Numbers 3:48 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Numbers 3:48 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This redemption money (see the marginal references) would perhaps be exacted from the parents of the “youngest” children of the 22,273 Numbers 3:43 . The cattle of the Levites was doubtless taken...
Numbers 3:48 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Redemption by Money of the Residue of the First-born. Cf. Numbers 3:12 f . Since the first-born of Israel (22,273) exceed the Levites (22,000, see Numbers 3:39 ), those in excess are to b...
Numbers 3:48 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.
Numbers 3:48 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And thou shalt give the money, &c.— The original rendered money, is ףּכס ceseph, silver, and so it certainly should have been rendered here. Note; Though silver or gold could ransom these...
Numbers 3:48 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names. Number all the firstborn ... The...
Numbers 3:48 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Levites, Their Duties And Number Although Aaron and his family belong to the tribe of Levi ( Exodus 2:1 ) the term 'Levites' is usually employed, as here, to denote the non-Aaronite Levites. T...
Numbers 3:48 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And thou shalt give the money... — The verse may be rendered thus: And thou shalt give the money to Aaron and to his sons: even the redemption money of those who are over and above amongst them....
Numbers 3:48 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2. THE FIRST-BORN Numbers 3:11-13 ; Numbers 3:40-51 These two passages supplement each other and may be taken together. Jehovah claims the first-born in Israel. He hallowed them unto Himself o...
Numbers 3:48 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The account of the arrangements for the service of the Levites is fully and carefully given in this and the following chapter. In the rites are certain matters of principle which are of permanent val...
Numbers 3:48 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The sum here appointed, amounted in value to about 2 shillings and 3 pence halfpenny of our current coin.
Numbers 3:48 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed ,.... Or the superfluous number, the number of them that exceeded the Levites, namely, two hundred seventy three; th...
Numbers 3:48 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE SONS OF AARON (vs.1-4) Aaron was the high priest, and in Israel a natural succession was practiced, as is not true in the Church of God today In fact, a special priesthood is not scriptural n...
Numbers 3:48 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

40 And the L ORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names. 41 And thou shalt take th...
Numbers 3:48 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

To whom all the Levites were given, and therefore the money which came in their stead.
Numbers 3:48 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

vii). The Make-up of the Levites And Their Substitution for the Firstborn ( Numbers 3:39-51 ). Numbers 3:39 ‘All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandm...
Numbers 3:48 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Critical Notes.—“Muster of the Tribe of Levi. As Jacob had adopted the two sons of Joseph as his own sons, and thus promoted them to the rank of heads of tribes, the tribe of Levi founded, strictly s...
Numbers 3:48 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 3:9 . Thou shalt give the Levites to Aaron. God has a sovereign right to choose and call his own ministers. The service of the tabernacle would be better done by a separate tribe professio...
Numbers 3:48 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE NUMBERS AND DUTIES OF THE LEVITES ; THEIR SUBSTITUTION FOR THE FIRSTBORN ( Numbers 3:1-4 ). Numbers 3:1 These … are the generations of Aaron and Mose...
Numbers 3:48 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Numbers 3:48 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Numbers 3:48

Numbers 3:48 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Numbers 3:48 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 3:48 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Numbers 3:48 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Numbers 3:48 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Numbers 3:48 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 3:48 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Numbers 3:48 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Numbers 3:48 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Numbers 3:48 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Numbers 3:48 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Numbers 3:48 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 3:48 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Numbers 3:48 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Numbers 3:48 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 3:48 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Numbers 3:48 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 3:48 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Numbers 3:48 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Numbers 3:48 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge