Study it in the app“The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when giving the contribution of YHWH to make expiation for your lives.”
The richהֶעָשִׁירshall not give more,לֹא יַרְבֶּהand the poorוְהַדַּלshall not give lessלֹא יַמְעִיטthanמִhalfמַּחֲצִיתa shekel,הַשָּׁקֶלwhen givingלָתֵתthe contributionאֶת תְּרוּמַתof YHWHיְהוָהto make expiationלְכַפֵּרforעַלyour lives.נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם
rich
Rich.
Where else “ashir” appearsgreatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “yarbe” appearspoor, weak
Poor, weak: one who has little and little strength to defend himself.
Where else “dal” appearsbe few, too small
Be few, be too small for something; make few, reduce.
Where else “yamit” appearshalf
One of the two equal parts of something, like «half a shekel» or half of a tribe.
Where else “machatsit” appearsshekel
Shekel: a weight of about 11 grams. Since there were no coins, silver was weighed, so a shekel is also an amount of money.
Where else “shakel” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tet” appearscontribution
Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.
Where else “terumat” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsatone
To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.
Where else “chaper” appearslife
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshote” appears14Everyone who passes over to those numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the contribution of YHWH.
15 · This verse (above)
16You shall take the silver of expiation from the sons of Israel and give it for the service of the tent of meeting; and it shall be for the sons of Israel a memorial before YHWH, to make expiation for your lives.”
