Numbers 3:11

11 The LORD spoke to Moshe, saying,

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 shall give the Levites to Aharon and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Yisra'el.

10 You shall appoint Aharon and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death."

11 The LORD spoke to Moshe, saying,

12 "Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Yisra'el instead of all the firstborn who open the womb among the children of Yisra'el; and the Levites shall be mine:

13 for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Mitzrayim I made holy to me all the firstborn in Yisra'el, both man and animal. They shall be mine. I am the LORD."