Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Numbers 3:47 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Numbers 3:47 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 3 verse 47 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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:)”
Numbers 3:47 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 3:47
The specification 'after the shekel of the sanctuary' establishes a divine standard for measurement, not human manipulation. The sanctuary shekel was an exact, God-ordained weight preventing fraud. This principle extends to all God's standards—His law is the unchanging measure of righteousness, not situational ethics (Malachi 3:6). The Hebrew shekel ha-kodesh (holy shekel) was twenty gerahs, ensuring precision. God's justice requires accurate weights and measures (Leviticus 19:36), picturing His perfect righteousness as the standard for judgment.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 3:47
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“everyone who passes over to those who are numbered”
“then your valuation shall be for a male five shekels of silver”
“according to your estimation”
“And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.”
“And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels”
“one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels”