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13 This is what everyone who [a]is numbered shall give: half a [b]shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary ((A)the shekel is twenty [c]gerahs), half a shekel as a [d]contribution to Yahweh.

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  1. Exodus 30:13 Lit passes over to those who are mustered
  2. Exodus 30:13 A shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm
  3. Exodus 30:13 Approx. 0.5 oz. or 14 gm, a gerah was approx. 0.025 oz. or 0.7 gm
  4. Exodus 30:13 Lit heave offering

13 Each one who crosses over to those already counted is to give a half shekel,[a] according to the sanctuary shekel,(A) which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the Lord.

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

12 And the [a](A)shekel shall be twenty [b](B)gerahs; twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, and fifteen shekels shall be your [c]maneh.

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  1. Ezekiel 45:12 A shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm
  2. Ezekiel 45:12 A gerah was approx. 0.025 oz. or 0.7 gm
  3. Ezekiel 45:12 Or mina

12 The shekel[a] is to consist of twenty gerahs.(A) Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels equal one mina.[b]

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  1. Ezekiel 45:12 A shekel weighed about 2/5 ounce or about 12 grams.
  2. Ezekiel 45:12 That is, 60 shekels; the common mina was 50 shekels. Sixty shekels were about 1 1/2 pounds or about 690 grams.