KJV ORIGINAL
And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The LORD said to Moses, 'Count all the firstborn sons of the Israelites who are one month old and older, and record their names.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is instructing Moses to take a census of all the firstborn sons in Israel, starting from babies who are one month old.
📚 Historical Context
This command comes during Israel's time in the wilderness after leaving Egypt, when God was establishing the Levites as the priestly tribe to serve in the tabernacle. God had previously claimed all firstborn sons as His own because He spared them during the final plague in Egypt, but now He was accepting the Levites as substitutes for the firstborn of all the other tribes.
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