Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. New Living Translation collect five pieces of silver for each of them (each piece weighing the same as the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs). English Standard Version you shall take five shekels per head; you shall take them according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel of twenty gerahs), Berean Standard Bible you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs. King James Bible Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:) New King James Version you shall take five shekels for each one individually; you shall take them in the currency of the shekel of the sanctuary, the shekel of twenty gerahs. New American Standard Bible you shall take five shekels apiece, per head; you shall take them in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), NASB 1995 you shall take five shekels apiece, per head; you shall take them in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), NASB 1977 you shall take five shekels apiece, per head; you shall take them in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), Legacy Standard Bible you shall take five shekels apiece, per head; you shall take them in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), Amplified Bible you shall take five shekels apiece, per head, you shall take them in terms of the sanctuary shekel (the shekel is twenty gerahs), Christian Standard Bible collect five shekels for each person, according to the standard sanctuary shekel—twenty gerahs to the shekel. Holman Christian Standard Bible collect five shekels for each person, according to the standard sanctuary shekel—20 gerahs to the shekel. American Standard Version thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs): Contemporary English Version For each one, you are to collect five pieces of silver, weighed according to the official standards. English Revised Version thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs): GOD'S WORD® Translation It will cost you two ounces of silver per person (using the standard weight of the holy place) to buy them back. Good News Translation For each one pay five pieces of silver, according to the official standard, International Standard Version so collect five shekels for each individual, denominated in shekels of the sanctuary, that is, the shekel that weighs 20 gerahs. Majority Standard Bible you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs. NET Bible collect five shekels for each one individually; you are to collect this amount in the currency of the sanctuary shekel (this shekel is twenty gerahs). New Heart English Bible you shall take five shekels apiece for each one; after the shekel of the sanctuary you shall take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs): Webster's Bible Translation Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: the shekel is twenty gerahs. World English Bible you shall take five shekels apiece for each one; according to the shekel of the sanctuary you shall take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs); Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionyou have even taken five shekels apiece by the counted head—you take by the shekel of the holy place; the shekel [is] twenty gerahs; Young's Literal Translation thou hast even taken five shekels a-piece by the poll -- by the shekel of the sanctuary thou takest; twenty gerahs the shekel is; Smith's Literal Translation And thou shalt take five shekels by the heads, according to the holy shekel thou shalt take: twenty gerahs the shekel. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou shalt take five sides for every head, according to the weight of the sanctuary. A sicle hath twenty obols. Catholic Public Domain Version you shall take five shekels for each head, by the measure of the Sanctuary. A shekel has twenty obols. New American Bible you shall take five shekels for each individual, according to the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel. New Revised Standard Version you shall accept five shekels apiece, reckoning by the shekel of the sanctuary, a shekel of twenty gerahs. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall take five shekels apiece by the poll, by the shekel of the sanctuary shall you take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs). Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Take five shekels for a head in the shekel of Holiness; take twenty mayn to a shekel. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them--the shekel is twenty gerahs. Brenton Septuagint Translation thou shalt even take five shekels a head; thou shalt take them according to the holy didrachm, twenty oboli to the shekel. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Redemption of the Firstborn…46To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites, 47you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs. 48Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the excess among the Israelites.”… Cross References Exodus 30:13 Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD. Leviticus 27:3-7 if the valuation concerns a male from twenty to sixty years of age, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel. / Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. / And if the person is from five to twenty years of age, then your valuation for the male shall be twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels. ... Exodus 38:26 a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men. 1 Samuel 2:13-14 or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling / and plunge it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or cooking pot. And the priest would claim for himself whatever the meat fork brought up. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh. 2 Kings 12:4 Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD. 2 Chronicles 24:9 And a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they were to bring to the LORD the tax imposed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness. Nehemiah 10:32 We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God: Matthew 17:24-27 After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?” / “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?” / “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him. ... 1 Peter 1:18-19 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. Exodus 13:13 You must redeem every firstborn donkey with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. And every firstborn of your sons you must redeem. Exodus 21:32 If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned. Leviticus 5:15 “If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering. Leviticus 27:2-8 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons, / if the valuation concerns a male from twenty to sixty years of age, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel. / Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. ... 2 Kings 23:35 So Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco, but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land and exacted the silver and the gold from the people, each according to his wealth. Nehemiah 5:11 Please restore to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, along with the percentage of the money, grain, new wine, and oil that you have been assessing them.” Treasury of Scripture You shall even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shall you take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:) five shekels Numbers 18:16 And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. Leviticus 27:6 And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver. the shekel 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: Exodus 30:13 This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD. Leviticus 27:25 And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel. Jump to Previous Apiece Collect Five Gerahs Head Holy Poll Reckoning Sanctuary Scale Shekel Shekels Terms Twenty WeighsJump to Next Apiece Collect Five Gerahs Head Holy Poll Reckoning Sanctuary Scale Shekel Shekels Terms Twenty WeighsNumbers 3 1. The sons of Aaron5. The Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn 14. Are numbered by their families 21. The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites 27. Of the Kohathites 33. Of the Merarites 38. The place and charge of Moses and Aaron 40. The firstborn are freed by the Levites 44. The balances are refunded you are to collect This phrase indicates a directive or command, emphasizing the importance of obedience to God's instructions. In the Hebrew context, the verb used here is "לקחת" (laqach), which means to take or collect. This action is not merely a suggestion but a requirement, reflecting the structured and orderly nature of the Levitical system. The collection signifies a form of redemption, pointing to the broader biblical theme of God's provision for His people through established means. five shekels for each one according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs After the shekel of the sanctuary.--See Exodus 30:13, where the expression occurs for the first time, and the value of the shekel is stated, as in this verse. Verse 47. - Five shekels apiece. This amount had already been fixed (Leviticus 27:6, if indeed this chapter does not belong to a later period as the commutation value of a male child under five years old who had been vowed unto the Lord. If the redeeming of the first-born by the Levites began with the eldest, those that were left over would all be within this age. A shekel. See Exodus 30:13.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew you are to collectוְלָקַחְתָּ֗ (wə·lā·qaḥ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take five חֲמֵ֧שֶׁת (ḥă·mê·šeṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 2568: Five shekels שְׁקָלִ֖ים (šə·qā·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8255: A weight, a commercial standard for each one, לַגֻּלְגֹּ֑לֶת (lag·gul·gō·leṯ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1538: A skull, head, poll (of persons) according to the sanctuary הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ (haq·qō·ḏeš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity shekel בְּשֶׁ֤קֶל (bə·še·qel) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8255: A weight, a commercial standard of twenty עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth gerahs. גֵּרָ֖ה (gê·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1626: A gerah (one-twentieth of a shekel) Links Numbers 3:47 NIVNumbers 3:47 NLT Numbers 3:47 ESV Numbers 3:47 NASB Numbers 3:47 KJV Numbers 3:47 BibleApps.com Numbers 3:47 Biblia Paralela Numbers 3:47 Chinese Bible Numbers 3:47 French Bible Numbers 3:47 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 3:47 You shall take five shekels apiece (Nu Num.) |
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