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href="/bsb/exodus/30.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/30.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />All who cross over, those twenty years old or more, are to give an offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />All who have reached their twentieth birthday must give this sacred offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Everyone who is numbered in the census, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the LORD’s offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Everyone included among those who are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Everyone who is counted, from twenty years old and over, shall give the contribution to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Everyone who is numbered, from twenty years old and over, shall give the contribution to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Everyone who is numbered, from twenty years old and over, shall give the contribution to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Everyone who is numbered, from twenty years old and over, shall give the contribution to Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Everyone who is counted, from twenty years old and over, [as he joins those already counted], shall give this contribution to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Each man who is registered, twenty years old or more, must give this contribution to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Each man who is registered, 20 years old or more, must give this contribution to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Every one that passeth over unto them that are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Every one that passeth over unto them that are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Everyone counted who is at least 20 years old must give this contribution to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Everyone being counted in the census, that is, every man twenty years old or older, is to pay me this amount. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />All who are registered, 20 years of age and older, are to give a contribution to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Everyone who crosses over to those numbered, from twenty years old and up, is to pay an offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Everyone who passes over to those who are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Every one that passeth among them that are numbered from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Everyone who passes over to those who are counted, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering to Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />everyone passing over to those numbered, from a son of twenty years and upwards, gives the raised-offering of YHWH;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> every one passing over unto those numbered, from a son of twenty years and upwards, doth give the heave-offering of Jehovah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />All passing by upon their reviewing, from the son of twenty years and above, shall give an offering to Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He that is counted in the number from twenty years and upwards, shall give the price. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He who has been numbered from twenty years and above shall give the price.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Everyone who is enrolled, of twenty years or more, must give the contribution to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Each one who is registered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the LORD’s offering.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Every one among them who is included in the number from twenty years old and upward shall give an offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />/4 shekels to a shekel; a half shekel is the offering to LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Every one that passes the survey from twenty years old and upwards shall give the offering to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/30-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=7859" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/30.htm">The Atonement Money</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Everyone</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">twenty years</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: mib·ben (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of age</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4605.htm" title="4605: wā·mā·‘ə·lāh (Conj-w:: Adv:: 3fs) -- From alah; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.">or older</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: hā·‘ō·ḇêr (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">who crosses</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: hap·pə·qu·ḏîm (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">must give</a> <a href="/hebrew/8641.htm" title="8641: tə·rū·maṯ (N-fsc) -- Contribution, offering (for sacred uses). Or trumah; from ruwm; a present, especially in sacrifice or as tribute.">this offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/1-2.htm">Numbers 1:2-3</a></span><br />“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. / You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/26-2.htm">Numbers 26:2</a></span><br />“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/27-3.htm">Leviticus 27:3</a></span><br />if the valuation concerns a male from twenty to sixty years of age, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-1.htm">2 Samuel 24:1-2</a></span><br />Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.” / So the king said to Joab the commander of his army, who was with him, “Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and register the troops, so that I may know their number.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-1.htm">1 Chronicles 21:1-2</a></span><br />Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel. / So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report, so that I may know their number.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/1-18.htm">Numbers 1:18</a></span><br />and on the first day of the second month they assembled the whole congregation and recorded their ancestry by clans and families, counting one by one the names of those twenty years of age or older,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/1-45.htm">Numbers 1:45-46</a></span><br />So all the Israelites twenty years of age or older who could serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families. / And all those counted totaled 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-29.htm">Numbers 14:29</a></span><br />Your bodies will fall in this wilderness—all who were numbered in the census, everyone twenty years of age or older—because you have grumbled against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-11.htm">Numbers 32:11</a></span><br />‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-24.htm">1 Chronicles 23:24</a></span><br />These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/27-23.htm">1 Chronicles 27:23</a></span><br />David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-24.htm">Matthew 17:24-27</a></span><br />After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?” / “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?” / “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-6.htm">Romans 13:6-7</a></span><br />This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work. / Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-13.htm">1 Peter 2:13-14</a></span><br />Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority, / or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-17.htm">Matthew 22:17-21</a></span><br />So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” / But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me? / Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Every one that passes among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering to the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">from twenty</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/1-3.htm">Numbers 1:3,18,20</a></b></br> From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-29.htm">Numbers 14:29</a></b></br> Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/26-2.htm">Numbers 26:2</a></b></br> Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers' house, all that are able to go to war in Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/30-13.htm">Census</a> <a href="/exodus/30-13.htm">Contribution</a> <a href="/exodus/29-28.htm">Heave-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/29-11.htm">LORD's</a> <a href="/exodus/30-13.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/exodus/30-13.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/30-13.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/exodus/30-13.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/exodus/30-13.