And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel.
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Interpretation
The number of the first-born, and that of the Levites, came near to each other. Known to God are all his works beforehand; there is an exact proportion between them, and so it will appear, when they are compared together.
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This thought runs through Numbers 3:40-43.