en_tn_condensed/exo/30/13.md

# Everyone who is counted

This can be stated in active form. They counted only the men. Alternate translation: "Everyone you count" or "Every man you count" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])

# half a shekel of silver

"1/2 a shekel of silver." Translators may use a unit of measure that people understand and a round number: "5.5 grams of silver" or "six grams of silver" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bmoney]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bweight]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-fraction]])

# according to the weight of the shekel of the sanctuary

There were evidently shekels of more than one weight at the time. This specified which one was to be used.

# twenty gerahs

"20 gerahs." A gerah is a unit that people used for measuring how much something very small weighed. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-unknown]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# Everyone who is counted`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. They counted only the men. Alternate translation: "Everyone you count" or "Every man you count" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])`
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			`# half a shekel of silver`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`"1/2 a shekel of silver." Translators may use a unit of measure that people understand and a round number: "5.5 grams of silver" or "six grams of silver" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bmoney]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bweight]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-fraction]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# according to the weight of the shekel of the sanctuary`

			`There were evidently shekels of more than one weight at the time. This specified which one was to be used.`

			`# twenty gerahs`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`"20 gerahs." A gerah is a unit that people used for measuring how much something very small weighed. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-unknown]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00