Numbers 3:40-51
New King James Version
Levites Dedicated Instead of the Firstborn
40 Then the Lord said to Moses: (A)“Number[a] all the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month old and above, and take the number of their names. 41 (B)And you shall take the Levites for Me—I am the Lord—instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the children of Israel.” 42 So Moses numbered all the firstborn among the children of Israel, as the Lord commanded him. 43 And all the firstborn males, according to the number of names from a month old and above, of those who were numbered of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.
44 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 45 (C)“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock. The Levites shall be Mine: I am the Lord. 46 And for (D)the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, (E)who are more than the number of the Levites, 47 you shall take (F)five shekels for each one (G)individually; you shall take them in the currency of the shekel of the sanctuary, (H)the shekel of twenty gerahs. 48 And you shall give the money, with which the excess number of them is redeemed, to Aaron and his sons.”
49 So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those who were redeemed by the Levites. 50 From the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, (I)one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. 51 And Moses (J)gave their redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
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Numbers 3:40-51
21st Century King James Version
40 And the Lord said unto Moses: “Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
41 And thou shalt take the Levites for Me (I am the Lord) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.”
42 And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
43 And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those who were numbered of them were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.
44 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
45 “Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle. And the Levites shall be Mine: I am the Lord.
46 And for those who are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who are more than the Levites,
47 thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by head count; according to the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs).
48 And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.”
49 And Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those who were redeemed by the Levites.
50 Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money, a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.
51 And Moses gave the money of those who were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
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