Numbers 3:49

So Moses took the money, the price of those whose place had not been taken by the Levites;

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In The King James Version

And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:

In Context

48And this money, the price of those over the number of the Levites, is to be given to Aaron and his sons.

50From the first sons of Israel he took it, a thousand, three hundred and sixty-five shekels, by the scale of the holy place;

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Matthew Henry on Numbers 3:41-51

40 And the Lord said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names. 41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the Lord ) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel. 42 And Moses numbered, as the Lord commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel. 43 And all the firstborn males by the… Read the whole commentary →

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