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46 And (A)as the redemption price for the 273 of the firstborn of the people of Israel, over and above the number of the male Levites, 47 you shall take (B)five shekels[a] per head; you shall take them according to (C)the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel of twenty gerahs[b]),

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  1. Numbers 3:47 A shekel was about 2/5 of an ounce or 11 grams
  2. Numbers 3:47 A gerah was about 1/50 of an ounce or 0.6 gram

46 To redeem(A) the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites, 47 collect five shekels[a](B) for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel,(C) which weighs twenty gerahs.(D)

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  1. Numbers 3:47 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams

15 (A)Everything that opens the womb of all flesh, whether man or beast, which they offer to the Lord, shall be yours. Nevertheless, (B)the firstborn of man you shall redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem. 16 And their redemption price (C)(at a month old you shall redeem them) you shall fix at five shekels[a] in silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, (D)which is twenty gerahs.

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  1. Numbers 18:16 A shekel was about 2/5 of an ounce or 11 grams

15 The first offspring of every womb, both human and animal, that is offered to the Lord is yours.(A) But you must redeem(B) every firstborn(C) son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.(D) 16 When they are a month old,(E) you must redeem them at the redemption price set at five shekels[a](F) of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel,(G) which weighs twenty gerahs.(H)

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  1. Numbers 18:16 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams