Exodus 30:15

Easy To Read Version

Rich people must not give more than 1Ú2 shekel. And poor people must not give less than 1Ú2 shekel. All people will make the same offering to the Lord. This will be a payment for your life.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:3

David said to the Gibeonites, “What can I do for you? What can I do to take away Israel’s sin, so you can bless the Lord’s people?”

Job 34:19

God does not love leaders\par more than other people.\par And God does not love rich people\par more that poor people.\par Why? Because God made every person.\par

Exodus 30:12

“Count the people of Israel so that you will know how many people there are. Every time this is done, every person must make a payment for himself to the Lord. If each person does this, then no terrible thing will happen to the people.

Exodus 30:14

Every person who is at least 20 years old will be counted. And every person counted must give the Lord this offering.

Exodus 30:16

Gather this money from the people of Israel. Use the money for the service in the Meeting Tent. [301] This payment will be a way for the Lord to remember his people. They will be paying for their own lives.”

Exodus 38:26

All the men 20 years old or older were counted. There were 603,550 men, and each man had to pay a tax of 1 beqa [445] of silver. (Using the official measure, a beqa is 1Ú2 shekel. [446])

Proverbs 22:2

Rich people and poor people are the same. The Lord made them all.

Ezekiel 45:16

“Every person in the country will give to this offering for the ruler of Israel.

Leviticus 17:11

Why? Because the life of the body is in the blood. I have given you rules for pouring that blood on the altar. [309] You must do this to make yourselves pure. [310] You must give that blood {to me} as payment for the life {that you took}.

Numbers 31:50

So we are bringing the Lord’s gift from every soldier. We are bringing things that are made of gold—arm bands, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces. This gift to the Lord is to make us pure. [367] ”

Ephesians 6:9

Masters, in the same way, be good to your slaves. Don’t say things to scare them. You know that the One who is your Master and their Master is in heaven. And that Master (God) judges every person the same.