46 And (A)as the redemption price for the 273 of the firstborn of the people of Israel, over and above the number of the male Levites, 47 you shall take (B)five shekels[a] per head; you shall take them according to (C)the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel of twenty gerahs[b]), 48 and give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for those who are over.”

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  1. Numbers 3:47 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
  2. Numbers 3:47 A gerah was about 1/50 ounce or 0.6 gram

46 To redeem(A) the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites, 47 collect five shekels[a](B) for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel,(C) which weighs twenty gerahs.(D) 48 Give the money for the redemption(E) of the additional Israelites to Aaron and his sons.”(F)

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  1. Numbers 3:47 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams