Exodus 30:13 meaning and explanation
Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.
Exodus 30:13, Berean Standard Bible
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God is speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, instructing him about the census offering. When Israelite men twenty and older are counted, each pays a half shekel, defined here by the sanctuary standard of twenty gerahs.
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