Catholic Public Domain Version
"But for the price of the two hundred and seventy-three, which exceed the number of the Levites compared to the number of firstborn of the sons of Israel, "
— Numbers 3:46, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;”
“And for the redemption of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above the number of the Levites, ”
“For the redemption of the two hundred seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who exceed the number of the Levites,”
“And for the redemption of the 273 firstborn males of the Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,”
“But for the price of the two hundred and seventy-three, of the firstborn of the children of Israel, that exceed the number of the Levites,”
“And the price you have to give for the two hundred and seventy-three first sons of the children of Israel which are in addition to the number of the Levites,”
“And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;”
And the males by their names, from one month and above, were twenty-two thousand two hundred seventy-three.
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
“Take the Levites, in place of the firstborn of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites, in place of their cattle, and so the Levites shall be mine. I am the Lord.
But for the price of the two hundred and seventy-three, which exceed the number of the Levites compared to the number of firstborn of the sons of Israel,
you shall take five shekels for each head, by the measure of the Sanctuary. A shekel has twenty obols.
And you shall give the money to Aaron and his sons as the price of those that are in excess.”
Therefore, Moses took the money for those that were in excess, and whom they had redeemed from the Levites