¹² “When you ·count [register] the ·people [^Lsons; children] of Israel, every person must ·buy back [ransom; atone for] his life from the Lord so that no ·terrible things [disaster; plague] will happen to the people when you ·number [register] them.

²⁵ The silver was given by the ·members of the community [congregation; assembly] who were counted. It weighed ·7,550 pounds [^L100 talents and 1,775 shekels], as set by the Holy Place measure.