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The redemption price is five pieces of silver (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And their redemption price (at a month old you shall redeem them) you shall fix at five shekels in silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to pay the redemption price for a month-old male according to your valuation: five shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel, which is twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which <i>is</i> twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And those redeemed of the devoted things you shall redeem when one month old, according to your valuation, for five shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which <i>is</i> twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As to their redemption price, from a month old you shall redeem them, by your assessment, five shekels in silver by the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220As to their redemption price, from a month old you shall redeem them, by your valuation, five shekels in silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And as to their redemption price, from a month old you shall redeem them, by your valuation, five shekels in silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now as to their redemption price, from a month old you shall redeem them, by your valuation, five shekels in silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And their redemption price, from a month old you shall redeem, according to your valuation, for the [fixed] price of five shekels in silver, in accordance with the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will pay the redemption price for a month-old male according to your assessment: five shekels of silver by the standard sanctuary shekel, which is twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will pay the redemption price for a month-old male according to your assessment: five shekels of silver by the standard sanctuary shekel, which is 20 gerahs.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And those that are to be redeemed of them from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary (the same is twenty gerahs).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The price for a first-born son who is at least one month old will be five pieces of silver, weighed according to the official standards. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And those that are to be redeemed of them from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary (the same is twenty gerahs).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When they are one month old, you must buy them back at the fixed price of two ounces of silver using the standard weight of the holy place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Children shall be bought back at the age of one month for the fixed price of five pieces of silver, according to the official standard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Those that can be redeemed, you are to redeem at the age of one month, based on your estimate—for five shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, that is, for 20 gerahs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to pay the redemption price for a month-old male according to your valuation: five shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel, which is twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And those that must be redeemed you are to redeem when they are a month old, according to your estimation, for five shekels of silver according to the sanctuary shekel (which is twenty gerahs).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall redeem those who are to be redeemed of them from a month old, according to your estimation, for five shekels of money, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thy estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall redeem those who are to be redeemed of them from a month old, according to your estimation, for five shekels of money, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which weighs twenty gerahs. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And their ransomed ones from a son of a month, you ransom with your valuation [for] five shekels of silver, by the shekel of the holy place; it [is] twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And their ransomed ones from a son of a month, thou dost ransom with thy valuation, of silver, five shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, twenty gerahs it is.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And those being redeemed from the son of a month, shalt thou redeem according to thy estimation, the silver of five shekels according to the holy shekel, it is twenty gerahs.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the redemption of it shall be after one month, for five sicles of silver, by the weight of the sanctuary. A sicle hath twenty obols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And its redemption shall be, after one month, five shekels of silver, by the weight of the Sanctuary. A shekel has twenty obols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the redemption price of a son, when he is a month old, you shall pay the equivalent of five silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, that is, twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Their redemption price, reckoned from one month of age, you shall fix at five shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary (that is, twenty gerahs).<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And those that are to be redeemed from a month old and upward shall you redeem, for a price of money of fifty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the redemption of a son of a month and above you shall redeem with a price of money, fifty shekels in the shekel of Holiness; twenty mayn was a shekel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And their redemption-money--from a month old shalt thou redeem them--shall be, according to thy valuation, five shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary--the same is twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the redemption of them <i>shall be</i> from a month old; their valuation of five shekels - it is twenty oboli according to the holy shekel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/18-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=5797" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/18.htm">Offerings for Priests and Levites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>The firstborn of every womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6299.htm" title="6299: ū·p̄ə·ḏū·yāw (Conj-w:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-msc:: 3ms) -- To ransom. A primitive root; to sever, i.e. Ransom; gener. To release, preserve.">You are to pay the redemption price</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: mib·ben- (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">for a month-old male</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ḥō·ḏeš (N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6299.htm" title="6299: tip̄·deh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To ransom. A primitive root; to sever, i.e. Ransom; gener. To release, preserve."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6187.htm" title="6187: bə·‘er·kə·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- An order, row, estimate. From arak; a pile, equipment, estimate.">according to your valuation:</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥă·mê·šeṯ (Number-msc) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">five</a> <a href="/hebrew/8255.htm" title="8255: šə·qā·lîm (N-mp) -- (a measure of weight) shekel. From shaqal; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard.">shekels</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: ke·sep̄ (N-msc) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">of silver,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qō·ḏeš (Art:: N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">according to the sanctuary</a> <a href="/hebrew/8255.htm" title="8255: bə·še·qel (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- (a measure of weight) shekel. From shaqal; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard.">shekel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">is twenty</a> <a href="/hebrew/1626.htm" title="1626: gê·rāh (N-fs) -- A gerah (one-twentieth of a shekel). From garar; properly, a kernel, i.e. A gerah or small weight.">gerahs.