Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 30:12-14

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.

14Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this 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