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And those who were to pitch before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, were Mosheh and Aharon and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Yisra'el; and the outsider that drew nigh was to be put to death. All who were counted of the Lewiyis, whom Mosheh and Aharon counted at the command of Yhwh (Lord), by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand.

And Yhwh (Lord) said to Mosheh, Count all the firstborn males of the children of Yisra'el from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names. And thou shalt take the Lewiyis for me—I am Yhwh (Lord)—in the stead of all the firstborn among the children of Yisra'el; and the livestock of the Lewiyis in the stead of all the firstlings among the livestock of the children of Yisra'el. And Mosheh counted, as Yhwh (Lord) had commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Yisra'el. And all the firstborn males from a month old and upward who were counted by the number of names were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.

And Yhwh (Lord) spake to Mosheh, saying, Take the Lewiyis in the stead of all the firstborn among the children of Yisra'el, and the livestock of the Lewiyis in the stead of their livestock; and the Lewiyis shall be mine; I am Yhwh (Lord). And as redemption for the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Yisra'el, who are in excess over the Lewiyis, thou shalt take five sheqels apiece by the poll; according to the sheqel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them—twenty gerahs is the sheqel. And as redemption for those among them who are in excess thou shalt give the money to Aharon and his sons. And Mosheh took the redemption money from those who were in excess of those who were redeemed by the Lewiyis; from the firstborn of the children of Yisra'el took he the money; one thousand three hundred and sixty-five sheqels, according to the sheqel of the sanctuary. And Mosheh gave the redemption money to Aharon and his sons, according to the word of Yhwh (Lord) as Yhwh (Lord) had commanded Mosheh.

And Yhwh (Lord) spake to Mosheh and to Aharon, saying, Take a head count of the sons of Qahath from among the sons of Lewi, according to their families, according to their fathers’ houses, from thirty years old and upward and up to fifty years old, everyone who entereth the host, to do work in the tent of meeting. This shall be the service of the sons of Qahath in the tent of meeting, for the holy of holy things: And Aharon and his sons shall come in when the camp setteth forward, and shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it, and shall put thereon a covering of violet skin, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall set the staves thereof.