Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
Numbers 3:11
Surrounding context
3:10 So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall attend to their priesthood; but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death."
3:11 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
3:12 "Now behold, I Myself have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the children of Israel. Therefore the Levites shall be Mine,