Numbers 3:40-51
New King James Version
Levites Dedicated Instead of the Firstborn
40 Then the Lord said to Moses: (A)“Number[a] all the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month old and above, and take the number of their names. 41 (B)And you shall take the Levites for Me—I am the Lord—instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the children of Israel.” 42 So Moses numbered all the firstborn among the children of Israel, as the Lord commanded him. 43 And all the firstborn males, according to the number of names from a month old and above, of those who were numbered of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.
44 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 45 (C)“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock. The Levites shall be Mine: I am the Lord. 46 And for (D)the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, (E)who are more than the number of the Levites, 47 you shall take (F)five shekels for each one (G)individually; you shall take them in the currency of the shekel of the sanctuary, (H)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, (I)one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. 51 And Moses (J)gave their redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
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Numbers 3:40-51
Lexham English Bible
40 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Muster every firstborn male from the Israelites[a] from one month[b] and above and count[c] their names. 41 And you will receive the Levites for me—I am Yahweh—in the place of all the firstborn among the Israelites,[d] and the animals[e] of the Levites in the place of all the firstborn among the animals[f] among the Israelites.”[g] 42 So Moses mustered[h] all the firstborn among the Israelites[i] just as Yahweh commanded him. 43 And all the firstborn males[j] among the number of names from one month[k] and above, the ones counted,[l] were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.
44 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 45 “Receive the Levites in the place of all the firstborn among the Israelites,[m] and the animals of the Levites in the place of their animals; the Levites will be mine. I am Yahweh. 46 And the ransom of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the Israelites[n] who are excessive over the Levites, 47 you will receive five shekels a person, in the sanctuary shekel; you will collect twenty gerahs[o] per shekel. 48 You will give the money to Aaron, and to his sons the ransom of the ones who are excessive among them.” 49 And Moses received the money of the redemption from the ones who were excessive from those redeemed of the Levites. 50 From the firstborn of the Israelites[p] he took the money, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, in the sanctuary shekel. 51 And Moses gave the money of the ransom to Aaron and to his sons according to the word[q] of Yahweh just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
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- Numbers 3:40 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 3:40 Literally “the son of a month”
- Numbers 3:40 Literally “and lift up the number of”
- Numbers 3:41 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 3:41 Hebrew “animal”
- Numbers 3:41 Hebrew “animal”
- Numbers 3:41 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 3:42 Or “counted” or “summoned” or “enrolled”
- Numbers 3:42 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 3:43 Hebrew “male”
- Numbers 3:43 Literally “the son of a month”
- Numbers 3:43 Literally “the ones counted of them,” or “the ones mustered of them”
- Numbers 3:45 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 3:46 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 3:47 Hebrew “gerah”
- Numbers 3:50 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 3:51 Literally “mouth”
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