Numbers

Numbers 3:46–47

⁴⁶To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites, ⁴⁷you are to collect five shekels^e for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs.^f

Footnotes

e 3:47 5 shekels is approximately 2 ounces or 57 grams.
f 3:47 20 gerahs is equivalent to one shekel (approximately 0.4 ounces or 11.4 grams).

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Numbers 3:46

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
To redeem	פְּדוּיֵ֣י	pə·ḏū·yê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6302 ransom
the 273	הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה	haš·šə·lō·šāh	Article; Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
firstborn	מִבְּכ֖וֹר	mib·bə·ḵō·wr	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1060 first-born
Israelites	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
who outnumber	הָעֹֽדְפִים֙	hā·‘ō·ḏə·p̄îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5736 remain over, be in excess
the Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֔ם	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite

Numbers 3:47

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
you are to collect	וְלָקַחְתָּ֗	wə·lā·qaḥ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H3947 take
five	חֲמֵ֧שֶׁת	ḥă·mê·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H2568 five
shekels	שְׁקָלִ֖ים	šə·qā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8255 shekel
for each one	לַגֻּלְגֹּ֑לֶת	lag·gul·gō·leṯ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1538 skull, head, poll
according to the sanctuary	הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙	haq·qō·ḏeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
shekel	בְּשֶׁ֤קֶל	bə·še·qel	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8255 shekel
of twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֥ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
gerahs	גֵּרָ֖ה	gê·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1626 gerah

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Numbers 3:46 Exodus 13:13

Numbers 3:47 Exodus 30:13 · Leviticus 27:6 · Numbers 18:16 · Leviticus 27:25 · Ezekiel 45:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.