Numbers 3:39-41

Easy-to-Read Version

³⁹ The Lord commanded Moses and Aaron to count all the men and boys one month old or older in Levi’s family group. The total number was 22,000.

Levites Take the Place of the Firstborn

⁴⁰ The Lord said to Moses, “Count all the firstborn men and boys in Israel who are at least one month old. Write their names on a list. ⁴¹ I am the Lord. I will take the Levites instead of all the firstborn men and boys of Israel. I will also take the animals from the Levites instead of taking all the firstborn animals from the other people in Israel.”