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/exodus/25-20.htm">Upward</a> <a href="/genesis/7-20.htm">Upwards</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/38-25.htm">Census</a> <a href="/exodus/30-15.htm">Contribution</a> <a href="/exodus/30-15.htm">Heave-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/30-31.htm">LORD's</a> <a href="/exodus/38-21.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/exodus/30-15.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/33-22.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/exodus/33-22.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/exodus/36-9.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/exodus/37-9.htm">Upward</a> <a href="/numbers/14-29.htm">Upwards</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">The altar of incense</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-11.htm">The ransom of souls</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-17.htm">The bronze basin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-22.htm">The holy anointing oil</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/30-34.htm">The composition of the incense</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This age requirement for the census tax underscores the responsibility of adult males in the community to support the tabernacle, the center of worship and God's presence among His people. The age of twenty is also seen in other contexts, such as the age at which Levites began their service (<a href="/1_chronicles/23-24.htm">1 Chronicles 23:24</a>).<p><b>who crosses over</b><br>The phrase "crosses over" refers to those who are counted in the census, indicating a formal acknowledgment of their role and responsibility within the community. This crossing over can be seen as a symbolic act of commitment to the covenant community. The term may also evoke the crossing of the Jordan River, a significant event in Israel's history, symbolizing entry into the Promised Land and a new phase of life under God's covenant.<p><b>must give this offering to the LORD</b><br>The offering mentioned here is a half-shekel, a form of atonement money (<a href="/exodus/30-13.htm">Exodus 30:13-16</a>). This offering was not just a financial contribution but a spiritual act of atonement, symbolizing the individual's acknowledgment of God's sovereignty and their dependence on His grace. The offering was used for the service of the tabernacle, ensuring that the place of worship was maintained. This act of giving can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament teaching of giving as an act of worship and stewardship (<a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">2 Corinthians 9:7</a>). The offering also points to the ultimate atonement provided by Jesus Christ, who paid the price for sin once and for all (<a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who received the laws and instructions from God on Mount Sinai, including the commandment regarding the census offering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from Egypt and were journeying towards the Promised Land. They were the recipients of the laws given through Moses.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites, where offerings and sacrifices were made.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_census_offering.htm">The Census Offering</a></b><br>A specific offering required from every Israelite twenty years and older, as a ransom for their lives to prevent a plague during the census.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who established the covenant with His people and provided the laws for their worship and community life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/age_of_responsibility.htm">Age of Responsibility</a></b><br>The age of twenty signifies a level of maturity and responsibility in the community of faith. This can be a point of reflection on when and how we assume spiritual responsibilities in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/communal_contribution.htm">Communal Contribution</a></b><br>The census offering was a collective responsibility, emphasizing the importance of each individual's contribution to the community and the worship of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/ransom_and_redemption.htm">Ransom and Redemption</a></b><br>The concept of a ransom offering points to the greater redemption found in Christ. It serves as a reminder of the cost of our salvation and the value God places on each life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The Israelites were required to follow God's specific instructions. This teaches us the importance of obedience in our walk with God, even in seemingly small matters.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_generosity.htm">Stewardship and Generosity</a></b><br>The offering was a tangible expression of stewardship and generosity, encouraging us to consider how we use our resources for God's purposes today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_purpose_of_the_temple_tax.htm">What is the purpose of the Temple Tax?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_sanctuary_shekel.htm">What is the sanctuary shekel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_were_the_ages_of_jesus'_disciples.htm">What were the ages of Jesus' disciples?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_missing_in_christ's_sufferings.htm">What is lacking in Christ's afflictions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">From twenty years old and above.</span>--<span class= "bld">A </span>Hebrew was not reckoned full grown till twenty. At twenty the liability to military service began (<a href="/numbers/1-3.htm" title="From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: you and Aaron shall number them by their armies.">Numbers 1:3</a>;<p><a href="/2_chronicles/25-5.htm" title="Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.">2Chronicles 25:5</a>). At twenty the Levites commenced their service in the sanctuary (<a href="/context/1_chronicles/23-24.htm" title="These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.">1Chronicles 23:24-27</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/31-17.htm" title="Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;">2Chronicles 31:17</a>; <a href="/ezra/3-8.htm" title="Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity to Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.">Ezra 3:8</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">From twenty years old and upward</span>. Twenty was the age at which an Israelite was reckoned a man; at twenty he became liable to serve in the wars (<a href="/2_chronicles/25-5.htm">2 Chronicles 25:5</a>), and entered otherwise on the duties of citizenship. At twenty the Levites began their service in the temple (<a href="/1_chronicles/23-24.htm">1 Chronicles 23:24, 27</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/31-17.htm">2 Chronicles 31:17</a>; <a href="/ezra/3-8.htm">Ezra 3:8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/30-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Everyone</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֗ל</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">twenty years</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶשְׂרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘eś·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twenty, twentieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of age</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבֶּ֛ן</span> <span class="translit">(mib·ben)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or older</span><br /><span class="heb">וָמָ֑עְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(wā·mā·‘ə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4605.htm">Strong's 4605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who crosses</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֹבֵר֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ō·ḇêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">must give</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתֵּ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(yit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this offering</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּרוּמַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(tə·rū·maṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8641.htm">Strong's 8641: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contribution, offering (for sacred uses)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/30-14.htm">Exodus 30:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/30-14.htm">Exodus 30:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/30-14.htm">Exodus 30:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/30-14.htm">Exodus 30:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/30-14.htm">Exodus 30:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/30-14.htm">Exodus 30:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/30-14.htm">Exodus 30:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/30-14.htm">Exodus 30:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/30-14.htm">Exodus 30:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/30-14.htm">Exodus 30:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/30-14.htm">OT Law: Exodus 30:14 Everyone who passes over to those who (Exo. 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