King James Version
Exodus 30:14 in the King James Version says “Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LO...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 30 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD.”
Exodus 30:14 · KJV
When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. their number: Heb. them that are to be numbered
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.
Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD.
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. give more: Heb. multiply give less: Heb. diminish
And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“Every one that passeth”
H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“among them that are numbered”
H6485to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc
“old”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“and above”
H4605properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc
“shall give”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“an offering”
H8641a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute
“unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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