46 And for (A)the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, (B)who are more than the number of the Levites, 47 you shall take (C)five shekels for each one (D)individually; you shall take them in the currency of the shekel of the sanctuary, (E)the 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.”

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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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Footnotes

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