  whomever they think best, ⁷  only they must marry within the family of their father’s tribe.

[1:49]  ¹ sn From the giving of the Law on the priesthood comes the prerogative of the tribe of Levi. There were, however, members of other tribes who served as priests from time to time (see Judg 17:5).

[1:49]  ² tn The construction has literally, “only the tribe of Levi you shall not number.” The Greek text rendered the particle אַךְ (’akh) forcefully with “see to it that” or “take care that.” For the uses of this form, see R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 65, §388-89.

[1:49]  ³ tn Heb “lift up their head.”

[1:49]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the midst of the sons of Israel.”

[36:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “the word that.”

[36:6]  ⁶ tn The idiom again is “let them be for wives for….”

[36:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “to the one who is good in their eyes.”