Contradiction with Numbers 1:50
Numbers 1:47 mentions hosting no count of the tribe of Levi, whereas Numbers 1:50 assigns them duties related to the Tabernacle, contrasting their exclusion from military census.
Numbers 1:50: But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that [belong] to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
Contradiction with Numbers 3:6
Numbers 1:47 excludes Levite counting, while Numbers 3:6 underscores their separation for Tabernacle service, differing from census criteria.
Numbers 3:6: Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
Contradiction with Numbers 3:15
Numbers 1:47 refrains from counting the Levites, yet Numbers 3:15 dictates a separate census of them specifically by family and house, opposing their initial exclusion.
Numbers 3:15: 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.