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Exodus 30:15

JusticeMoney and wealth

13 Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.

14 Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD.

In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.

16 Take the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the Tent of Meeting. It will serve as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD to make atonement for your lives.”

17 And the LORD said to Moses,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.
KJV
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
WEB
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of the LORD, to make atonement for your souls.
ASV
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.
DARBY
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when ye give the heave-offering of Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.
BLB
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than the half shekel, to give a contribution of YHWH to make atonement upon your⁺ souls.
ÅB
Den rike skal ikke gi mere og den fattige ikke mindre enn en halv sekel når dere gir gaven til Herren som løsepenger for deres liv.
OTB
De rike skal ikke bidra med mer, og de fattige ikke med mindre, enn den halve sekelen når de gir gaven til Herren for å gjøre soning for deres liv.
B1930
Den rike skal ikke gi mere og den fattige ikke mindre enn en halv sekel når I gir gaven til Herren som løsepenger for eders liv.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 31:50

    So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”

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  • Exodus 30:12

    “When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered.

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  • Job 34:19

    who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.

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  • Ephesians 6:9

    And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

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  • Leviticus 17:11

    For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.

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  • Proverbs 22:2

    The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.

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  • Colossians 3:25

    Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.

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  • 2 Samuel 21:3

    So David asked the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? How can I make amends so that you may bless the inheritance of the LORD?”

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