Numbers 3:49
“And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:”
Numbers 3:49 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Moses therefore took the money of them that were above, and whom they had redeemed from the Levites,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites;
- DARBYDarby
- And Moses took the ransom-money from them that were over and above those who were ransomed by the Levites;
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Moses took the redemption money from those who exceeded the number of those who were redeemed by the Levites;
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Moses taketh the ransom money from those over and above those ransomed by the Levites;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:
Context: Numbers 3
47Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)
48And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.
49And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:
50Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
51And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
About Numbers 3: The Levites
A second census is taken of the Levites, and their duties in serving the Tabernacle are outlined.
Commentary
In Numbers 3, we see the Lord instructing Moses to take a census of the Levites, who were to serve as the priests of Israel. The Lord commands that all males from the age of one month and older were to be counted. The Lord then instructs Moses to assign the Levites to the service of the tabernacle, and to assign them to the various tasks of the tabernacle. The Lord also commands that the Levites were to be redeemed from the other tribes of Israel, and that they were to be given to Aaron and his sons as a special gift from the Lord.