Numbers 3:47

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:)

Cross-reference

Numbers 3:50 applies the five-shekel price from 3:47 to the 273 firstborn, totaling 1,365 shekels.

Numbers 3:46 gives the number of firstborn (273) to be redeemed, the reason for the five shekel per person fee.

Numbers 18:16 confirms the same five-shekel ransom price for firstborn males from a month old, matching the price given in 3:47.

Exodus 30:13 defines the shekel of the sanctuary as twenty gerahs, the standard used here for redemption money.

Leviticus 27:25 reaffirms the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs, reinforcing the same measurement standard.

Exodus 30:24 uses the sanctuary shekel for anointing oil ingredients, illustrating its application in holy offerings.

Leviticus 27:6 sets the same five-shekel valuation for male children in vow dedications, parallel to this firstborn redemption price.

Ezekiel 45:12 later echoes the shekel of twenty gerahs, showing continuity of the standard across prophetic literature.

Exodus 38:24 records gold measured by the sanctuary shekel for tabernacle construction, showing the same standard in use.