Exodus 30:13
This, shall they give—every one that passeth over to them that have been numbered—a half-shekel by the shekel of the sanctuary,—the shekel is twenty gerahs—the half-shekel, shall be a heave-offering to Yahweh.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Leviticus 27:3then shall, thine estimate be for the male from twenty years of age even to sixty years of age, yea thine estimate shall be—fifty shekels of silver by the shekel of the sanctuary;
Numbers 3:47thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll,—by the shekel of the sanctuary, shalt thou take it, twenty gerahs to the shekel;
2 Kings 12:5let the priests take to them, every one from his acquaintance,—and let, them, repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever there may be found a breach.
Matthew 17:24And, when they came into Capernaum, they who, the half shekel, were receiving, came near unto Peter, and said, Your teacher, doth he not pay the half shekel?
Matthew Henry on Exodus 30:12-17
11 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 12 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. 13 This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the Lord . 14 Every one that passeth among them… Read the whole commentary →