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Bamidbar 3:46 · EXTRA 1 — the redemption of the 273 EXTRA

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וְאֵת֙ פְּדוּיֵ֣י הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה וְהַשִּׁבְעִ֖ים וְהַמָּאתָ֑יִם הָעֹֽדְפִים֙ עַל־הַלְוִיִּ֔ם מִבְּכ֖וֹר בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

And as the redemption price of the 273 Israelite first-born over and above the number of the Levites,

Chabad.org — 3:46

Source Citation

Bamidbar Rabbah / Bechoros — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal / Classic Source

Core Text

ואת פדויי השלשה והשבעים והמאתים —\ldots העודפים על הלוים.

English: “And for the redemption of the 273” — \ldots the excess over the Levites.

On the midrash / in context: 22,273 firstborn minus 22,000 Levites leaves 273 who require the five-shekel payment; the midrash treats the arithmetic as precise and intentional.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal emphasize the exact surplus of 273 firstborn who must be redeemed with silver.

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