Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The rich are not to give more than a half shekel and the poor are not to give less when you make the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives. New Living Translation When this offering is given to the LORD to purify your lives, making you right with him, the rich must not give more than the specified amount, and the poor must not give less. English Standard Version The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when you give the LORD’s offering to make atonement for your lives. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls. New King James Version The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when you give an offering to the LORD, to make atonement for yourselves. New American Standard Bible The rich shall not pay more, and the poor shall not pay less, than the half shekel, when you give the contribution to the LORD to make atonement for yourselves. NASB 1995 “The rich shall not pay more and the poor shall not pay less than the half shekel, when you give the contribution to the LORD to make atonement for yourselves. NASB 1977 “The rich shall not pay more, and the poor shall not pay less than the half shekel, when you give the contribution to the LORD to make atonement for yourselves. Legacy Standard Bible The rich shall not pay more and the poor shall not pay less than the half shekel when you give the contribution to Yahweh to make atonement for your souls. Amplified Bible The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when you give this contribution to the LORD to make atonement for yourselves. Christian Standard Bible The wealthy may not give more and the poor may not give less than half a shekel when giving the contribution to the LORD to atone for your lives. Holman Christian Standard Bible The wealthy may not give more and the poor may not give less than half a shekel when giving the contribution to the LORD to atone for your lives. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English All who are present in the number from a son of twenty years and above will give an offering to LORD JEHOVAH. Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Douay-Rheims Bible The rich man shall not add to half a sicle, and the poor man shall diminish nothing. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation The rich must not give more than one-fifth of an ounce of silver, and the poor must not give less. This contribution is given to make peace with the LORD and make your lives acceptable to the LORD. Good News Translation The rich man is not to pay more, nor the poor man less, when they pay this amount for their lives. International Standard Version The rich person is not to give more, nor is the poor person to give less than the half shekel, when you give a contribution to the LORD to make atonement for yourselves. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version the rich do not multiply, and the poor do not diminish from the half-shekel, to give the raised-offering of YHWH, to make atonement for your souls. Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible The rich need not give more, nor shall the poor give less, than a half-shekel in this contribution to the LORD to pay the ransom for their lives. NET Bible The rich are not to increase it, and the poor are not to pay less than the half shekel when giving the offering of the LORD, to make atonement for your lives. New Revised Standard Version The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when you bring this offering to the LORD to make atonement for your lives. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible 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. Young's Literal Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Context The Atonement Money…14Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD. 15In 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. 16Take 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.”… Cross References Exodus 30:14 Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD. Exodus 30:16 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." Exodus 38:26 a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men. Ezekiel 45:16 All the people of the land must participate in this contribution for the prince in Israel. Treasury of Scripture 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. rich Job 34:19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. Proverbs 22:2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all. Ephesians 6:9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him. give more. Exodus 30:12 When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. Numbers 31:50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD. Jump to Previous Atone Atonement Contribution Diminish Half Half-Shekel Heave-Offering Less Multiply Offering Pay Poor Price Rich Shekel Silver Souls Wealth YourselvesJump to Next Atone Atonement Contribution Diminish Half Half-Shekel Heave-Offering Less Multiply Offering Pay Poor Price Rich Shekel Silver Souls Wealth YourselvesExodus 30 1. The altar of incense11. The ransom of souls 17. The bronze basin 22. The holy anointing oil 34. The composition of the incense (15) The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less.--See Note 2 on Exodus 30:12.Verse 15. - The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less. This is very emphatic testimony to the equal value of souls in God's sight. The payment was "the ransom of a soul" (ver. 12) - an acknowledgment of God's mercy in sparing those whose life was justly forfeit. As each soul that he has created is equally precious in his sight, and as he designs equally the salvation of all - it was fitting that the same exact sum should be paid in every case. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew In makingלָתֵת֙ (lā·ṯêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5414: To give, put, set the offering תְּרוּמַ֣ת (tə·rū·maṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8641: Contribution, offering (for sacred uses) to the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel to atone לְכַפֵּ֖ר (lə·ḵap·pêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 3722: To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel for עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against your lives, נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶֽם׃ (nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion the rich הֶֽעָשִׁ֣יר (he·‘ā·šîr) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6223: Rich shall not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no give more יַרְבֶּ֗ה (yar·beh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 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 4276: A halving, the middle shekel, הַשָּׁ֑קֶל (haš·šā·qel) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8255: A weight, a commercial standard nor shall לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no the poor וְהַדַּל֙ (wə·had·dal) Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1800: Dangling, weak, thin give less. יַמְעִ֔יט (yam·‘îṭ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4591: To pare off, lessen, in, to be, small, few Links Exodus 30:15 NIVExodus 30:15 NLT Exodus 30:15 ESV Exodus 30:15 NASB Exodus 30:15 KJV Exodus 30:15 BibleApps.com Exodus 30:15 Biblia Paralela Exodus 30:15 Chinese Bible Exodus 30:15 French Bible Exodus 30:15 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 30:15 The rich shall not give more (Exo. 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