Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 3:44-47

44Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 45“Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites belong to Me; I am the LORD. 46To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites, 47you are to collect five shekels1 for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs.2

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Notes

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

Commentaries on Numbers 3

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Rashi on Tanakh
Calvin’s Commentaries
Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
John Wesley’s Notes
Darby Translation Notes
Geneva Bible Translation Notes
Kingcomments
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings