Exodus 30:12

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10 And ^aAaron shall make atonement upon its horns once a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonement; once a year he shall make atonement upon it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.”

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11 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

12 ^a“When you take the census of the children of Israel for their number, then every man shall give ^ba ransom for himself to the Lord, when you number them, that there may be no ^cplague among them when you number them.

13 ^aThis is what everyone among those who are numbered shall give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary ^b(a shekel is twenty gerahs). ^cThe half-shekel shall be an offering to the Lord.

14 Everyone included among those who are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an¹ offering to the Lord.

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Adam Clarke

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Exodus 30:12

Then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul - This was a very important ordinance, and should be seriously considered. See Exodus 30:13 (note).

Other Adam Clarke entries containing Exodus 30:12:

2 Kings 12:4
2 Chronicles 24:6
Nehemiah 10:32

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