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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

15 The rich are not to give more than a half shekel and the poor are not to give less(A) when you make the offering to the Lord to atone for your lives. 16 Receive the atonement(B) money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting.(C) It will be a memorial(D) for the Israelites before the Lord, making atonement for your lives.”

Basin for Washing

17 Then the Lord said to Moses,

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