§ 02 · King James Bible

Exodus 30:13

This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.

Simple English

Every person counted must give half a shekel, following the sanctuary's shekel value (which is 20 gerahs); this half shekel is the offering to the Lord.

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