Exodus 30:11

The Atonement Money

11 The Lord spoke to Moses:

Exodus 30:11 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 30:11

And the Lord spake unto Moses
Continued his discourse; or, there being some intermission, reassumed it:

saying;
as follows.

Exodus 30:11 In-Context

9 You must not offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt or grain offering; you are not to pour a drink offering on it.

10 "Once a year Aaron is to perform the purification rite on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he is to perform the purification rite for it once a year, with the blood of the sin offering for atonement. The altar is especially holy to the Lord."

11 The Lord spoke to Moses:

12 "When you take a census of the Israelites to register them, each of the men must pay a ransom for himself to the Lord as they are registered. Then no plague will come on them as they are registered.

13 Everyone who is registered must pay half a shekel/ 5 of an ounce of silver according to the sanctuary shekel (20 gerahs to the shekel). This half shekel is a contribution to the Lord.