So Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites: So (literally “And”) is a good connector here since Moses gave the wagons and oxen to the Levites as the LORD had instructed him. The translation of this verse should not imply that Moses personally handled all of these offerings. If that is the case, translators may choose to follow the model of Good News Translation, which omits the verb took.

Quoted with permission from de Regt, Lénart J. and Wendland, Ernst R. A Handbook on Numbers. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2016. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .