30:15 The rich are not to increase it,30 and the poor are not to pay less than the half shekel when giving31 the offering of the Lord, to make atonement32 for your lives.
tn The form is לָתֵת (latet), the Qal infinitive construct with the lamed preposition. The infinitive here is explaining the preceding verbs. They are not to increase or diminish the amount “in paying the offering.” The construction approximates a temporal clause.
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tn This infinitive construct (לְכַפֵּר, lékhapper) provides the purpose of the giving the offering—to atone.