King James Version

Numbers 3:46

And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;

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וְאֵת֙veetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).פְּדוּיֵ֣יpeduyeto be redeemedפָּדוּיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to be redeemed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6302as abstractly (in plural masculine) a ransom(that are) to be (that were) redeemed.הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔הhashloshahthe thirdשָׁלוֹשׁdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “the third”, the ordinary formH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).וְהַשִּׁבְעִ֖יםvehashivimand the seventyשִׁבְעִיםconjunction, definite article, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “and the seventy”, the ordinary formH7657seventyseventy, threescore and ten ([phrase] -teen).וְהַמָּאתָ֑יִםvehamatayimand the hundred , -thמֵאָהconjunction, definite article, adjective, cardinal, both genders, dual, absolute — “and the hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.הָעֹֽדְפִים֙haodefimthe be moreעֲדַףdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the be more”, a verb used as a describing wordH5736to be (causatively, have) redundantbe more, odd number, be (have) over (and above), overplus, remain.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe Leviiteלֵוִיִּיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Leviite”, the ordinary formH3881a Levite or descendant of LeviLeviite.מִבְּכ֖וֹרmibkhorfrom firstbornבְּכוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from firstborn”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1060firstborn; hence, chiefeldest (son), firstborn(-ling).בְּנֵ֥יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And as for the redemption of the two hundred and three score and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above the number of the Levites,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And for the redemption of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above the number of the Levites,

Young’s Literal Translation

'And [from] those ransomed of the two hundred and seventy and three (who are more than the Levites) of the first-born of the sons of Israel,

World English Bible

For the redemption of the two hundred seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel who exceed the number of the Levites,

Darby Translation

And for those that are to be ransomed, the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are in excess over the Levites,

Douay-Rheims

But for the price of the two hundred and seventy-three, of the firstborn of the children of Israel, that exceed the number of the Levites,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And as for the redemption of the two hundred and three score and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above the number of the Levites,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And for the ransoms of the two hundred and seventy-three which exceed the Levites in number of the first-born of the sons of Israel;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὰ λύτρα τριῶν καὶ ἑβδομήκοντα καὶ διακοσίων οἱ πλεονάζοντες παρὰ τοὺς Λευίτας ἀπὸ τῶν πρωτοτόκων τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ·