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.
Now the sonsof Israeljourneyedfrom Ramesesto Succoth,about sixhundredthousandmenon foot,asidefrom children.
"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.
"Thisis what everyonewho is numberedshall give:halfa shekelaccording to the shekelof the sanctuary(the shekelis twentygerahs),halfa shekelas a contributionto the LORD.
The hundredtalentsof silverwere for castingthe socketsof the sanctuaryand the socketsof the veil;one hundredsocketsfor the hundredtalents,a talentfor a socket.
"Takea censusof allthe congregationof the sonsof Israel,by their families,by their fathers'households,according to the numberof names,everymale,headby head
from twentyyearsoldand upward,whoever[is able to] goout to warin Israel,you and Aaronshall numberthem by their armies.
even allthe numberedmen were 603,550
Theseare the numberedmen of the sonsof Israelby their fathers'households;the totalof the numberedmen of the campsby their armies,603,550
"Takea censusof allthe congregationof the sonsof Israelfrom twentyyearsoldand upward,by their fathers'households,whoeveris able to goout to warin Israel."
Theseare those who were numberedof the sonsof Israel,601,730
When they cameto Capernaum,thosewho collectedthe two-drachma[tax] cameto Peterand said,"Does your teachernot paythe two-drachma[tax]?"
