Exodus 30:11

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God is giving instructions for the tabernacle's worship, including the altar of incense and the bronze basin. Then he introduces a separate command about taking a census of the people.

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Exodus 30:12“When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered.
Numbers 1:2“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.
Matthew 17:24After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then the LORD said to Moses,

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

King James Version (KJV)

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord said to Moses,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y habló Jehová á Moisés, diciendo:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El Señor le dijo a Moisés: «Siempre que hagas un censo del pueblo de Israel, cada hombre que sea contado dará un rescate al Señor por su persona, para que no haya plaga en el pueblo cuando tú lo cuentes.

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Exodus 30:11

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