Numbers 3:39–51

³⁹The total number of all the Levite males one month old or more that Moses and Aaron ^qregistered by their clans at the Lord’s command was 22,000.

Redemption of the Firstborn

⁴⁰The Lord told Moses: “Register every firstborn male of the Israelites ^rone month old or more, and list their names. ⁴¹You are to take the Levites for Me—I am Yahweh—in place of every firstborn among the Israelites, and the Levites’ cattle in place of every firstborn among the Israelites’ cattle.” ⁴²So Moses registered every firstborn among the Israelites, as the Lord commanded him. ⁴³The total number of the firstborn males one month old or more listed by name was 22,273.

⁴⁴The Lord spoke to Moses again: ⁴⁵“Take the Levites in place of every firstborn among the Israelites, and the Levites’ cattle in place of their cattle. The Levites belong to Me; I am Yahweh. ^s46As the redemption price for the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites, ⁴⁷collect five shekels for each person, according to the standard sanctuary shekel—20 gerahs to the shekel. ^t48Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for those who are in excess among the Israelites.”

⁴⁹So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the ones redeemed by the Levites. ⁵⁰He collected the money from the firstborn Israelites: 1,365 shekels ^umeasured by the standard sanctuary shekel. ⁵¹He gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the Lord, just as the Lord commanded Moses.