Exodus 30:15
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Berean Study Bible
In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.

Young's Literal Translation
the rich doth not multiply, and the poor doth not diminish from the half-shekel, to give the heave-offering of Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
In making
לָתֵת֙ (lā·ṯêṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

the offering
תְּרוּמַ֣ת (tə·rū·maṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8641: Contribution, offering (for sacred uses)

to the LORD
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

to atone
לְכַפֵּ֖ר (lə·ḵap·pêr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3722: To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel

for
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

your lives,
נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶֽם׃ (nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

the rich
הֶֽעָשִׁ֣יר (he·‘ā·šîr)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6223: Rich

shall not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

give more
יַרְבֶּ֗ה (yar·beh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

than a half
מִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית (mim·ma·ḥă·ṣîṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4276: A halving, the middle

shekel,
הַשָּׁ֑קֶל (haš·šā·qel)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8255: A weight, a commercial standard

nor shall
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

the poor
וְהַדַּל֙ (wə·had·dal)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 1800: Dangling, weak, thin

give less.
יַמְעִ֔יט (yam·‘îṭ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4591: To pare off, lessen, in, to be, small, few

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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