The LORDalso spoketo Moses,saying,
We also placedourselves underobligationto contributeyearlyone thirdof a shekelfor the serviceof the houseof our God:
"Aaronshall makeatonementon its hornsoncea year;he shall makeatonementon it with the bloodof the sinofferingof atonementoncea yearthroughout your generations.It is mostholyto the LORD."
"Whenyou takea censusof the sonsof Israelto numberthem, then eachoneof them shall givea ransomfor himselfto the LORD,when you numberthem, so that there will be noplagueamong them when you numberthem.
The silverof those of the congregationwho were numberedwas 100talentsand 1,775shekels,according to the shekelof the sanctuary;
"Takea censusof allthe congregationof the sonsof Israelfrom twentyyearsoldand upward,by their fathers'households,whoeveris able to goout to warin Israel."
