47 you shall take (A)five shekels[a] per head; you shall take them according to (B)the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel of twenty gerahs[b]),

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 3:47 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
  2. Numbers 3:47 A gerah was about 1/50 ounce or 0.6 gram

“Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, If anyone (A)makes a special vow to the Lord involving the valuation of persons,

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If the person is from a month old up to five years old, the valuation shall be for a male five shekels of silver, and for a female the valuation shall be three shekels of silver.

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