Numbers 3:51

51 He gave the silver to Aaron and his sons. He did just as the LORD had commanded him.

Numbers 3:51 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 3:51

And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed
That were redeemed this way, and not by Levites, as in ( Numbers 3:49 ) , but by money, paying five shekels a head:

unto Aaron and his sons;
to whom the Levites were given; and this money, as a recompence for the deficiency of the number of them, to answer to the firstborn exchanged for them:

according to the word of the Lord;
( Numbers 3:48 ) ;

as the Lord commanded Moses;
so did he, being a faithful servant in all things in the house of God; he did not convert it to his own use, or to any other use than to what God had appointed it.

Numbers 3:51 In-Context

49 So Moses collected the silver from the additional sons in Israel to buy their freedom. The Levites took the place of all of the others.

50 Moses collected 35 pounds of silver. It was weighed out in keeping with the weights that are used in the sacred tent. Moses collected it from the oldest sons in Israel.

51 He gave the silver to Aaron and his sons. He did just as the LORD had commanded him.