Mesorat%20hashas for Arakhin 7:16
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R'Judah said: Ben Bukri testified at Jabneh that any priest who paid the shekel<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The sin, as explained infra, would lie in his bringing profane money into the sanctuary. The command of Ex. XXX, 13: This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary, yields several inferences. 'Among then that are numbered' excludes the tribe of Levi who were not numbered among the rest of the tribes. Hence the priest offering his shekel might be assumed to offend by introducing non-consecrated, i.e., profane, hence forbidden, money into the sanctuary. Nevertheless, Ben Bukri maintains he does not offend, because he may surrender it to the non-priestly community, which is obliged to offer the shekel, thus converting his own shekel into consecrated money. R. Johanan b. Zakkai, however, points out that there are indications in the text justifying a different interpretation. - Every one that passeth' may refer to the whole people, including the Levites, who passed through the Red Sea.');"><sup>8</sup></span>
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