Num 3:12, 45 | ESV | STEP | Behold , I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the people of Israel . The Levites shall be mine,

Numbers 3:12

12 “Behold, ^aI have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the people of Israel. The Levites shall be mine,

Numbers 3:45

45 ^b“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle. The Levites shall be mine: I am the Lord.