Exodus 30:11

Atonement Money

11 Then the LORD said to Moses,

Exodus 30:11 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
New Living Translation (NLT)
11 Then the LORD said to Moses,
American Standard Version (ASV)
11 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
11 Then the LORD said to Moses,
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
11 Then the LORD spoke to Moses. He said,

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 Do not offer on this altar any other incense or any burnt offering or grain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it.
10 Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on its horns. This annual atonement must be made with the blood of the atoning sin offering for the generations to come. It is most holy to the LORD.”
11 Then the LORD said to Moses,
12 “When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, each one must pay the LORD a ransom for his life at the time he is counted. Then no plague will come on them when you number them.
13 Each one who crosses over to those already counted is to give a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.
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