Quotes About Faith

Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying,

“Number the Levites by their families and clans. You are to count every male a month old or more.”

So Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he had been commanded.

as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites a month old or more, and list their names.

So Moses numbered all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him.

The total number of the firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.

Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites,

you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs.

Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the excess among the Israelites.”

So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the number redeemed by the Levites.

He collected the money from the firstborn of the Israelites: 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the word of the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.

Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

“Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be cut off from among the Levites.

And the LORD said to Moses,

from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.

This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport:

from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting.

everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.

And those numbered by their clans totaled 2,750.