Exodus 30:10-12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 Once a year Aaron shall purge its horns.(A) Throughout your generations he is to purge it once a year with the blood of the atoning purification offering. This altar is most sacred to the Lord.
Census Tax. 11 The Lord also told Moses: 12 When you take a census(B) of the Israelites who are to be enrolled, each one, as he is enrolled, shall give the Lord a ransom for his life, so that no plague may come upon them for being enrolled.
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