Exodus 30:15
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.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| הֶֽעָשִׁ֣יר | he.'a.Shir | the rich [person] | H6223 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| יַרְבֶּ֗ה | yar.Beh | he will make much | H7235 → |
| וְהַדַּל֙ | ve.ha.Dal | and the poor [person] | H1800 → |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| יַמְעִ֔יט | yam.'It | he will make little | H4591 → |
| מִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית | mi.ma.cha.Tzit | more than [the] half of | H4276 → |
| הַשָּׁ֑קֶל | ha.Sha.kel | the shekel | H8255 → |
| לָתֵת֙ | la.Tet | by paying | H5414 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| תְּרוּמַ֣ת | te.ru.Mat | [the] contribution of | H8641 → |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| לְכַפֵּ֖ר | le.kha.Per | to make atonement | H3722 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶֽם׃ | naf.sho.tei.Khem | selves your | H5315 → |
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