Exodus 30 · Verse 11

Exodus 30:11

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Exodus 30:11, King James Version

Exodus 30:11 in other translations

BSB	Then the LORD said to Moses,
WEB	The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
ASV	And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
YLT	And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
DARBY	And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
BBE	And the Lord said to Moses,
Webster	And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

What does Exodus 30:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 30:11-16

11-16. When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel, &c.--Moses did so twice, and doubtless observed the law here prescribed. The tax was not levied from women, minors, old men (Nu 1:42, 45), and the Levites (Nu 1:47), they being not numbered. Assuming the shekel of the sanctuary to be about half an ounce troy, though nothing certain is known about it, the sum payable by each individual was two and four pence. This was not a voluntary contribution, but a ransom for the soul or lives of the people. It was required from all classes alike, and a refusal to pay implied a wilful exclusion from the privileges of the sanctuary, as well as exposure to divine judgments. It was probably the same impost that was exacted from our Lord (Mt 17:24-27), and it was usually devoted to repairs and other purposes connected with the services of the sanctuary.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 30:11-16

The tribute was half a shekel, about fifteen pence of our money. The rich were not to give more, nor the poor less; the souls of the rich and poor are alike precious, and God is no respecter of persons, Ac 10:34; Job 34:19. In other offerings men were to give according to their wordly ability; but this, which was the ransom of the soul, must be alike for all. The souls of all are of equal value, equally in danger, and all equally need a ransom. The money raised was to be used in the service of the tabernacle. Those who have the benefit, must not grudge the necessary charges of God's public worship. Money cannot make atonement for the soul, but it may be used for the honour of Him who has made the atonement, and for the maintenance of the gospel by which the atonement is applied.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Exodus 30:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.Berand he spokeH1696

יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068

אֶל\־'el-toH413

מֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehMosesH4872

לֵּאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

Exodus 30:10
And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the Lord.
Exodus 30:11
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Exodus 30:12
When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the Lord, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.

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Exodus 30:11 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y habló Jehová á Moisés, diciendo:
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et l’ Éternel parla à Moïse, disant:
German Elberfelder 1871	Und Jehova redete zu Mose und sprach:
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens: