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Nehemiah 10:32

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the third part: According to the law, every one above twenty years of age was to give half a shekel to the sanctuary for a ransom for their souls. But, on account of the general poverty of the people, occasioned by their wars, and captivity, and by heavy tributes, etc., in the land of their captivity, this sum was reduced to the third part of a shekel. Exodus 30:11-16; Matthew 17:24-27; 2 Corinthians 8:12

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