And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel (3:42)

And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen (3:43)

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, (3:44)

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] the Lord (3:45)

And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites; (3:46)

Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take [them]: (the shekel [is] twenty gerahs:) (3:47)

And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons (3:48)

And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites: (3:49)

Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five [shekels], after the shekel of the sanctuary: (3:50)

And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses (3:51)

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