The Meaning of Numbers 3:48 Explained

Numbers 3:48

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

YLT: and thou hast given the money to Aaron, and to his sons, whereby those over and above are ransomed.'

Darby: and thou shalt give the money unto Aaron and unto his sons for those in excess among them who are to be ransomed.

ASV: and thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Numbers 3:48 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 3:48 mean?

And you shall give the money to Aaron and his sons with which is redeemed the excess number of them
וְנָתַתָּ֣ה הַכֶּ֔סֶף לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן וּלְבָנָ֑יו פְּדוּיֵ֕י הָעֹדְפִ֖ים בָּהֶֽם

וְנָתַתָּ֣ה  And  you  shall  give 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
הַכֶּ֔סֶף  the  money 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן  to  Aaron 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
וּלְבָנָ֑יו  and  his  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
פְּדוּיֵ֕י  with  which  is  redeemed 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: פְּדוּיִם  
Sense: ransom.
הָעֹדְפִ֖ים  the  excess  number 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: עָדַף  
Sense: to remain over, be in excess.
בָּהֶֽם  of  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural

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