Numbers - 3:48

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48 and you shall give the money, with which the remainder of them is redeemed, to Aaron and to his sons."

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Explanation and meaning of Numbers 3:48.

Differing Translations

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And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.
And then shalt give the money to Aaron and his sons, the price of them that are above.
and thou shalt give the money unto Aaron and unto his sons for those in excess among them who are to be ransomed.
And thou shalt give to Aaron and to his sons the money, with which the odd number of them is to be redeemed.
and thou hast given the money to Aaron, and to his sons, whereby those over and above are ransomed.'
And you shall give the money, with which the odd number of them is to be redeemed, to Aaron and to his sons.
And this money, the price of those over the number of the Levites, is to be given to Aaron and his sons.
And thou shalt give the money wherewith they that remain over of them are redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons.'
And you shall give the money to Aaron and his sons as the price of those that are in excess."
Dabisque pecuniam illam Aharoni et filiis ejus, redemptiones eorum qui exuperant in illis.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed,.... Or the superfluous number, the number of them that exceeded the Levites, namely, two hundred seventy three; the price of their redemption is ordered to be given
unto Aaron, and to his sons; since the Levites were taken in lieu of the firstborn, whose redemption money belonged to the priests; and seeing the Levites were given to Aaron and his sons on that consideration, and there being a deficiency of them to answer to the firstborn, it was but right and just that the redemption price of the superfluous number should be paid to them.

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