Numbers 3:49
“And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money,.... Or "for the firstborn", as the Vulgate Latin version…
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.