Numbers 3:44

44 The Lord said to Moses,

Numbers 3:44 In-Context

42 Moses obeyed, and registered all the first-born males
43 one month old or older; the total was 22,273.
44 The Lord said to Moses,
45 "Now dedicate the Levites as mine in place of all the first-born Israelite sons, and dedicate the livestock of the Levites in place of the first-born of the Israelites' livestock.
46 Since the first-born Israelite sons outnumber the Levites by 273, you must buy back the extra sons.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.