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Exodus 30:12

“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.

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ASV

When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel, according to those that are numbered of them, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto Jehovah, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.

KJV

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.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֣יkithatH3588 →
תִשָּׂ֞אti.Sa'you will takeH5375 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
רֹ֥אשׁrosh[the] sum ofH7218 →
בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לִפְקֻדֵיהֶם֒lif.ku.dei.Hemof enrolled [men] themH6485 →
וְנָ֨תְנ֜וּve.Na.te.Nuand they will giveH5414 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isheveryoneH376 →
כֹּ֧פֶרKo.fer[the] ransom ofH3724 →
נַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.Sholife hisH5315 →
לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068 →
בִּפְקֹ֣דbif.Kodwhen enrollH6485 →
אֹתָ֑ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will beH1961 →
בָהֶ֛םva.Hemamong <the> them
נֶ֖גֶףNe.gefa plagueH5063 →
בִּפְקֹ֥דbif.Kodwhen enrollH6485 →
אֹתָֽם׃'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →

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Numbers 31:50So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”1 Peter 1:18–19For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,Exodus 38:25–26The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—1 Chronicles 27:24Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. For because of this census wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not entered in the Book of the Chronicles of King David.Numbers 1:2“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.Psalms 49:7No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”1 Chronicles 21:12between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their swords, or three days of the sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel.’ Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”Mark 10:45For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”Numbers 26:2–4“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”Numbers 1:2–5“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.1 Chronicles 21:14So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell dead.Job 33:24to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’2 Samuel 24:1–15Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”Job 36:18Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.1 Timothy 2:6who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.2 Chronicles 24:6So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?”Exodus 21:30If payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him.

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