¹⁴ The Lord said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai,^{(A) 15} “Count^(B) the Levites by their families and clans. Count every male a month old or more.”^{(C) 16} So Moses counted them, as he was commanded by the word of the Lord.

³⁹ The total number of Levites counted^(A) at the Lord’s command by Moses and Aaron according to their clans, including every male a month old or more, was 22,000.^(B)