Numbers 3:39-41

GOD’S WORD Translation

³⁹ The grand total of Levites that Moses and Aaron counted at the Lord’s command, by families, every male who was at least one month old, was 22,000.

⁴⁰ The Lord said to Moses, “Register every firstborn male of the Israelites who is at least one month old, and make a list of their names. ⁴¹ I am the Lord. Take the Levites for me to be substitutes for all firstborn Israelites. Also take the animals of the Levites to be substitutes for all firstborn animals of the Israelites.”