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Exodus 30:11–12

The Half Shekel for the Sanctuary

11 The Lord spoke to Moses: 12 When you take a census of the Israelites to register them, at registration all of them shall give a ransom for their lives to the Lord, so that no plague may come upon them for being registered.

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Exodus 30:11–12 — The New International Version (NIV)

11 Then the Lord said to Moses, 12 “When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, each one must pay the Lord a ransom for his life at the time he is counted. Then no plague will come on them when you number them.

Exodus 30:11–12 — English Standard Version (ESV)

11 The Lord said to Moses, 12 “When you take the census of the people of Israel, then each shall give a ransom for his life to the Lord when you number them, that there be no plague among them when you number them.

Exodus 30:11–12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

11 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 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.

Exodus 30:11–12 — New Living Translation (NLT)

11 Then the Lord said to Moses, 12 “Whenever you take a census of the people of Israel, each man who is counted must pay a ransom for himself to the Lord. Then no plague will strike the people as you count them.

Exodus 30:11–12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

11 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 12 “When you take the census of the children of Israel for their number, then every man shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord, when you number them, that there may be no plague among them when you number them.

Exodus 30:11–12 — New Century Version (NCV)

11 The Lord said to Moses, 12 “When you count the people of Israel, every person must buy back his life from the Lord so that no terrible things will happen to the people when you number them.

Exodus 30:11–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

11 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 12 When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel, according to those that are numbered of them, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto Jehovah, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.

Exodus 30:11–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

11 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 12 When thou shalt take the sum of the children of Israel according to those of them that are numbered, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul to Jehovah on their being numbered, that there be no plague among them on their being numbered.

Exodus 30:11–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

11 Then the Lord said to Moses, 12 “When you take a census of the Israelites, each person must pay the Lord a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will happen to them when they are counted.

Exodus 30:11–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11 The Lord spoke to Moses: 12 “When you take a census of the Israelites to register them, each of the men must pay a ransom for himself to the Lord as they are registered. Then no plague will come on them as they are registered.

Exodus 30:11–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 12 “When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, they will each give the ransom of his life for Yahweh when counting them, and a plague will not be among them when counting them.

Exodus 30:11–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

11 Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 12 “When you make a list of the people of Israel and count them, they must pay me for their lives at the time they are counted. Then a plague will not come on them when you count them.

Exodus 30:11–12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

11 The Lord also spoke to Moses, saying,

12 When you take a census of the sons of Israel to number them, then each one of them shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord, when you number them, so that there will be no plague among them when you number them.


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