Numbers 3:14

14 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, saying,

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 [myself] receive the Levites from the midst of the {Israelites} in the place of all [the] firstborn of [the] offspring of the womb from the {Israelites}. The Levites will be mine

13 because all [the] firstborn [are] mine; on the day of my killing all [the] firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for myself all [the] firstborn in Israel, {both humankind and animal}; they will be mine. I am Yahweh."

14 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, saying,

15 "Muster the descendants of Levi according to {their families}, according to their clans. You will count every male from {one month} and above."

16 So Moses mustered them according to the {command of Yahweh}, just as he commanded.