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15 The rich person is not to give more,[a] nor is the poor person to give less[b] than the half shekel,[c] when you give a contribution to the Lord to make atonement for yourselves.[d] 16 You are to take the atonement money from the Israelis and give it for the service of the Tent of Meeting, and it is to be a memorial for the Israelis in the Lord’s presence to make atonement for yourselves.”[e]

The Bronze Basin

17 The Lord told Moses,

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 30:15 Lit. increase from
  2. Exodus 30:15 Lit. decrease from
  3. Exodus 30:15 I.e., a unit of weight measurement equal to about 16 barley grains; about 0.025 ounces or 0.5 grams; cf. Num 3:47; Num 18:16
  4. Exodus 30:15 Or for your lives
  5. Exodus 30:16 Or for your lives