You shall takeוְלָקַחְתָּthe silverאֶת כֶּסֶףof expiationהַכִּפֻּרִיםfromמֵאֵתthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand giveוְנָתַתָּitאֹתוֹforעַלthe serviceעֲבֹדַתof the tentאֹהֶלof meeting;מוֹעֵדand it shall beוְהָיָהfor the sonsלִבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלa memorialלְזִכָּרוֹןbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהto make expiationלְכַפֵּרforעַלyour lives.”נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם
Exodus 30:16
Study it in the app“You 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 30:16, word by word
- You shall takeלָקַחְתָּlakachta
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakachta” appears- the silverכֶּסֶףkesef
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kesef” appears- of expiationכִּפֻּרִיםkipurim
atone
To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.
Where else “kipurim” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- and giveנָתַתָּnatata
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natata” appears- the serviceעֲבֹדַתavodat
service
The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.
Where else “avodat” appears- of the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears- and it shall beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- a memorialזִכָּרוֹןzikaron
memorial
Memorial: something done or kept in order to remember.
Where else “zikaron” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
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” appears- your livesנַפְשֹׁתֵיnafshote
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshote” appears
The context
15The 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.
16 · This verse (above)
17YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,