Numbers 3:46 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 3:46

44 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

45 ^a“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 ^athe redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, ^bwho are more than the number of the Levites,

47 you shall take ^afive shekels for each one ^bindividually; you shall take them in the currency of the shekel of the sanctuary, ^cthe 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, ^aone thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

51 And Moses ^agave their redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 3:46

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American Standard Version
And for the redemption of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above `the number of' the Levites,

Amplified® Bible
And for those 273 who are to be redeemed of the firstborn of the Israelites who outnumber the Levites,

Contemporary English Version
But since there are more first-born sons than Levites, the extra two hundred seventy-three men and boys must be bought back from me.

Darby English Version
And for those that are to be ransomed, the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are in excess over the Levites,

Good News Bible
Since the first-born Israelite sons outnumber the Levites by 273, you must buy back the extra sons.

King James Version
And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;

New American Standard Bible
"For the ransom of the 273 of the firstborn of the sons of Israel who are in excess beyond the Levites,

New International Version
To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,

New King James Version
And for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who are more than the number of the Levites,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" For the ransom of the 273 of the firstborn of the sons of Israel who exceeded beyond the Levites,

Revised Standard Version
And for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the first-born of the people of Israel, over and above the number of the male Levites,

Young's Literal Translation
`And `from' those ransomed of the two hundred and seventy and three (who are more than the Levites) of the first-born of the sons of Israel,

New English Translation
And for the redemption of the 273 firstborn males of the Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,

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