Numbers 3:14

The Levitical Census

14 The Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai:

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 "See, I have taken the Levites from the Israelites in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,

13 because every firstborn belongs to Me. At the time I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated every firstborn in Israel to Myself, both man and animal; they are Mine; I am the Lord."

14 The Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai:

15 "Register the Levites by their ancestral houses and their clans. You are to register every male one month old or more."

16 So Moses registered them in obedience to the Lord as he had been commanded: