This redemption money (see the marginal references) would perhaps be exacted from the parents of the “youngest” children of the 22,273 ([Reference …

Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll. — It is not stated how the 273 families from whom the redemption mo…

You shall even take five shekels apiece the poll
Or head; every firstborn, or his parent for him, was bound to pay f…

The number of the firstborn, and that of the Levites, were close to each other. Known to God are all His works beforehand; there is an exact propor…