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Numbers 3:46-50
New King James Version
Numbers 3:46-50
New King James Version
46 And for (A)the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, (B)who are more than the number of the Levites, 47 you shall take (C)five shekels for each one (D)individually; you shall take them in the currency of the shekel of the sanctuary, (E)the shekel of twenty gerahs. 48 And you shall give the money, with which the excess number of them is redeemed, to Aaron and his sons.”
49 So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those who were redeemed by the Levites. 50 From the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, (F)one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.
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Numbers 3:46-50
English Standard Version
Numbers 3:46-50
English Standard Version
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]), 48 and give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for those who are over.” 49 So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those redeemed by the Levites. 50 From the firstborn of the people of Israel he took the money, (D)1,365 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary.
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- Numbers 3:47 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
- Numbers 3:47 A gerah was about 1/50 ounce or 0.6 gram
Numbers 3:46-50
New American Standard Bible
Numbers 3:46-50
New American Standard Bible
46 (A)And as [a]a redemption price for the 273 of the firstborn of the sons of Israel who are in excess of the number of the Levites, 47 you shall take (B)five shekels apiece, per head; you shall take them in (C)terms of the shekel of the sanctuary ((D)the shekel is twenty [b]gerahs), 48 and you shall give the money, the redemption price of those who are in excess among them, to Aaron and to his sons.” 49 So Moses took the redemption money from those who were in excess of the number of those redeemed by the Levites; 50 from the firstborn of the sons of Israel he took the money in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary, 1,365.
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- Numbers 3:46 Or ransom
- Numbers 3:47 A gerah is about 0.025 oz. or 0.7 gm
Numbers 3:46-50
New International Version
Numbers 3:46-50
New International Version
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) 48 Give the money for the redemption(E) of the additional Israelites to Aaron and his sons.”(F)
49 So Moses collected the redemption money(G) from those who exceeded the number redeemed by the Levites. 50 From the firstborn of the Israelites(H) he collected silver weighing 1,365 shekels,[b](I) according to the sanctuary shekel.
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- Numbers 3:47 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams
- Numbers 3:50 That is, about 35 pounds or about 16 kilograms
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