Numbers 3:50
“Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed,.... That were redeemed this way, and not by Levites, as in Num…
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.
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