Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 30:11-13

11Then the LORD said to Moses, 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. 13Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel,1 according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs.2 This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.

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Notes

1. Exodus 30:13 A half shekel is approximately 0.2 ounces or 5.7 grams; also in verse 15. ↩
2. Exodus 30:13 20 gerahs is equivalent to one shekel (approximately 0.4 ounces or 11.4 grams). ↩

Commentaries on Exodus 30

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Rashi on Tanakh
Calvin’s Commentaries
Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
John Wesley’s Notes
Darby Translation Notes
Geneva Bible Translation Notes
Kingcomments
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings