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Numbers 3:46

Israel

44 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.

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;

47 Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)

48 And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites,
KJV
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;
WEB
For the redemption of the two hundred seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel who exceed the number of the Levites,
ASV
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,
DARBY
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,
BLB
And for the redemption of the three and seventy and two hundred being in excess over the Levites of the firstborn of the sons of Israel,
ÅB
Men som løsepenger for de to hundre og tre og sytti førstefødte av Israels barn som overskrider levittenes tall,
OTB
Og som en løsepenge for de 273 av de førstefødte av Israels sønner som overstiger antallet av levittene,
B1930
Men som løsepenger for de to hundre og tre og sytti førstefødte av Israels barn som overskrider levittenes tall,

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Cross references

  • Exodus 13:13

    And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.

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  • Numbers 18:15–16

    Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.

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