Exodus 30:15
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The rich man shall not add to half a sicle, and the poor man shall diminish nothing.

rich

Job 34:19 Who accepteth not the persons of princes: nor hath regarded the tyrant, when he contended against the poor man: for all are the work of his hands.

Proverbs 22:2 The rich and poor have met one another: the Lord is the maker of them both.

Ephesians 6:9 And you, masters, do the same things to them, forbearing threatenings: knowing that the Lord both of them and you is in heaven. And there is no respect of persons with him.

Colossians 3:25 For he that doth wrong shall receive for that which he hath done wrongfully. And there is no respect of persons with God.

give more.

Exodus 30:12 When thou shalt take the sum of the children of Israel, according to their number, every one of them shall give a price for their souls to the Lord, and there shall be no scourge among them, when they shall be reckoned.

Leviticus 17:11 Because the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you, that you may make atonement with it upon the altar for your souls, and the blood may be for an expiation of the soul.

Numbers 31:50 Therefore we offer as gifts to the Lord what gold every one of us could find in the booty, in garters and tablets, rings and bracelets, and chains, that thou mayst pray to the Lord for us.

2 Samuel 21:3 David therefore said to the Gabaonites: What shall I do for you? and what shall be the atonement or you, that you may bless the inheritance of the Lord?

Context
The Atonement Money
14He that is counted in the number from twenty years and upwards, shall give the price. 15The rich man shall not add to half a sicle, and the poor man shall diminish nothing.16And the money received, which was contributed by the children of Israel, thou shalt deliver unto the uses of the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be a memorial of them before the Lord, and he may be merciful to their souls.…
Cross References
Exodus 30:14
He that is counted in the number from twenty years and upwards, shall give the price.

Exodus 30:16
And the money received, which was contributed by the children of Israel, thou shalt deliver unto the uses of the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be a memorial of them before the Lord, and he may be merciful to their souls.

Exodus 38:26
There were moreover a hundred talents of silver, whereof were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and of the entry where the veil hangeth.

Ezekiel 45:16
All the people of the land shall be bound to these firstfruits for the prince in Israel.

Lexicon
In making
לָתֵת֙ (lā·ṯêṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

the offering
תְּרוּמַ֣ת (tə·rū·maṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8641: Contribution, offering (for sacred uses)

to the LORD
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

to atone
לְכַפֵּ֖ר (lə·ḵap·pêr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3722: To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel

for
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

your lives,
נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶֽם׃ (nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

the rich
הֶֽעָשִׁ֣יר (he·‘ā·šîr)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6223: Rich

shall not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

give more
יַרְבֶּ֗ה (yar·beh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7235: To be or become much, many or great

than a half
מִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית (mim·ma·ḥă·ṣîṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4276: A halving, the middle

shekel,
הַשָּׁ֑קֶל (haš·šā·qel)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8255: A weight, a commercial standard

nor shall
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

the poor
וְהַדַּל֙ (wə·had·dal)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1800: Dangling, weak, thin

give less.
יַמְעִ֔יט (yam·‘îṭ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4591: To pare off, lessen, in, to be, small, few


Additional Translations
In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering to the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.

The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.

The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than the half didrachm in giving the offering to the Lord, to make atonement for your souls.

The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when ye give the heave-offering of Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.

The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of the LORD, to make atonement for your souls.

The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering to the LORD to make an atonement for your souls.

The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of Yahweh, to make atonement for your souls.

the rich doth not multiply, and the poor doth not diminish from the half-shekel, to give the heave-offering of Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.
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