Exodus 30:15-17

Expanded Bible

¹⁵ A rich person must not give more than ·one-fifth of an ounce [^La half shekel], and a poor person must not give less. You are ·paying this to the Lord to buy back your lives [giving a gift/contribution to the Lord as a ransom/atonement for your life]. ¹⁶ ·Gather [Take] from the ·people [^Lsons; children] of Israel this ·money [silver] paid to ·buy back their lives [^Latone; ransom], and ·spend [give] it on things for the ·service [work] in the Meeting Tent. This payment will remind the Lord that the ·Israelites’ [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel’s] lives have been ·bought back [ransomed; atoned].”

The Bronze Bowl

¹⁷ The Lord said to Moses,