# Numbers 3.48 **Book:** [Numbers](/codex/numbers/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 46. And for the redemption of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above the number of the Levites, 47. thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs): > > **48. and thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.** > > 49. And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites; 50. from the first-born of the children of Israel took he the money, a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: (Numbers 3:46-50, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 46. For the redemption of the two hundred seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who exceed the number of the Levites, 47. you shall take five shekels apiece for each one; after the shekel of the sanctuary you shall take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs ): > > **48. and you shall give the money, with which their remainder is redeemed, to Aaron and to his sons.”** > > 49. Moses took the redemption money from those who exceeded the number of those who were redeemed by the Levites; 50. from the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: (Numbers 3:46-50, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 46. And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites; 47. 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:) > > **48. And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.** > > 49. And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites: 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: (Numbers 3:46-50, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 46. 'And [from] those ransomed of the two hundred and seventy and three (who are more than the Levites) of the first-born of the sons of Israel, 47. thou hast even taken five shekels a-piece by the poll, by the shekel of the sanctuary thou takest; twenty gerahs the shekel [is]; > > **48. and thou hast given the money to Aaron, and to his sons, whereby those over and above are ransomed.'** > > 49. And Moses taketh the ransom money from those over and above those ransomed by the Levites; 50. from the first-born of the sons of Israel he hath taken the money, a thousand and three hundred and sixty and five, by the shekel of the sanctuary; (Numbers 3:46-50, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet. ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.