⁵⁰ And we have here an offering for the Lord from what every man took in the war, ornaments of gold, leg-chains and arm-rings, finger-rings, ear-rings, and neck-ornaments, to make our souls free from sin before the Lord.

¹² When you are taking the number of the children of Israel, let every man who is numbered give to the Lord a price for his life, so that no disease may come on them when they are numbered.

¹⁵ The man of wealth is to give no more and the poor man no less than the half-shekel of silver, when the offering is made to the Lord as the price for your lives.

¹⁶ And you are to take this money from the children of Israel to be used for the work of the Tent of meeting, to keep the memory of the children of Israel before the Lord and to be the price of your lives.

¹¹ For the life of the flesh is in its blood; and I have given it to you on the altar to take away your sin: for it is the blood which makes free from sin because of the life in it.

¹⁵ Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

²¹ Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

²² Let them make offerings of praise, giving news of his works with cries of joy.

¹² What may I give to the Lord for all the good things which he has done for me?

¹⁷ I will give an offering of praise to you, and make my prayer in the name of the Lord.