12. ‘I have taken the Levites from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring of every Israelite woman. The Levites are mine,
13. for all the firstborn are mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set apart for myself every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They are to be mine. I am the Lord.’
14. The Lord said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai,
15. ‘Count the Levites by their families and clans. Count every male a month old or more.’