10. You shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood, but the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.”
11. The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
12. “Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn who open the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine,
13. for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and animal. They shall be mine. I am the Lord.”
14. The Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
15. “Count the children of Levi by their fathers’ houses, by their families. You shall count every male from a month old and upward.”
16. Moses counted them according to the Lord’s word, as he was commanded.
17. These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
18. These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.
19. The sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.