Éxodo 30:16

16 Tú mismo recibirás esta plata de manos de los israelitas, y la entregarás para el servicio de la Tienda de reunión. De esta manera el SEÑOR tendrá presente que los israelitas pagaron su rescate».

Éxodo 30:16 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 30:16

And thou shall take the atonement money of the children of
Israel
The half shekel, the ransom of their souls:

and shall appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the
congregation;
for the building of the tabernacle, for the repairs of it, and for the sacrifices offered in it; particularly we find that this first collection this way was appropriated to the silver sockets of the sanctuary, and the vail, for the silver hooks, and for the pillars, ( Exodus 38:27 Exodus 38:28 ) :

that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the
Lord, to make an atonement for your souls;
to put them in mind that they were sinners, that their lives were forfeited, that a ransom price was given and accepted of God, that hereby atonement, in a typical sense, was made for them; and this was before the Lord, as a token of their gratitude to him, and of their acknowledgment of the favour.

Éxodo 30:16 In-Context

14 Todos los censados mayores de veinte años deberán entregar esta ofrenda al SEÑOR.

15 Al entregar la ofrenda alzada para el SEÑOR, ni el rico dará mas de seis gramos, ni el pobre dará menos.

16 Tú mismo recibirás esta plata de manos de los israelitas, y la entregarás para el servicio de la Tienda de reunión. De esta manera el SEÑOR tendrá presente que los israelitas pagaron su rescate».

17 El SEÑOR habló con Moisés y le dijo:

18 «Haz un lavamanos de bronce, con un pedestal también de bronce, y colócalo entre la Tienda de reunión y el altar. Échale agua,