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-13.htm">Exodus 13:13</a></span><br />You must redeem every firstborn donkey with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. And every firstborn of your sons you must redeem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-20.htm">Exodus 34:20</a></span><br />You must redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a lamb; but if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one shall appear before Me empty-handed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/27-6.htm">Leviticus 27:6</a></span><br />Now if the person is from one month to five years of age, then your valuation for the male shall be five shekels of silver, and for the female three shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/27-27.htm">Leviticus 27:27</a></span><br />But if it is among the unclean animals, then he may redeem it according to your valuation and add a fifth of its value. If it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-19.htm">Deuteronomy 15:19</a></span><br />You must set apart to the LORD your God every firstborn male produced by your herds and flocks. You are not to put the firstborn of your oxen to work, nor are you to shear the firstborn of your flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-23.htm">Deuteronomy 14:23</a></span><br />And you are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the LORD your God at the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-6.htm">Deuteronomy 12:6</a></span><br />To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-24.htm">1 Samuel 1:24</a></span><br />Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-6.htm">2 Chronicles 31:6</a></span><br />And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-36.htm">Nehemiah 10:36</a></span><br />And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-22.htm">Luke 2:22-24</a></span><br />And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord / (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”), / and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1</a></span><br />For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-4.htm">Galatians 4:4-5</a></span><br />But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, / to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3-4</a></span><br />For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, / so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shall you redeem, according to your estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.</p><p class="hdg">shalt thou redeem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/3-47.htm">Numbers 3:47</a></b></br> Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take <i>them</i>: (the shekel <i>is</i> twenty gerahs:)</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/27-2.htm">Leviticus 27:2-7</a></b></br> Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons <i>shall be</i> for the LORD by thy estimation… </p><p class="hdg">which is</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/30-13.htm">Exodus 30:13</a></b></br> This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel <i>is</i> twenty gerahs:) an half shekel <i>shall be</i> the offering of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/27-25.htm">Leviticus 27:25</a></b></br> And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/45-12.htm">Ezekiel 45:12</a></b></br> And the shekel <i>shall be</i> twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/27-27.htm">Estimation</a> <a href="/numbers/18-10.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/numbers/3-51.htm">Money</a> <a href="/numbers/11-21.htm">Month</a> <a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/numbers/5-8.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/numbers/3-49.htm">Price</a> <a href="/numbers/3-51.htm">Ransom</a> <a href="/numbers/18-15.htm">Redeem</a> <a href="/numbers/3-51.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/numbers/3-51.htm">Redemption</a> <a href="/numbers/3-51.htm">Redemption-Money</a> <a href="/numbers/18-5.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/numbers/7-86.htm">Scale</a> <a href="/numbers/7-86.htm">Shekel</a> <a href="/numbers/7-86.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/numbers/10-2.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/numbers/14-29.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-27.htm">Valuation</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-31.htm">Value</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/12-16.htm">Estimation</a> <a href="/numbers/18-17.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-6.htm">Money</a> <a href="/numbers/20-1.htm">Month</a> <a href="/numbers/21-18.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-2.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/numbers/20-19.htm">Price</a> <a href="/numbers/35-31.htm">Ransom</a> <a href="/numbers/18-17.htm">Redeem</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/ruth/3-9.htm">Redemption</a> <a href="/numbers/3-49.htm">Redemption-Money</a> <a href="/numbers/19-20.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-5.htm">Scale</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-8.htm">Shekel</a> <a href="/numbers/31-52.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/numbers/22-18.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/numbers/25-9.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-35.htm">Valuation</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-24.htm">Value</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/18-1.htm">The charge of the priests and Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/18-8.htm">The priests, portion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/18-21.htm">The Levites,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/18-25.htm">The heave offering to the priests out of the Levites' portion</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The redemption price for a firstborn male, whether human or animal, was a symbolic act acknowledging God's sovereignty and ownership over all creation. This practice is linked to the Passover event, where the firstborn of Israel were spared, and thus, they belonged to God (<a href="/exodus/13-2.htm">Exodus 13:2</a>). The age of one month signifies the child’s survival past the most vulnerable period of infancy, marking him as a viable member of the community.<p><b>according to your valuation: five shekels of silver</b><br>The valuation of five shekels of silver for the redemption of a firstborn son reflects the economic conditions and standards of the time. Silver was a common medium of exchange in the ancient Near East, and the specified amount indicates a standardized value for this religious obligation. This valuation underscores the importance of the firstborn and the need for a tangible expression of redemption. The use of silver also points to the preciousness of life and the cost of redemption, which can be seen as a type pointing to the ultimate redemption through Christ, who was betrayed for thirty pieces of silver (<a href="/matthew/26-15.htm">Matthew 26:15</a>).<p><b>according to the sanctuary shekel</b><br>The sanctuary shekel was a specific standard of weight used in the tabernacle and later the temple, ensuring uniformity and fairness in religious transactions. This standardization reflects the order and precision required in worship and offerings to God. The sanctuary shekel was heavier than the common shekel, emphasizing the sacred nature of the transaction. This precision in measurement can be seen as a reflection of God's holiness and the need for integrity in worship.<p><b>which is twenty gerahs</b><br>A gerah was a small unit of weight, and twenty gerahs equaled one shekel. This detail highlights the meticulous nature of the law and the importance of exactness in fulfilling God's commands. The use of gerahs in this context underscores the thoroughness with which God’s people were to approach their obligations, ensuring that nothing was left to chance or personal interpretation. This precision can be seen as a foreshadowing of the fulfillment of the law in Christ, who perfectly met all the requirements of the law on behalf of humanity (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God to whom the laws and commandments were given, including the instructions for redemption.