Numbers 3:51

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and Moses gave the redemption-money unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּתֵּ֨ן מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת־כֶּ֧סֶף הַפְּדֻיִ֛ם לְאַהֲרֹ֥ן וּלְבָנָ֖יו עַל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

Transliteration

And-yittēn mōšeh ʾet-kesep the-pəduyim to-ʾahărōn and-to-bānāyw according-to pî YHWH, kaʾăšer ṣiwwāh YHWH ʾet-mōšeh.

Grammar Details

*yittēn*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - he gave
*mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
*ʾēt*: direct object marker
*kesep*: masculine singular construct - silver/money of
*pəduyim*: qal passive participle masculine plural with definite article - the redeemed ones
*ʾahărōn*: proper noun - Aaron
*bānāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his sons
*pî*: masculine singular construct - mouth/word of
*YHWH*: proper noun - the divine name
*kaʾăšer*: conjunction - just as, according to what
*ṣiwwāh*: piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he commanded

Word Meanings

*yittēn*: gave, placed, put, set
*kesep*: silver, money, payment
*pəduyim*: redeemed ones, ransomed ones
*pî*: mouth, command, word, utterance
*ṣiwwāh*: commanded, ordered, instructed

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Num 3:48 : 48 and thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.
Num 16:15 : 15 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto Jehovah, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
1 Sam 12:3-4 : 3 Here I am: witness against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. 4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.
Mal 4:4 : 4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances.
Acts 20:33 : 33 I coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
1 Cor 9:12 : 12 If others partake of [this] right over you, do not we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right; but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
1 Pet 5:2 : 2 Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to [the will of] God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

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