Numbers 3:14

14 The LORD said to Moses in the Desert 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 "Out of all the Israelites, I have taken the Levites to be substitutes for every firstborn male offspring among them. The Levites are mine,

13 because every firstborn is mine. The day I killed every firstborn male in Egypt, I set apart as holy every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They will be mine. I am the LORD."

14 The LORD said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai,

15 "Count the Levites by households and families. Count every male who is at least one month old."

16 So Moses did what the LORD said and registered them as he had been commanded.