And Moses gave the silver for the redemption to Aaron and his sons, just as the Lord had commanded.
Parallel translations
- WEB and Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to his sons, according to Yahweh’s word, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- KJV And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
- BSB And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the word of the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
- NKJV And Moses gave their redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.
- NASB Then Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to his sons, at the command of the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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Quick answer
Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons as the Lord commanded. The redemption was completed in full obedience.
Overview
Moses delivered the collected silver to the priests exactly according to God's word. The closing emphasis on obedience caps the entire redemption account. This faithful completion of a redemption transaction, by God's appointment and price, anticipates the gospel in which a perfect redemption is accomplished and applied through Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Num 3:48and you shall give the money, with which their remainder is redeemed, to Aaron and to his sons.”
- Mal 4:4“Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances.
- Num 16:15Moses was very angry, and said to Yahweh, “Don’t respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, neither have I hurt one of them.”
- 1 Sam 12:3–4Here I am. Witness against me before Yahweh, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a ransom to make me blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.”
- 1 Pet 5:2Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;
- 1 Cor 9:12If others partake of this right over you, don’t we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right, but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the Good News of Christ.
- Acts 20:33I coveted no one’s silver, or gold, or clothing.
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