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10 Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year. With the blood of the sin offering for atonement, once a year he shall make atonement for it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.

The Redemption Price

11 The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 12 “When you count[a] the men of Israel to register them, each man shall give to the Lord a redemption price[b] for his life as you register him, so that there is no plague among them as you register them.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 30:12 Literally when you lift up the head. A more literal translation would be when you carry out a head count. This census was a registration for military service. The danger of death in battle is why there was the ransom or redemption price for each man’s life.
  2. Exodus 30:12 Or ransom or atonement