Numbers 3:49

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So Moses collected the redemption silver from those who exceeded the number of the Levites.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקַּ֣ח מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֵ֖ת כֶּ֣סֶף הַפִּדְי֑וֹם מֵאֵת֙ הָעֹ֣דְפִ֔ים עַ֖ל פְּדוּיֵ֥י הַלְוִיִּֽם׃

Transliteration

And-yiqqaḥ mōšeh ʾēt kesep the-pidyôm from-ʾēt the-ʿōdəpîm over pədûyê the-ləwiyyim.

Grammar Details

• *yiqqaḥ*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - he took
• *mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker
• *kesep*: masculine singular construct - silver/money of
• *pidyôm*: masculine singular noun with definite article - redemption
• *ʿōdəpîm*: qal active participle masculine plural with definite article - those exceeding, those remaining over
• *pədûyê*: qal passive participle masculine plural construct - redeemed ones of
• *ləwiyyim*: proper noun, masculine plural with definite article - Levites

Word Meanings

• *yiqqaḥ*: took, received, acquired
• *kesep*: silver, money, payment
• *pidyôm*: redemption price, ransom
• *ʿōdəpîm*: those exceeding, those remaining over, those surplus
• *pədûyê*: redeemed ones, ransomed ones

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  So Moses took the redemption money from those who were in excess of those redeemed by the Levites:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Moses toke the redempcio money of the ouerplus that were moo then the leuites amonge

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then toke Moses ye redempcion money (that remayned ouer aboue the nombre of the Leuites)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus Moses tooke the redemption of the that were redeemed, being mo then the Leuites:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Moyses toke the redemption money of them that were redeemed, beyng mo then the Leuites:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Moses took the redemption money from those who exceeded the number of those who were redeemed by the Levites;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So Moses took the money, the price of those whose place had not been taken by the Levites;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Moses took the redemption money from those who exceeded the number of those who were redeemed by the Levites;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Moses took the redemption money from those who were in excess of those redeemed by the Levites.