Numbers 3:48
3:48 And give the money for the redemption of the excess number of them to Aaron and his sons.”
Numbers 3:46
3:46 And for the redemption of the 273 firstborn males of the Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,
Numbers 3:49
3:49 So Moses took the redemption money 1 from those who were in excess of those redeemed by the Levites.
Numbers 3:51
3:51 Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the
Lord, as the
Lord had commanded Moses.
1 sn The word used is “silver.” Coins were not in existence until after 700 b.c. (starting with Lydia).