Numbers 3 · Verse 51

Numbers 3:51

And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
Numbers 3:51, King James Version

Numbers 3:51 in other translations

BSBAnd Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the word of the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
WEBand Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to his sons, according to the LORD’s word, as the LORD commanded Moses.
ASVand Moses gave the redemption-money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
YLTand Moses giveth the money of those ransomed to Aaron, and to his sons, according to the command of Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
DARBYAnd Moses gave the money of them that were ransomed to Aaron and to his sons, according to the commandment of Jehovah, — as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
BBEAnd he gave the money to Aaron and his sons, as the Lord had said.
WebsterAnd Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed to Aaron, and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

What does Numbers 3:51 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 3:40-51

40-51. Number all the first-born of the males of the children of Israel, &c.--The principle on which the enumeration of the Levites had been made was now to be applied to the other tribes. The number of their male children, from a month old and upward, was to be reckoned, in order that a comparison might be instituted with that of the Levites, for the formal adoption of the latter as substitutes for the first-born…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 3:40-51

The number of the first-born, and that of the Levites, came near to each other. Known unto God are all his works beforehand; there is an exact proportion between them, and so it will appear, when they are compared together. The small number of first-born, over and above the number of the Levites, were to be redeemed, and the redemption-money given to Aaron. The church is called the church of the first-born, which is…

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Numbers 3:51 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.Tenand he gaveH5414
מֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehMosesH4872
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כֶּ֧סֶףKe.sef[the] money ofH3701
הַפְּדוּיִ֛םha.pe.du.Yimthe ransom<s>H6302
לְאַהֲרֹ֥ןle.'a.ha.Ronto AaronH175
וּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.Navand to sons hisH1121
עַל\־'al-onH5921
פִּ֣יpi[the] mouth ofH6310
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מֹשֶֽׁה\׃\ \פmo.ShehMosesH4872

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Cross references for Numbers 3:51

  • Numbers 3:48

    And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.

  • Numbers 16:15

    And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the Lord, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.

  • 1 Samuel 12:3-4

    Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.

  • Malachi 4:4

    Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

  • 1 Peter 5:2

    Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

  • Acts 20:33

    I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.

  • 1 Corinthians 9:12

    If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

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Moses.
48; 16:15; 1Sa 12:3,4; Ac 20:33; 1Co 9:12; 1Pe 5:2
as the Lord.
Mal 4:4

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Context

  • 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:

  • Numbers 3:51

    And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.

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Numbers 3:51 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Moisés dió el dinero de los rescates á Aarón y á sus hijos, conforme al dicho de Jehová, según que Jehová había mandado á Moisés.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Moïse donna l’argent des rachetés à Aaron et à ses fils, selon le commandement de l’ Éternel, comme l’ Éternel l’avait commandé à Moïse.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Mose gab das Geld der Lösung Aaron und seinen Söhnen, nach dem Befehl Jehovas, so wie Jehova dem Mose geboten hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et dedit eam Aaron et filiis ejus juxta verbum quod præceperat sibi Dominus.