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From the descendants of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families.
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The names of the sons of Aaron were Nadab the firstborn and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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for all the firstborn are mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set apart for myself every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They are to be mine. I am the Lord.”
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The Lord said to Moses, “Count all the firstborn Israelite males who are a month old or more and make a list of their names.
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Take the Levites for me in place of all the firstborn of the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites. I am the Lord.”
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So Moses counted all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the Lord commanded him.
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The total number of firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.
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“Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites are to be mine. I am the Lord.
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To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,
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From the firstborn of the Israelites he collected silver weighing 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
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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.
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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.
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And I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons in Israel.
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The first offspring of every womb, both human and animal, that is offered to the Lord is yours. But you must redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.
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“But you must not redeem the firstborn of a cow, a sheep or a goat; they are holy. Splash their blood against the altar and burn their fat as a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.
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The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel, were: through Hanok, the Hanokite clan; through Pallu, the Palluite clan;
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who were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had struck down among them; for the Lord had brought judgment on their gods.
