L’offrande pour racheter la vie des Israélites

11 L’Eternel parla encore à Moïse en ces termes : 12 Lorsque tu recenseras les Israélites, chacun d’eux donnera à l’Eternel une rançon pour sa vie au moment où il sera recensé ; ainsi ce dénombrement ne leur attirera aucun malheur. 13 Chacun de ceux qui seront recensés versera la moitié de l’unité de poids en vigueur au sanctuaire[a] c’est-à-dire six grammes d’argent : c’est un prélèvement pour l’Eternel. 14 Toute personne de vingt ans et au-dessus comptée lors de ce recensement donnera ce prélèvement pour l’Eternel. 15 Les riches ne paieront pas plus et les pauvres pas moins que cette somme pour acquitter le prélèvement dû à l’Eternel, en rançon pour leur vie. 16 Tu percevras des Israélites l’argent de cette rançon et tu le destineras à l’entretien de la tente de la Rencontre. Il rappellera à l’Eternel que la rançon pour leur vie a été versée.

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Footnotes

  1. 30.13 En hébreu : un demi-sicle sur la base du sicle (11, 4 g) du sanctuaire qui vaut vingt guéras.

Atonement Money

11 Then the Lord said to Moses, 12 “When you take a census(A) of the Israelites to count them, each one must pay the Lord a ransom(B) for his life at the time he is counted. Then no plague(C) will come on them when you number them. 13 Each one who crosses over to those already counted is to give a half shekel,[a] according to the sanctuary shekel,(D) which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the Lord. 14 All who cross over, those twenty years old or more,(E) are to give an offering to the Lord. 15 The rich are not to give more than a half shekel and the poor are not to give less(F) when you make the offering to the Lord to atone for your lives. 16 Receive the atonement(G) money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting.(H) It will be a memorial(I) for the Israelites before the Lord, making atonement for your lives.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 30:13 That is, about 1/5 ounce or about 5.8 grams; also in verse 15

The Atonement Money

11 The Lord spoke to Moses: 12 “When you take a census(A) of the Israelites to register them, each of the men must pay a ransom(B) for himself to the Lord as they are registered. Then no plague(C) will come on them as they are registered. 13 Everyone who is registered must pay half a shekel[a] according to the sanctuary shekel (20 gerahs to the shekel). This half shekel is a contribution to the Lord.(D) 14 Each man who is registered, 20 years old or more, must give this contribution to the Lord. 15 The wealthy may not give more and the poor may not give less(E) than half a shekel when giving the contribution to the Lord to atone for[b] your lives. 16 Take the atonement money[c] from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will serve as a reminder for the Israelites before the Lord to atone for[d] your lives.”(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 30:13 About 2⁄5 of an ounce of silver
  2. Exodus 30:15 Or to ransom
  3. Exodus 30:16 Lit the silver of the atonement
  4. Exodus 30:16 Or to ransom