Numbers 3:12, 15, 45

“I am choosing the Levites from all the Israelites to take the place of all the firstborn children of Israel. The Levites will be mine

“Count the Levites by families and family groups. Count every male one month old or older.”

“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn sons of the Israelites, and take the animals of the Levites instead of the animals of the other people. The Levites are mine. I am the LORD.