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Reference: Gerah,
Hastings
GERAH, the twentieth part of the shekel (Ex 30:13; Le 27:25 etc.). See Money, 3; Weights And Measures, iii.
GERAH, the twentieth part of the shekel (Ex 30:13; Le 27:25 etc.). See Money, 3; Weights And Measures, iii.
This is what everyone who is registered is to give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel weighs 20 gerahs), half a shekel as a contribution to the LORD.
Every valuation is to be according to the shekel of the sanctuary, evaluated at 20 gerahs to the shekel.
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