Numbers 3:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Moses, I have chosen these Levites from all Israel, and they will belong to me in a special way. When I killed the firstborn sons of the Egyptians, I decided that the firstborn sons in every Israelite family and the firstborn males of their flocks and herds would be mine. But now I accept these Levites in place of the firstborn sons of the Israelites.

Cross References

Malachi 2:4

I am telling you this, so I can continue to keep my agreement with your ancestor Levi.

Numbers 3:10

who have been appointed to be priests. Anyone else who tries to perform the duties of a priest must be put to death.