en_tn_condensed/num/18/16.md

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# Those that are to be redeemed by the people must be redeemed after becoming one month old
"The people must buy them back when they become one month old"
# Those that are to be redeemed
Most likely this refers only to firstborn humans that must be redeemed and not to firstborn unclean animals.
# five shekels ... which equals twenty gerahs
"five pieces of silver ... each of which equals ten grams" or "fifty grams of silver, using the standard weights that are used in the sanctuary"
# five shekels
"five shekels of silver"
# sanctuary shekel
This is the shekel that people had to use in the sanctuary of the sacred tent. It weighed twenty gerahs, which was about 11 grams.