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46 As the redemption price for the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites, 47 collect five shekels for each person, according to the standard sanctuary shekel – twenty gerahs to the shekel.[a](A) 48 Give the silver to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for those who are in excess among the Israelites.’

49 So Moses collected the redemption amount from those in excess of the ones redeemed by the Levites. 50 He collected the silver from the firstborn Israelites: 1,365 shekels[b] measured by the standard sanctuary shekel.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:47 A shekel is about two-fifths of an ounce of silver
  2. 3:50 Over 34 pounds of silver