Give the money for the redemption of the additional Israelites to Aaron and his sons.”

From the firstborn of the Israelites he collected silver weighing 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

So Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by their clans and families.

“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone who has a defiling skin disease or a discharge of any kind, or who is ceremonially unclean because of a dead body.

The Israelites did so; they sent them outside the camp. They did just as the Lord had instructed Moses.

“Say to the Israelites: ‘Any man or woman who wrongs another in any way and so is unfaithful to the Lord is guilty

All the sacred contributions the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him.

“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him

“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow, a vow of dedication to the Lord as a Nazirite,

“Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:

“So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”

Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of families who were the tribal leaders in charge of those who were counted, made offerings.

These were the offerings of the Israelite leaders for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver plates, twelve silver sprinkling bowls and twelve gold dishes.

“Take the Levites from among all the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.

Bring the Levites to the front of the tent of meeting and assemble the whole Israelite community.

You are to bring the Levites before the Lord, and the Israelites are to lay their hands on them.

Aaron is to present the Levites before the Lord as a wave offering from the Israelites, so that they may be ready to do the work of the Lord.

In this way you are to set the Levites apart from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.

They are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to me. I have taken them as my own in place of the firstborn, the first male offspring from every Israelite woman.

Every firstborn male in Israel, whether human or animal, is mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set them apart for myself.

And I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons in Israel.

From among all the Israelites, I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons to do the work at the tent of meeting on behalf of the Israelites and to make atonement for them so that no plague will strike the Israelites when they go near the sanctuary.”

Moses, Aaron and the whole Israelite community did with the Levites just as the Lord commanded Moses.

“Have the Israelites celebrate the Passover at the appointed time.

So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover,