Numbers 18:16

Contemporary English Version 1995

The price for a first-born son who is at least one month old will be five pieces of silver, weighed according to the official standards.

Cross References

Exodus 30:13

Each man over 19, whether rich or poor, must pay me the same amount of money, weighed according to the official standards.

Numbers 3:47

For each one, you are to collect five pieces of silver, weighed according to the official standards.

Ezekiel 45:12

The standard unit of weight will be the shekel. One shekel will equal 20 gerahs, and 60 shekels will equal one mina.

Leviticus 27:25

Every price will be set by the official standards.

Exodus 38:24

According to the official weights, the amount of gold given was a ton,

Numbers 3:46

But since there are more first-born sons than Levites, the extra 273 men and boys must be bought back from me.

Numbers 18:15

The first-born son in every Israelite family, as well as the first-born males of their flocks and herds, belong to me. But every first-born son and first-born donkey must be bought back from me.

Numbers 18:17

However, all first-born cattle, sheep, and goats belong to me and cannot be bought back. Splatter their blood on the altar and send their fat up in smoke, so I can smell it and be pleased.