- an half shekel:
- "A bekahª for every man,ª [that is], halfª a shekel,ª after the shekelª of the sanctuary,ª for every one¹ that wentª° to¹ be numbered,ª° from twenty² years² oldª¹¹¹ and upward,ª for sixª hundredª thousandª and threeª thousandª and fiveª hundredª and fiftyª [men]." {Exd 38:26} + "Whenª Pilateª sawª° thatª he could prevailª° nothing,ª butª [that] ratherª a tumultª was made,ª° he tookª° water,ª and washedª° [his] handsª beforeª the¹ multitude,ª saying,ª° I amª° innocentª ofª the¹ bloodª of thisª just person:ª seeª° yeª [to it]." {Mtt 27:24} *Gr.
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