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From the firstbornמֵאֵת בְּכוֹרof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhe tookלָקַחthe silver,אֶת הַכָּסֶףone thousand three hundred sixty-five shekelsחֲמִשָּׁה וְשִׁשִּׁים וּשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת וָאֶלֶףby the shekelבְּשֶׁקֶלof the sanctuary.הַקֹּדֶשׁ
Numbers 3:50
Study it in the app“From the firstborn of the sons of Israel he took the silver, one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 3:50, word by word
- From the firstbornבְּכוֹרbechor
firstborn
The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.
Where else “bechor” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- he tookלָקַחlakach
accept
To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.
Where else “lakach” appears- the silverכָּסֶףkasef
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kasef” appears- one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekelsחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha
five
Five.
Where else “chamisha” appears- one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekelsשִׁשִּׁיםshishim
sixty
Sixty.
Where else “shishim” appears- one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekelsשְׁלֹשׁshelosh
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosh” appears- one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekelsמֵאוֹתmeot
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appears- one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekelsאֶלֶףelef
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appears- by the shekelשֶׁקֶלshekel
shekel
Shekel: a weight of about 11 grams. Since there were no coins, silver was weighed, so a shekel is also an amount of money.
Where else “shekel” appears- of the sanctuaryקֹּדֶשׁkodesh
sanctuary
The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.
Where else “kodesh” appears
The context
49So Moses took the ransom silver from those in excess beyond those ransomed by the Levites.
50 · This verse (above)
51And Moses gave the ransom silver to Aaron and to his sons according to the command of YHWH, as YHWH had commanded Moses.