Exodus 30:16

And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
take	וְלָקַחְתָּ֞ ve.la.kach.Ta	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
atonement	הַכִּפֻּרִ֗ים ha.ki.pu.Rim	H3725	expiation (only in plural) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
money	כֶּ֣סֶף Ke.sef	H3701	silver (from its pale color) · noun, common masculine singular construct
children	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
appoint	וְנָתַתָּ֣ ve.na.ta.Ta	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
service	עֲבֹדַ֖ת 'a.vo.Dat	H5656	work of any kind · noun, common feminine singular construct
tabernacle	אֹ֣הֶל 'O.hel	H168	a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) · noun, common masculine singular construct
congregation	מוֹעֵ֑ד mo.'Ed	H4150	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
memorial	לְזִכָּרוֹן֙ le.zi.ka.rOn	H2146	a memento (or memorable thing · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
children	לִבְנֵ֨י liv.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
before	לִפְנֵ֣י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
atonement	לְכַפֵּ֖ר le.kha.Per	H3722	to cover (specifically with bitumen) · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct
souls	נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶֽם naf.sho.tei.Khem	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Numbers 16:40 To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LOR…
Nehemiah 10:32-33 Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;
Exodus 12:14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feas…
Exodus 38:25-31 And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fiftee…
Luke 22:19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 30:11-16

Some observe that the repetition of those words, The Lord spoke unto Moses, here and afterwards (Exo 30:17, Exo 30:22, Exo 30:34), intimates that God did not deliver these precepts to Moses in the mount, in a continued discourse, but with many intermissions, giving him time either to write what was said to him or at least to charge his memory with it. Christ gave instructions to his disciples as they were able to hear them. Moses is here ordered to levy money upon the people by way of poll, so much a head, for the service of the tabernacle. This he must do when he numbered the people. Some think that it refers only to the first numbering of them, now when the tabernacle was set up; and that…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 30:11

When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel, &c.--Moses did so twice, and doubtless observed the law here prescribed. The tax was not levied from women, minors, old men (Num 1:42, Num 1:45), and the Levites (Num 1:47), they being not numbered. Assuming the shekel of the sanctuary to be about half an ounce troy, though nothing certain is known about it, the sum payable by each individual was two and four pence. This was not a voluntary contribution, but a ransom for the soul or lives of the people. It was required from all classes alike, and a refusal to pay implied a wilful exclusion from the privileges of the sanctuary, as well as exposure to divine judgments. It was probably the sam…

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Adam Clarke on Exodus 30:13

Half a shekel - Each of the Israelites was ordered to give as a ransom for his soul (i.e., for his life) half a shekel, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. From this we may learn, 1. That the life of every man was considered as being forfeited to Divine justice. 2. That the redemption money given, which was doubtless used in the service of the sanctuary, was ultimately devoted to the use and profit of those who gave it. 3. That the standard by which the value of coin was ascertained, was kept in the sanctuary; for this appears to be the meaning of the words, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 4. The shekel is here said to be twenty gerahs. A gerah, according to Maimonides, weighed sixt…

Dictionary and topics

Law of Moses — Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply “the Law” (Heb. Torah, Deut. 1:5; 4:8, 44; 17:18, 19; 27:3, 8). As a written…
Spices — Aromatic substances, of which several are named in Ex. 30. They were used in the sacred anointing oil (Ex. 25:6; 35:8; 1 Chr. 9:29), and in embalming the dead (2 Chr. 16:14; Luke 23:56; 24:1; John…
Taxes — First mentioned in the command (Ex. 30:11-16) that every Jew from twenty years and upward should pay an annual tax of “half a shekel for an offering to the Lord.” This enactment was faithfully…
Atonement · By money — By money
Atonement, Under The Law · Necessary for: Ransoming — Necessary for: Ransoming
Census · A poll tax to be levied at each — A poll tax to be levied at each
Money · Silver used as — Silver used as
Religion · .Supported by taxes — .Supported by taxes
Tax · Poll — Poll

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Exodus 30:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 30:11-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 30:11

Adam Clarke on Exodus 30:13

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 30:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 30:11-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 30:11

Adam Clarke on Exodus 30:13

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Exodus 30:16

John Calvin on Exodus 30:11-16

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 30:11-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 30:12

Rashi on Exodus 30:16