The Meaning of Exodus 30:15 Explained

Exodus 30:15

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when ye give the heave-offering of Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.

ASV: The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 30:15?

MEANING: What does Exodus 30:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 30:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Exodus 30:15?

What is the context of Exodus 30:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Exodus 30:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 30:11-21 - The Atonement Money And The Laver

The atonement money was paid by all alike, to remind them that they were a redeemed race, and that so far as their value was concerned, neither rank, nor age, nor money made any difference. See Romans 3:22-24; Romans 10:12-13. The rich might not give more, lest he be made proud; the poor must not give less, so that he might be leveled up by the common mercy of God.

The laver reminds us of our need of daily washing. See John 13:1-38. It is very necessary to our peace and strength to repair constantly to Christ with confession and prayer. See 1 John 1:6-7. The laver was made out of the looking-glasses of the women. See Exodus 38:8. It was a good use for them, and was altogether appropriate, for the Word of God is compared to a mirror for its revealing qualities, and to water for cleansing. See James 1:23; Ephesians 5:26. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 30

¹ The altar of incense
¹¹ The ransom of souls
¹⁷ The bronze basin
²² The holy anointing oil
³⁴ The composition of the incense

What do the individual words in Exodus 30:15 mean?

The rich not shall give more and the poor not shall give less than half a shekel when [you] give - an offering to Yahweh to make atonement for yourselves

הֶֽעָשִׁ֣יר לֹֽא־ יַרְבֶּ֗ה וְהַדַּל֙ לֹ֣א יַמְעִ֔יט מִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית הַשָּׁ֑קֶל לָתֵת֙ אֶת־ תְּרוּמַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה לְכַפֵּ֖ר עַל־ נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶֽם

הֶֽעָשִׁ֣יר	The rich
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular Root: עָשִׁיר Sense: rich, wealthy n.
יַרְבֶּ֗ה	shall give more
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: הַרְבָּה Sense: be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous.
וְהַדַּל֙	and the poor
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Adjective, masculine singular Root: דַּל Sense: low, poor, weak, thin, one who is low.
יַמְעִ֔יט	shall give less
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָעַט Sense: to be or become small, be few, be diminished.
מִֽמַּחֲצִ֖ית	than half
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: מַחֲצִית Sense: half, middle.
הַשָּׁ֑קֶל	a shekel
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שֶׁקֶל Sense: shekel.
לָתֵת֙	when [you] give
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
תְּרוּמַ֣ת	an offering to
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: תְּרוּמָה Sense: contribution, offering.
יְהוָ֔ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לְכַפֵּ֖ר	to make atonement
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct Root: כָּפַר Sense: to cover, purge, make an atonement, make reconciliation, cover over with pitch.
נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶֽם	yourselves
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, second person masculine plural Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.

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