# the men who were descended from Levi were not counted

This can be stated in active form. AT: "Moses and Aaron did not count the men who were descended from Levi" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# who were descended from Levi

In some languages this is a passive verb. If needed, this can be written differently. AT: "who were from the tribe of Levi" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# must not count the tribe of Levi

Here the "tribe of Levi" refers to all of the men in the tribe of Levi. AT: "must not count the men of the tribe of Levi" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/levite]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tribe]]