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For the redemption of
"to redeem". Some translations use "ransom". This refers back to the Exodus from Egypt in Exodus 13. Ultimately, this is a picture of Jesus as the Passover Lamb and Redeemer.
273 firstborn
"two hundred and seventy-three firstborn"
sons of Israel
Only the firstborn males were counted.
who exceed the number of the Levites
This means that there are 273 more firstborn males among the other tribes of the Israelites than there are total number of Levite males.