13 This shall every man give, that goeth into the number, half a shekel, after the [a]shekel of the Sanctuary: ((A)a shekel is twenty gerahs) the half shekel shall be an offering to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 30:13 This shekel valued two common shekels: and the gerah valued about 12 pence after five shillings sterling the ounce of silver.

13 Each one who crosses over to those already counted is to give a half shekel,[a] according to the sanctuary shekel,(A) which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the Lord.

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  1. Exodus 30:13 That is, about 1/5 ounce or about 5.8 grams; also in verse 15