The Meaning of Numbers 3:49 Explained

Numbers 3:49

KJV: And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:

YLT: And Moses taketh the ransom money from those over and above those ransomed by the Levites;

Darby: And Moses took the ransom-money from them that were over and above those who were ransomed by the Levites;

ASV: And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Moses  took  the redemption  money  of them that were over  and above them that were redeemed  by the Levites: 

What does Numbers 3:49 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 3

1  The sons of Aaron
5  The Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn
14  Are numbered by their families
21  The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites
27  Of the Kohathites
33  Of the Merarites
38  The place and charge of Moses and Aaron
40  The firstborn are freed by the Levites
44  The balances are refunded

What do the individual words in Numbers 3:49 mean?

So took Moses - money the redemption from those who were over [and] above those who were redeemed by the Levites
וַיִּקַּ֣ח מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֵ֖ת כֶּ֣סֶף הַפִּדְי֑וֹם מֵאֵת֙ הָעֹ֣דְפִ֔ים עַ֖ל פְּדוּיֵ֥י הַלְוִיִּֽם

וַיִּקַּ֣ח  So  took 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
מֹשֶׁ֔ה  Moses 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹשֶׁה  
Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
אֵ֖ת  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
כֶּ֣סֶף  money 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
הַפִּדְי֑וֹם  the  redemption 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: פִּדְיׄום 
Sense: ransom, redemption.
הָעֹ֣דְפִ֔ים  those  who  were  over 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: עָדַף  
Sense: to remain over, be in excess.
עַ֖ל  [and]  above 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
פְּדוּיֵ֥י  those  who  were  redeemed  by 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural construct
Root: פְּדוּיִם  
Sense: ransom.
הַלְוִיִּֽם  the  Levites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.

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