Numbers 3:42

42 So Moses registered all the firstborn Israelites as the LORD commanded him.

Numbers 3:42 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 3:42

And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him
No doubt assisted by others, though not mentioned:

all the firstborn among the children of Israel;
which some think were only those that were born since they came out of Egypt, as Bonfrerius, Bishop Patrick, and others.

Numbers 3:42 In-Context

40 The LORD said to Moses, "Register every firstborn male of the Israelites who is at least one month old, and make a list of their names.

41 I am the LORD. Take the Levites for me to be substitutes for all firstborn Israelites. Also take the animals of the Levites to be substitutes for all firstborn animals of the Israelites."

42 So Moses registered all the firstborn Israelites as the LORD commanded him.

43 The total of all the firstborn males at least one month old was 22,273. They were listed by name.

44 The LORD said to Moses,