Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIn 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 makingלָתֵת֙ (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 |