Numbers 3:39-41
Amplified Bible
39 All the men of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the [a]command of the Lord, by their families, every male from a month old and upward, were 22,000.
Firstborn Redeemed
40 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites from a month old and upward, and [b]make a list of their names. 41 You shall take the Levites for Me instead of and as a substitute for all the firstborn among the Israelites. I am the Lord; and you shall take the cattle of the Levites instead of and as a substitute for all the firstborn among the cattle of the Israelites.”
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- Numbers 3:39 Lit mouth.
- Numbers 3:40 Lit take the number of.
Numbers 3:39-41
New International Version
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)
40 The Lord said to Moses, “Count all the firstborn Israelite males who are a month old or more(C) and make a list of their names.(D) 41 Take the Levites for me in place of all the firstborn of the Israelites,(E) and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites. I am the Lord.”(F)
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