40-41 The Lord said to Moses, “All of Israel's first-born sons belong to me. So register by name every first-born male Israelite, one month old or older. But in place of them I claim all the Levites as mine! I am the Lord! I also claim the livestock of the Levites in place of all the first-born of the livestock.”
42 Moses obeyed, and registered all the first-born males
43 one month old or older; the total was 22,273.
44 The Lord said to Moses,
45 “Now dedicate the Levites as mine in place of all the first-born Israelite sons, and dedicate the livestock of the Levites in place of the first-born of the Israelites' livestock.
46 Since the first-born Israelite sons outnumber the Levites by 273, you must buy back the extra sons.
47 For each one pay five pieces of silver, according to the official standard,