Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;
También establecimos normas para nosotros de dar un tercio de siclo cada año para sostener la obra de la casa de nuestro Dios.
El pueblo se comprometió a contribuir anualmente con dinero para mantener el templo de Dios.
📚 Contexto Histórico
This took place after the Jewish exiles returned from Babylon and rebuilt Jerusalem's walls under Nehemiah's leadership. The people were making a covenant to follow God's laws and support the temple worship that had been neglected during their exile. A shekel was a standard unit of weight for silver, so one-third of a shekel represented a meaningful but manageable annual contribution for supporting the priests, sacrifices, and temple maintenance.
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