Numbers 3:14

14 The LORD spoke to Moses in the Sinai desert:

Numbers 3:14 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 3:14

And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai
At the same time he gave the order, and made the declaration before mentioned, and in the place where now the children of Israel were, and from whence they shortly removed: saying;
as follows.

Numbers 3:14 In-Context

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.

14 The LORD spoke to Moses in the Sinai desert:

15 Enroll the Levites by their households and their clans. You will enroll all the males over one month old.

16 Moses enrolled them according to the LORD's word as he was commanded.