There were not enough Levites to take the place of 273 men from the other family groups. So Moses gathered the money for those 273 men.
Give that silver to Aaron and his sons. It is the payment for the 273 people of Israel.’”
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]