And Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהgaveיִּתֵּןthe ransomהַפְּדֻיִםsilverאֶת כֶּסֶףto Aaronלְאַהֲרֹןand to his sonsוּלְבָנָיוaccording to the commandעַל פִּיof YHWH,יְהוָהasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commandedצִוָּהMoses.אֶת מֹשֶׁה
Numbers 3:51
Study it in the app“And Moses gave the ransom silver to Aaron and to his sons according to the command of YHWH, as YHWH had commanded Moses.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 3:51, word by word
- And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- gaveיִּתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- the ransomפְּדֻיִםpeduyim
ransomed, ransom
Ransomed; in the plural, the price paid as ransom.
Where else “peduyim” appears- silverכֶּסֶףkesef
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kesef” appears- to Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- and to his sonsבָנָיvanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanay” appears- according to the commandפִּיpi
according to
Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.
Where else “pi” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- had commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears
The context
50From the firstborn of the sons of Israel he took the silver, one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary.
51 · This verse (above)