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_levites.htm">The Levites</a></b><br>The tribe set apart for priestly duties, responsible for the spiritual leadership and service in the tabernacle.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The dwelling place of God among His people, where the Levites served and where offerings and redemptions were made.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the law from God and communicated it to the people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctuary_shekel.htm">The Sanctuary Shekel</a></b><br>A unit of currency used in the tabernacle, specifically mentioned as the standard for redemption.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_redemption.htm">Understanding Redemption</a></b><br>Redemption in the Old Testament was a physical and financial transaction, symbolizing spiritual truths. It points to the ultimate redemption through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_and_worth.htm">Value and Worth</a></b><br>The specific mention of "five shekels of silver" underscores the value God places on life and the importance of following His commands precisely.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_law.htm">Obedience to God's Law</a></b><br>The Israelites were called to obey God's instructions, reflecting their commitment and relationship with Him. This obedience is a model for Christians today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_firstborn.htm">Symbolism of the Firstborn</a></b><br>The redemption of the firstborn symbolizes God's claim over all creation and foreshadows Christ as the firstborn over all creation, who redeems us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/financial_stewardship.htm">Financial Stewardship</a></b><br>The requirement of a monetary redemption price teaches the importance of financial stewardship and prioritizing God's commands in our resources.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/biblical_weights_and_measures.htm">What are the Biblical weights and measures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_num._18_15-19_and_deut._differ.htm">Why does Numbers 18:15-19 differ in certain details from parallel instructions in Deuteronomy regarding firstborn offerings, and how can these discrepancies be reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_permit_biblical_genocides.htm">Why does God allow genocides to happen, including those commanded in the Bible (Numbers 31:17-18)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_redeem_273_extra_firstborns.htm">Numbers 3:43 - Why is there a mismatch requiring the redemption of 273 surplus firstborn, suggesting an uneven count?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">According to thine estimation.--</span>See <a href="/context/leviticus/18-3.htm" title="After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein you dwelled, shall you not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, where I bring you, shall you not do: neither shall you walk in their ordinances.">Leviticus 18:3-7</a>, and Notes.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">From a month old.</span> Literally, "from the monthly child," as soon as they reach the age of one month. <span class="cmt_word">According to thine estimation.</span> See on Leviticus 5:15; 27:2-7. It would seem that the priest was to make the valuation for the people, since each first-born or firstling was separately claimed by God, and had to be separately redeemed; but at the same time, to prevent extortion, the sum which the priest might assess was fixed by God. <span class="cmt_word">For the money of five shekels.</span> About seventeen shillings of our money (see <a href="/numbers/3-47.htm">Numbers 3:47</a>). It is extremely drill cult to estimate the number of first-born, but it is evident that in any case a large income must have accrued to the priests in this way. No value is here set upon the firstlings of unclean beasts; in the most usual ease, that of the ass, the rule had been laid down in <a href="/exodus/13-13.htm">Exodus 13:13</a>; and in other cases it was apparently left to the discretion of the priests, subject to the right of the owner, if he saw fit, to destroy the animal rather than pay for it (see <a href="/leviticus/27-27.htm">Leviticus 27:27</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/18-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You are to pay the redemption price</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפְדוּיָו֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ə·ḏū·yāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6299.htm">Strong's 6299: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sever, ransom, gener, to release, preserve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for a month-old male</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(mib·ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to your valuation:</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֶ֨רְכְּךָ֔</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘er·kə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6187.htm">Strong's 6187: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pile, equipment, estimate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">five</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·mê·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shekels</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁקָלִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(šə·qā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8255.htm">Strong's 8255: </a> </span><span class="str2">A weight, a commercial standard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of silver,</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּ֛סֶף</span> <span class="translit">(ke·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to the sanctuary</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shekel,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·še·qel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8255.htm">Strong's 8255: </a> </span><span class="str2">A weight, a commercial standard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which</span><br /><span class="heb">הֽוּא׃</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is twenty</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶשְׂרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘eś·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twenty, twentieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gerahs.</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּרָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(gê·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1626.htm">Strong's 1626: </a> </span><span class="str2">A gerah (one-twentieth of a shekel)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/18-16.htm">Numbers 18:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/18-16.htm">Numbers 18:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/18-16.htm">Numbers 18:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/18-16.htm">Numbers 18:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/18-16.htm">Numbers 18:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/18-16.htm">Numbers 18:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/18-16.htm">Numbers 18:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/18-16.htm">Numbers 18:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/18-16.htm">Numbers 18:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/18-16.htm">Numbers 18:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/18-16.htm">OT Law: Numbers 18:16 You shall redeem those who (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/18-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 18:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 18:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/18-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 18:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 18:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>