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Exodus 38:24-26
King James Version
Exodus 38:24-26
King James Version
24 All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
25 And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
26 A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
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Exodus 38:24-26
New International Version
Exodus 38:24-26
New International Version
24 The total amount of the gold from the wave offering used for all the work on the sanctuary(A) was 29 talents and 730 shekels,[a] according to the sanctuary shekel.(B)
25 The silver obtained from those of the community who were counted in the census(C) was 100 talents[b] and 1,775 shekels,[c] according to the sanctuary shekel— 26 one beka per person,(D) that is, half a shekel,[d] according to the sanctuary shekel,(E) from everyone who had crossed over to those counted, twenty years old or more,(F) a total of 603,550 men.(G)
Footnotes
- Exodus 38:24 The weight of the gold was a little over a ton or about 1 metric ton.
- Exodus 38:25 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons; also in verse 27
- Exodus 38:25 That is, about 44 pounds or about 20 kilograms; also in verse 28
- Exodus 38:26 That is, about 1/5 ounce or about 5.7 grams
Exodus 38:24-26
New King James Version
Exodus 38:24-26
New King James Version
24 All the gold that was used in all the work of the holy place, that is, the gold of the (A)offering, was twenty-nine talents and seven hundred and thirty shekels, according to (B)the shekel of the sanctuary. 25 And the silver from those who were (C)numbered of the congregation was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary: 26 (D)a bekah for [a]each man (that is, half a shekel, according to the shekel of the sanctuary), for everyone included in the numbering from twenty years old and above, for (E)six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men.
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- Exodus 38:26 Lit. a head
Exodus 38:24-26
English Standard Version
Exodus 38:24-26
English Standard Version
24 All the gold that was used for the work, in all the construction of the sanctuary, the gold from the offering, was twenty-nine talents and 730 shekels,[a] by (A)the shekel of the sanctuary. 25 The silver from those of the congregation who were recorded was a hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary: 26 a (B)beka[b] a head (that is, half a shekel, by the shekel of the sanctuary), for everyone who was listed in the records, from twenty years old and upward, for (C)603,550 men.
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- Exodus 38:24 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms; a shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
- Exodus 38:26 A beka was about 1/5 ounce or 5.5 grams
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