Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The rich shall not pay more and the poor shall not pay less than the half shekel, when you give the
King James Version
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
Holman Bible
The wealthy may not give more and the poor may not give less
International Standard Version
The rich person is not to give more, nor is the poor person to give less than the half shekel, when you give a contribution to the LORD to make atonement for yourselves.
A Conservative Version
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of LORD, to make atonement for your souls.
American Standard Version
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.
Amplified
The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when you give this contribution to the Lord to make atonement for yourselves.
Bible in Basic English
The man of wealth is to give no more and the poor man no less than the half-shekel of silver, when the offering is made to the Lord as the price for your lives.
Darby Translation
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when ye give the heave-offering of Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.
Julia Smith Translation
The rich one shall not multiply, and the poor one shall not diminish from half the shekel, to give an offering to Jehovah to expiate for your souls.
King James 2000
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The rich will not give more, and the poor will not give less than the half shekel to give the contribution of Yahweh to make atonement for their lives.
Modern King James verseion
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than half a shekel, when they give an offering to Jehovah to make an atonement for your souls.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The rich shall not pass, and the poor shall not go under, half a sicle; when they give a heave offering unto the LORD for the atonement of their souls.
NET Bible
The rich are not to increase it, and the poor are not to pay less than the half shekel when giving the offering of the Lord, to make atonement for your lives.
New Heart English Bible
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of the LORD, to make atonement for your souls.
The Emphasized Bible
The rich, shall not give more, and the poor, shall not give less, than the half-shekel, - when they give the heave-offering of Yahweh, to put a propitiatory-covering over your souls.
Webster
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering to the LORD to make an atonement for your souls.
World English Bible
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of Yahweh, to make atonement for your souls.
Youngs Literal Translation
the rich doth not multiply, and the poor doth not diminish from the half-shekel, to give the heave-offering of Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.
Themes
under the law Atonement » Necessary for » Ransoming
Census » A poll tax to be levied at each
Money » Pieces of mentioned » Half shekel or bekah
Offerings » Different kinds of » Personal, for redemption
Poor » Atonement money of, uniform with that of the rich people
Redemption » Typified » Atonement-money
Interlinear
Rabah
Ma`at
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 30:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Atonement Money
14
Every man being counted in the census who is twenty years old or older is to pay me this amount.
15 The rich shall not pay more and the poor shall not pay less than the half shekel, when you give the
Cross References
Proverbs 22:2
The rich and the poor meet together (are alike) (have a common bond) for Jehovah created them both.
Ephesians 6:9
You masters, do the same things to them. Do not threaten! You know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven. There is no favoritism with him.
Exodus 30:12
When you take a census of the people of Israel, each man is to pay me a price for his life. This to insure that no disaster will come on him while the census is being taken.
Leviticus 17:11
This is because life of every living thing is in the blood. I have given this blood to you to pay compensation for wrongdoing and make peace with me on the altar. Blood is needed to pay compensation for wrongdoing and make peace with me.'
Numbers 31:50
So we brought as an offering to Jehovah what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and ankle bracelets, signet rings, earrings and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before Jehovah.
2 Samuel 21:3
He asked them: What can I do for you? What shall I give you to make peace with you so that you will bless what belongs to Jehovah?
Job 34:19
The one who is righteous and mighty does not grant special favors to princes or prefer important people to poor people because his hands made them all.
Colossians 3:25
For he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong that he has done. There is no partiality.