Bamidbar 3:45 · unit 1 — in place of their animals

Parashas Bamidbar

The Complete Passuk

קַ֣ח אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֗ם תַּ֤חַת כׇּל־בְּכוֹר֙ בִּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֶת־בֶּהֱמַ֥ת הַלְוִיִּ֖ם תַּ֣חַת בְּהֶמְתָּ֑ם וְהָיוּ־לִ֥י הַלְוִיִּ֖ם אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃

Take the Levites in place of all the male first-born among the Israelite people, and the cattle of the Levites in place of their cattle; and the Levites shall be Mine, GOD’s.

Chabad.org — 3:45

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to TT / Bechoros (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

English: “In place of their animals” — this teaches that one sheep of a Levite exempts several firstborn donkeys of an Israelite.