Numbers 18:16

And the redemption of them shall be from a month old; their valuation of five shekels—it is twenty oboli according to the holy shekel.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15And everything that opens the womb of all flesh, whatsoever they bring to the Lord, whether man or beast, shall be thine: only the firstborn of men shall be surely redeemed, and thou shalt redeem the firstborn of unclean cattle.

17But thou shalt not redeem the firstborn of calves and the firstborn of sheep and the firstborn of goats; they are holy: and thou shalt pour their blood upon the altar, and thou shalt offer the fat as a burnt offering for a smell of sweet savor to the Lord.

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Cross References

Exodus 30:13And this is what they shall give, as many as pass the survey, half a didrachma which is according to the didrachma of the sanctuary: twenty oboli go to the didrachma, but the half of the didrachma is the offering to the Lord.

Leviticus 27:25And every valuation shall be by holy weights: the didrachma shall be twenty oboli.

Ezekiel 45:12And the weights shall be twenty oboli, your pound shall be five shekels, fifteen shekels and fifty shekels.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 18:9-20

8 And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever. 9 This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and… Read the whole commentary →

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