28And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.


In Context

25 And when Moses saw that the people were broken loose, (for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies,)

26 then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Whoso is on Jehovah's side, let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.

27 And he said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Put ye every man his sword upon his thigh, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.

28 And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

29 And Moses said, Consecrate yourselves to-day to Jehovah, yea, every man against his son, and against his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.

30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto Jehovah; peradventure I shall make atonement for your sin.

Exodus 32:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:28And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

32:28The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people died.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

32:28And the sons of Levi did according to the words of Moses, and there were slain that day about three and twenty thousand men.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:28And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses; and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

32:28And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:28And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:28The sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

32:28And the sons of Levi do according to the word of Moses, and there fall of the people on that day about three thousand men,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:28And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.