So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those who were redeemed by the Levites.
Parallel translations
- WEB Moses took the redemption money from those who exceeded the number of those who were redeemed by the Levites;
- KJV And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:
- BSB So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the number redeemed by the Levites.
- NASB So Moses took the redemption money from those who were in excess of the number of those redeemed by the Levites;
- NLT So Moses collected the silver for redeeming the firstborn sons of Israel who exceeded the number of Levites.
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Quick answer
Moses collected the redemption money from the surplus firstborn. He carried out the redemption exactly as commanded.
Overview
Moses gathered the silver from those firstborn exceeding the Levite count. His action faithfully executed God's instruction for redeeming the surplus. The careful obedience marks the redemption as a divinely ordered, properly completed transaction.
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