The Meaning of Numbers 3:46 Explained

Numbers 3:46

KJV: And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;

YLT: And from those ransomed of the two hundred and seventy and three (who are more than the Levites) of the first-born of the sons of Israel,

Darby: And for those that are to be ransomed, the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are in excess over the Levites,

ASV: And for the redemption of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above the number of the Levites,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And for those that are to be redeemed  of the two hundred  and threescore and thirteen  of the firstborn  of the children  of Israel,  which are more  than  the Levites; 

What does Numbers 3:46 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 3

1  The sons of Aaron
5  The Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn
14  Are numbered by their families
21  The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites
27  Of the Kohathites
33  Of the Merarites
38  The place and charge of Moses and Aaron
40  The firstborn are freed by the Levites
44  The balances are refunded

What do the individual words in Numbers 3:46 mean?

And for the redemption of the three and seventy and two hundred who are more than the number of the Levites of the firstborn of the sons of Israel
וְאֵת֙ פְּדוּיֵ֣י הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה וְהַשִּׁבְעִ֖ים וְהַמָּאתָ֑יִם הָעֹֽדְפִים֙ עַל־ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם מִבְּכ֖וֹר בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

פְּדוּיֵ֣י  for  the  redemption 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: פְּדוּיִם  
Sense: ransom.
הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה  of  the  three 
Parse: Article, Number, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.
וְהַשִּׁבְעִ֖ים  and  seventy 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Number, common plural
Root: שִׁבְעִים  
Sense: seventy.
וְהַמָּאתָ֑יִם  and  two  hundred 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Number, fd
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
הָעֹֽדְפִים֙  who  are  more  than  the  number 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: עָדַף  
Sense: to remain over, be in excess.
הַלְוִיִּ֔ם  the  Levites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
מִבְּכ֖וֹר  of  the  firstborn 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בְּכֹר  
Sense: firstborn, firstling.
בְּנֵ֥י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.

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