Exodus 30:11-16
New American Standard Bible
11 The Lord also spoke to Moses, saying, 12 “When you take (A)a [a]census of the sons of Israel [b]to count them, then each one of them shall give (B)a ransom for [c]himself to the Lord, when you [d]count them, so that there will be no plague among them when you [e]count them. 13 This is what everyone who [f]is counted shall give: half a [g]shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary ((C)the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as a [h]contribution to the Lord. 14 Everyone who [i]is counted, from twenty years old and over, shall give the [j]contribution to the Lord. 15 The rich shall not pay more, and the poor shall not pay less, than the half shekel, when you give the [k]contribution to the Lord to make atonement for [l]yourselves. 16 And you shall take the atonement money from the sons of Israel and give it for the service of the tent of meeting, so that it may be a memorial for the sons of Israel before the Lord, to make atonement for [m]yourselves.”
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- Exodus 30:12 Lit sum
- Exodus 30:12 Lit for their being mustered
- Exodus 30:12 Lit his soul
- Exodus 30:12 Lit muster
- Exodus 30:12 Lit muster
- Exodus 30:13 Lit passes over to those who are mustered
- Exodus 30:13 A shekel was about 0.5 oz. or 14 gm
- Exodus 30:13 Or uplifted offering
- Exodus 30:14 See note 1 v 13
- Exodus 30:14 Or uplifted offering of the Lord
- Exodus 30:15 Or uplifted offering of the Lord
- Exodus 30:15 Lit your souls
- Exodus 30:16 Lit your souls
Exodus 30:11-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Half Shekel for the Sanctuary
11 The Lord spoke to Moses, 12 “When you take a census of the Israelites to register them, at registration all of them shall give a ransom for their lives to the Lord, so that no plague may come upon them for being registered.(A) 13 This is what each one who is registered shall give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as an offering to the Lord.(B) 14 Each one who is registered, from twenty years old and up, shall give the Lord’s offering. 15 The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than the half shekel, when you bring this offering to the Lord to make atonement for your lives.(C) 16 You shall take the atonement money from the Israelites and shall designate it for the service of the tent of meeting; before the Lord it will be a reminder to the Israelites of the ransom given for your lives.”(D)
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