11 The Lord also spoke to Moses, saying, 12 “When you take (A)a [a]census of the sons of Israel [b]to number them, then each one of them shall give (B)a ransom for [c]himself to the Lord, when you [d]number them, so that there will be no plague among them when you [e]number them. 13 This is what everyone who [f]is numbered shall give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary ((C)the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as a [g]contribution to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 30:12 Lit sum
  2. Exodus 30:12 Lit for their being mustered
  3. Exodus 30:12 Lit his soul
  4. Exodus 30:12 Lit muster
  5. Exodus 30:12 Lit muster
  6. Exodus 30:13 Lit passes over to those who are mustered
  7. Exodus 30:13 Lit heave offering