Exodus 30:13-16 ▼

13 Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel <0.2 oz / 5.7 g>, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs <0.4 oz / 11.4 g>. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD {YHWH}.

14 Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD {YHWH}.

15 In making the offering to the LORD {YHWH} to atone for your⁺ lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.

16 Take the atonement money from the Israelites (God prevails) and use it for the service of the Tent of Meeting. It will serve as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD {YHWH} to make atonement for your⁺ lives.”