"The richshall not paymoreand the poorshall not paylessthanthe halfshekel,when you givethe contributionto the LORDto makeatonementfor yourselves.
Thus Davidsaidto the Gibeonites,"Whatshould I dofor you? And howcan I makeatonementthat you may blessthe inheritanceof the LORD?"
Whoshowsnopartialityto princesNorregardsthe richabovethe poor,For they allare the workof His hands?
"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.
"Everyonewho is numbered,from twentyyearsoldand over,shall givethe contributionto the LORD.
"You shall takethe atonementmoneyfrom the sonsof Israeland shall giveit for the serviceof the tentof meeting,that it may be a memorialfor the sonsof Israelbeforethe LORD,to makeatonementfor yourselves."
a bekaa head([that is], halfa shekelaccording to the shekelof the sanctuary),for eachonewho passedoverto those who were numbered,from twentyyearsoldand upward,for 603,550men.
The richand the poorhavea commonbond,The LORDis the makerof them all.
"Allthe peopleof the landshall giveto thisofferingfor the princein Israel.
For the lifeof the fleshis in the blood,and I have givenit to you on the altarto makeatonementfor your souls;for it is the bloodby reason of the lifethat makesatonement.'
"So we have broughtas an offeringto the LORDwhateachmanfound,articlesof gold,armletsand bracelets,signetrings,earringsand necklaces,to makeatonementfor ourselvesbeforethe LORD."
And masters,dothe samethingsto them, and giveup threatening,knowingthat boththeir Masterand yoursis in heaven,and there is nopartialitywith Him.
For he who doeswrongwill receivethe consequences of the wrongwhichhe has done,and that withoutpartiality.
