Holman Christian Standard Bible

Numbers 3:47-51 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

47. collect five shekels for each person, according to the standard sanctuary shekel — 20 gerahs to the shekel.

48. Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for those who are in excess among the Israelites.”

49. So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the ones redeemed by the Levites.

50. He collected the money from the firstborn Israelites: 1,365 shekels measured by the standard sanctuary shekel.

51. He gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the Lord, just as the Lord commanded Moses.