Numbers 3:47

Easy To Read Version

Using the official measure, [46] collect five shekels [47] of silver for each of the 273 people. (The shekel by the official measure weighs 20 gerahs. [48])Collect that silver from the people of Israel.

Cross References

Exodus 30:13

Every person who is counted must pay 1Ú2 shekel. (That is 1Ú2 shekel by the official measure. [299] This shekel weighs 20 gerahs. [300])This half shekel is an offering to the Lord.

Exodus 38:24

More than 2 tons [441] of gold was given as an offering to the Lord for his holy place. (This was weighed using the official measure. [442])

Ezekiel 45:12

A shekel {\cf2\super [435]} must equal 20 gerahs. A mina must equal 60 shekels. It must be equal to 20 shekels plus 25 shekels plus 15 shekels.

Leviticus 27:25

“You must use the official measure [465] in paying those prices. The shekel by that measure weighs 20 gerahs. [466]

Leviticus 27:3

The price for a man from 20 to 60 years old is 50 shekels [456] of silver. (You must use the official measure [457] for the silver.)

Leviticus 27:6

The price for a baby boy from one month to five years old is 5 shekels. For a baby girl, the price is 3 shekels.

Numbers 18:16

They must make the payment when the baby is one month old. The cost will be 2 ounces [240] of silver. You must use the official measure [241] to weigh this silver. A shekel by the official measure is 20 gerahs. [242]

Numbers 3:48

Give that silver to Aaron and his sons. It is the payment for the 273 people of Israel.’”

Numbers 3:50

Moses collected the silver from the firstborn [49] men of the people of Israel. He collected 1,365 shekels [50] of silver, using the official measure. [51]