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Numbers 3:47-49
International Standard Version
Numbers 3:47-49
International Standard Version
47 so collect five shekels for each individual,[a] denominated in shekels of the sanctuary, that is, the shekel that weighs 20 gerahs.[b] 48 Then give the money meant for ransom of their excess to Aaron and his sons.”
49 So Moses took the ransom money to account for the difference in the total number[c] of those redeemed by the descendants of Levi.
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- Numbers 3:47 Lit. head
- Numbers 3:47 I.e., a unit of weight measurement equal to about 16 barley grains; about 0.025 ounces or 0.5 grams; cf. Exod 30:13; Num 18:16
- Numbers 3:49 Lit. the excess
Numbers 3:47-49
New International Version
Numbers 3:47-49
New International Version
47 collect five shekels[a](A) for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel,(B) which weighs twenty gerahs.(C) 48 Give the money for the redemption(D) of the additional Israelites to Aaron and his sons.”(E)
49 So Moses collected the redemption money(F) from those who exceeded the number redeemed by the Levites.
Footnotes
- Numbers 3:47 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams
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