⁴⁵ Take the Levites in place of all the first sons of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites in place of their cattle; the Levites are to be mine; I am the Lord.

¹² See, I have taken the Levites out of the children of Israel to be mine in place of the first sons of the children of Israel;

⁴⁰ And the Lord said to Moses, Let all the first male children be numbered, and take the number of their names.

⁴¹ And give to me the Levites (I am the Lord) in place of the first sons of the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites in place of the first births among the cattle of the children of Israel.