Numbers 3:48

“And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.”

My Notes

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And Moses took the redemption money,.... Of five shekels per head:

of them that were over and above redeemed by the…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Numbers 3:44-51

This redemption money (see the marginal references) would perhaps be exacted from the parents of the “youngest” children…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 3:40-51

Here is the exchange made of the Levites for the first-born. 1. The first-born were numbered from a month old, Num 3:42,…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Numbers 3:40-51

The substitution of the Levites for the first-born.