NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Thou shalt even takelaqach (law-kakh') to take (in the widest variety of applications) five chamesh (khaw-maysh') five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece). shekels sheqel (sheh'-kel) probably a weight; used as a commercial standard -- shekel. apiece by the poll gulgoleth (gul-go'-leth) a skull (as round); by implication, a head (in enumeration of persons) -- head, every man, poll, skull. after the shekel sheqel (sheh'-kel) probably a weight; used as a commercial standard -- shekel. of the sanctuary qodesh (ko'-desh) a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity -- consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (most) holy (day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary. shalt thou take laqach (law-kakh') to take (in the widest variety of applications) themthe shekel sheqel (sheh'-kel) probably a weight; used as a commercial standard -- shekel. is twenty `esriym (es-reem') twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth). gerahs gerah (gay-raw') properly, a kernel (round as if scraped), i.e. a gerah or small weight (and coin) -- gerah. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible you shall take five shekels apiece, per head; you shall take them in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), King James Bible Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:) Holman Christian Standard Bible collect five shekels for each person, according to the standard sanctuary shekel--20 gerahs to the shekel. International Standard Version so collect five shekels for each individual, denominated in shekels of the sanctuary, that is, the shekel that weighs 20 gerahs. NET Bible collect five shekels for each one individually; you are to collect this amount in the currency of the sanctuary shekel (this shekel is twenty gerahs). GOD'S WORD® Translation It will cost you two ounces of silver per person (using the standard weight of the holy place) to buy them back. King James 2000 Bible You shall even take five shekels apiece individually, after the shekel of the sanctuary shall you take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:) Links Numbers 3:47Numbers 3:47 NIV Numbers 3:47 NLT Numbers 3:47 ESV Numbers 3:47 NASB Numbers 3:47 KJV |