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Ezekiel 45:16

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial

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KJV ORIGINAL

All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Everyone in the land needs to contribute to this offering for Israel's leader.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When your community has a leader, everyone pitches in to support them.

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Everyone who is counted in the census must give half a shekel according to the sanctuary's standard weight (a shekel equals twenty gerahs). This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.

The wealthy should not give more, and the poor should not give less than half a shekel when they bring an offering to the LORD to make atonement for your lives.

Everyone who wanted to give an offering of silver and bronze brought it as their gift to the LORD. And every person who had acacia wood that could be used for any part of the work brought that too.

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