Numbers 3:41
And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.
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Gill's Exposition
And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him,.... No doubt assisted by others, though not mentioned:
all the firstborn among the children of Israel; which some think were only those that were born…
Here is the exchange made of the Levites for the first-born. 1. The first-born were numbered from a month old, Num 3:42, Num 3:43. Those certainly were not reckoned who, though first-born, had become…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
instead of all the firstlings among the cattle This is inconsistent with Num 18:17 which enjoins that the firstlings of such cattle as are suitable for sacrifice may not be redeemed. The difficulty…
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