Numbers 3:11

11 The LORD spoke to Moses:

Numbers 3:11 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 3:11

And the Lord spake unto Moses
Continued to speak unto him, and give him the reason of his appointing the Levites to minister to the priests and serve the tabernacle:

saying:
as follows.

Numbers 3:11 In-Context

9 You will give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They have been assigned as a gift to him from the Israelites.

10 You will appoint Aaron and his sons to be responsible for the priesthood. Any other person who approaches will be put to death.

11 The LORD spoke to Moses:

12 I claim the Levites from the Israelites in place of all the oldest males who open an Israelite womb. The Levites are mine

13 because all the oldest males are mine. When I killed all the oldest males in the land of Egypt, I reserved for myself all the oldest males in Israel, both humans and animals. They are mine; I am the LORD.