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You shall take the Levites for me (I am Yahweh) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the cattle of the children of Israel."

Moses numbered, as Yahweh commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

"Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine. I am Yahweh.

For the redemption of the two hundred seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who exceed the number of the Levites,

from the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

"Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp every leper, and everyone who has an issue, and whoever is unclean by the dead.

The children of Israel did so, and put them out outside of the camp; as Yahweh spoke to Moses, so did the children of Israel.

"Speak to the children of Israel: When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit, so as to trespass against Yahweh, and that soul is guilty;

Every heave offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they present to the priest, shall be his.

"Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them: If any man's wife goes astray, and is unfaithful to him,

"Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them: When either man or woman shall make a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to Yahweh,

"Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, 'This is how you shall bless the children of Israel.' You shall tell them,

"So they shall put my name on the children of Israel; and I will bless them."

On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun

On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben

On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon

On the sixth day, Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad

On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim

On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh

On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin