42. Moses obeyed, and registered all the firstborn 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 firstborn Israelite sons, and dedicate the livestock of the Levites in place of the firstborn of the Israelites' livestock.
46. Since the firstborn 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,
48. and give this money to Aaron and his sons.”
49. Moses obeyed and took
50. the 1,365 pieces of silver
51. and gave them to Aaron and his sons.