Numbers 3:49 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites: ”

• Numbers 3:49 - 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...

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• Numbers 3:49 - 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...

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• Numbers 3:49 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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• Numbers 3:49 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:

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• Numbers 3:49 - 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...

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• Numbers 3:49 - 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...

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• Numbers 3:49 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Redeemed by the Levites. — i.e., who were redeemed by the substitution of the Levites in their place.

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• Numbers 3:49 - 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...

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• Numbers 3:49 - 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...

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• Numbers 3:49 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The apostle Peter, hath given the best comment upon this, and other scriptures of the like nature, when he draws a line of everlasting distinction between redemption by money, and redemption by the p...

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• Numbers 3:49 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And Moses took the redemption money ,.... Of five shekels per head: of them that were over and above redeemed by the Levites ; or were more than those redeemed by them. A Levite redeemed a firstbo...

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• Numbers 3:49 - 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...

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• Numbers 3:49 - 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...

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• Numbers 3:49 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  No text from Poole on this verse.

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• Numbers 3:49 - 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...

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• Numbers 3:49 - 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...

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• Numbers 3:49 - 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...

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• Numbers 3:49 - 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...

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• Numbers 3:49 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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• Numbers 3:49 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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