All the people of the land must participate in this contribution for the prince in Israel.
Parallel translations
- WEB All the people of the land shall give to this offering for the prince in Israel.
- KJV All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel.
- NKJV “All the people of the land shall give this offering for the prince in Israel.
- NASB “All the people of the land shall give to this offering for the prince in Israel.
- NLT All the people of Israel must join in bringing these offerings to the prince.
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Quick answer
All the people of the land are to contribute to this offering through the prince.
Overview
The whole community shares responsibility for the offerings, which the prince administers on their behalf. Corporate participation in worship binds the people together before God. This shared duty reflects the truth that the worshiping community is a single body, a theme fulfilled in the church united in Christ.
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Cross-references · 2
- Exod 30:14–15Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD.
- Isa 16:1Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion.
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