Exodus 30:16 · Clearspring

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WEBBE

You shall take the atonement money from the children of Israel, and shall appoint it for the service of the Tent of Meeting; that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD, to make atonement for your souls.”

BSB

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.”

KJV

And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.

ASV

And thou shalt take the atonement money from the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tent of meeting; that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.

BBE

And you are to take this money from the children of Israel to be used for the work of the Tent of meeting, to keep the memory of the children of Israel before the Lord and to be the price of your lives.

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וְלָקַחְתָּ ve·la·kach·ta and you will take H3947 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 כֶּסֶף ke·sef [the] money of H3701 הַכִּפֻּרִים ha·ki·pu·rim (the) atonement(s) H3725 מֵאֵת me·'et from with H854 בְּנֵי be·nei [the] people of H1121 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 וְנָתַתָּ ve·na·ta·ta and you will give H5414 אֹתוֹ 'o·to (marks the object) it H853 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 עֲבֹדַת 'a·vo·dat [the] service of H5656 אֹהֶל 'o·hel [the] tent of H168 מוֹעֵד mo·'ed meeting H4150 וְהָיָה ve·ha·yah and it will become H1961 לִבְנֵי liv·nei for [the] people of H1121 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 לְזִכָּרוֹן le·zi·ka·ron (into) a memorial H2146 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 לְכַפֵּר le·kha·per to make atonement H3722 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם פ naf·sho·tei·khem selves your H5315

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 11–16

The tribute was half a shekel, about fifteen pence of our money. The rich were not to give more, nor the poor less; the souls of the rich and poor are alike precious, and God is no respecter of persons, Ac 10:34; Job 34:19. In other offerings men were to give according to their wordly ability; but this, which was the ransom of the soul, must be alike for all. The souls of all are of equal value, equally in danger, and all equally need a ransom. The money raised was to be used in the service of the tabernacle. Those who have the benefit, must not grudge the necessary charges of God's public worship. Money cannot make atonement for the soul, but it may be used for the honour of Him who has made the atonement, and for the maintenance of the gospel by which the atonement is applied.

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