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Exodus 30:15 — King James Version← Study notes

The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the Lord, to make an atonement for your souls.


Exodus 30:15Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 30:1515 words
הֶעָשִׁירheʿāšîrThe rich
לֹאlōʾNot
יַרְבֶּהyarəbehIncrease
וְהַדַּלwəhadalAnd the dangling
לֹאlōʾNot
יַמְעִיטyaməʿîṭPare
מִמַּחֲצִיתmimaḥăṣîtFrom halving
הַשָּׁקֶלhašāqelThe weight
לָתֵתlātētTo give
אֶתʾet
תְּרוּמַתtərûmatPresent
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
לְכַפֵּרləḵapērTo cover
עַלʿalAbove
נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶםnap̄əšōtêḵemSoul
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

הֶעָשִׁירheʿāšîrThe rich
לֹאlōʾNot
יַרְבֶּהyarəbehIncrease
וְהַדַּלwəhadalAnd the dangling
לֹאlōʾNot
יַמְעִיטyaməʿîṭPare
מִמַּחֲצִיתmimaḥăṣîtFrom halving
הַשָּׁקֶלhašāqelThe weight
לָתֵתlātētTo give
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
תְּרוּמַתtərûmatPresent
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
לְכַפֵּרləḵapērTo cover
עַלʿalAbove
נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶםnap̄əšōtêḵemSoul

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