Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

you shall take five shekels apiece, per head; you shall take them in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs),

King James Version

Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)

Holman Bible

collect five shekels for each person, according to the standard sanctuary shekel—20 gerahs to the shekel.

International Standard Version

so collect five shekels for each individual, denominated in shekels of the sanctuary, that is, the shekel that weighs 20 gerahs.

A Conservative Version

thou shall take five shekels apiece by the poll. According to the shekel of the sanctuary thou shall take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs),

American Standard Version

thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs):

Amplified

you shall take five shekels apiece, per head, you shall take them in terms of the sanctuary shekel (the shekel is twenty gerahs),

Bible in Basic English

Will be five shekels for every one, by the scale of the holy place (the shekel is twenty gerahs);

Darby Translation

thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll, according to the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them, twenty gerahs the shekel;

Julia Smith Translation

And thou shalt take five shekels by the heads, according to the holy shekel thou shalt take: twenty gerahs the shekel.

King James 2000

You shall even take five shekels apiece individually, after the shekel of the sanctuary shall you take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)

Lexham Expanded Bible

you will receive five shekels a person, in the sanctuary shekel; you will collect twenty gerahs [per] shekel.

Modern King James verseion

you shall even take five shekels each by the head, according to the shekel of the sanctuary you shall take. (The shekel is twenty gerahs.)

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

take five sicles of every piece, after the sicles of the holy place; twenty geras; the sicles.

NET Bible

collect five shekels for each one individually; you are to collect this amount in the currency of the sanctuary shekel (this shekel is twenty gerahs).

New Heart English Bible

you shall take five shekels apiece for each one; after the shekel of the sanctuary you shall take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs):

The Emphasized Bible

thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll, - by the shekel of the sanctuary, shalt thou take it, twenty gerahs to the shekel;

Webster

Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: the shekel is twenty gerahs.

World English Bible

you shall take five shekels apiece for each one; after the shekel of the sanctuary you shall take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs):

Youngs Literal Translation

thou hast even taken five shekels a-piece by the poll -- by the shekel of the sanctuary thou takest; twenty gerahs the shekel is;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

חמשּׁה חמשׁ 
Chamesh 
Usage: 343

שׁקל 
Sheqel 
Usage: 88

apiece by the poll
גּלגּלת 
Gulgoleth 
Usage: 12

שׁקל 
Sheqel 
Usage: 88

of the sanctuary
קדשׁ 
Qodesh 
Usage: 470

shalt thou take
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

them the shekel
שׁקל 
Sheqel 
Usage: 88

is twenty
עשׂרים 
`esriym 
Usage: 315

Context Readings

Aaron's Sons

46 There are two hundred and seventy-three more firstborn male Israelites than there are Levites. 47 you shall take five shekels apiece, per head; you shall take them in terms of the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), 48 Give the silver to Aaron and his sons. It will buy back those Israelites who outnumber the Levites.

Cross References

Exodus 30:13

Everyone included in the census must pay the required amount of money. It should be weighed according to the official standard. Everyone must pay this as an offering to me.

Leviticus 27:6

For a boy from one month to five years old, give two ounces of silver and for a girl give about one ounce.

Leviticus 27:25

All values will be set using the standard weight of the holy place.

Numbers 18:16

When they are one month old, you must buy them back at the fixed price of two ounces of silver using the standard weight of the holy place.

Ezekiel 45:12

One shekel must weigh twenty gerahs. One mina must weigh sixty shekels.'

Numbers 3:50

The silver Moses collected for the firstborn Israelites weighed thirty-four pounds using the standard weight of the holy place.

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