"Everyonewho is numbered,from twentyyearsoldand over,shall givethe contributionto the LORD.
"Thisis what everyonewho is numberedshall give:halfa shekelaccording to the shekelof the sanctuary(the shekelis twentygerahs),halfa shekelas a contributionto the LORD.
"The richshall not paymoreand the poorshall not paylessthanthe halfshekel,when you givethe contributionto the LORDto makeatonementfor yourselves.
"The shekelshall be twentygerahs;twentyshekels,twenty-fiveshekels,[and] fifteenshekelsshall be your maneh.
"Allthe peopleof the landshall giveto thisofferingfor the princein Israel.
and they assembledallthe congregationtogether on the firstof the secondmonth.Then they registeredby ancestryin their families,by their fathers'households,according to the numberof names,from twentyyearsoldand upward,headby head,
Now the sonsof Reuben,Israel'sfirstborn,their genealogicalregistrationby their families,by their fathers'households,according to the numberof names,headby head,everymalefrom twentyyearsoldand upward,whoever[was able to] goout to war,
from twentyyearsoldand upward,whoever[is able to] goout to warin Israel,you and Aaronshall numberthem by their armies.
your corpseswill fallin thiswilderness,even allyour numberedmen, according to your completenumberfrom twentyyearsoldand upward,whohave grumbledagainstMe.
"Takea censusof allthe congregationof the sonsof Israelfrom twentyyearsoldand upward,by their fathers'households,whoeveris able to goout to warin Israel."
Noneof the menwho cameup from Egypt,from twentyyearsoldand upward,shall seethe landwhichI sworeto Abraham,to Isaacand to Jacob;for they did not followMe fully,
