Numbers 3:47

“Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: ( the shekel is twenty gerahs:)”

"Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: ( the shekel is twenty gerahs:)" - Numbers 3:47
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What does Numbers 3:47 mean?

Numbers 3:47 in the King James Version (KJV) states, "Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them (but) take the Levites according to the service of the tabernacle of the congregation." To fully understand the…

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The Value of Redemption: Understanding Numbers 3:47

Numbers 3:47 states, "Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)" This verse, nestled in the midst of the laws and responsibilities of the Levitical priests, holds significant…

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A Prayer for Justice and Fairness in Our Dealings

Heavenly Father, We come before You today, acknowledging Your sovereignty and grace over our lives. We are reminded of the words found in Numbers 3:47, "Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is…

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Numbers 3:47 - "Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)"
Numbers 1:47 - "¶ But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them."
Numbers 33:47 - "And they removed from Almon-diblathaim, and pitched in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo."
Numbers 26:47 - "These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred."
"¶ But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them." - Numbers 1:47
Lamentations 3:47 - "Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction."
Numbers 7:47 - "And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel."
Numbers 16:47 - "And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people."
Psalms 47:3 - "He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet."
"And they removed from Almon-diblathaim, and pitched in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo." - Numbers 33:47
Numbers 4:47 - "From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,"
Numbers 31:47 - "Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses."
"Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction." - Lamentations 3:47
Jeremiah 47:3 - "At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;"
Genesis 47:3 - "And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers."
Ezekiel 47:3 - "And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ancles."
"These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred." - Numbers 26:47
"He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet." - Psalms 47:3
Numbers 3:41
Isaiah 47:3 - "Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man." The image should not depict explicit or offensive content but be symbolic.
Numbers 3:16 - "And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded."
Numbers 3:3 - "These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office."
"And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel." - Numbers 7:47
Numbers 3:5 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 3:44 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 3:11 - "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Picture of Numbers 21:1-3
Levites selected as priests in numbers 3
"And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people." - Numbers 16:47