Bible Strands
Numbers 3:48
Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the excess among the Israelites.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker instructs Moses regarding the final distribution of funds after the Levite substitution for the Israelite firstborns. This directive occurs during the census and consecration procedures in the wilderness.
The words — פְּדוּיֵ֕י (pe.du.Yei) denotes the ransom or redemption price, while הָ/עֹדְפִ֖ים (ha./'o.de.Fim) specifies those who remain in excess after the Levite count.
The thread — The command is bounded by the collection rate in Numbers 3:47 and the subsequent accounting of those funds in Numbers 3:49.
Why it lands — The text requires exact compliance with a financial transaction for a specific surplus demographic before the money is formally handed to Aaron and his sons.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.