“Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.”
Number the children of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their clans; every male from a month old and upward you shall number them — the Levite census differs from the military census in Numbers 1; rather than counting adult males (20+), the Levite census counts all males from one month old, indicating that the priesthood's continuity from infancy is crucial. The younger age threshold reflects the Levites' sacred rather than military role.
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