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Text -- Exodus 38:24-31 (NET)
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38:24 All the gold that was used for the work , in all the work of the sanctuary (namely , the gold of the wave offering ) was twenty-nine talents and 730 shekels , according to the sanctuary shekel .
38:25 The silver of those who were numbered of the community was one hundred talents and 1,775 shekels , according to the sanctuary shekel ,
38:26 one beka per person , that is, a half shekel , according to the sanctuary shekel , for everyone who crossed over to those numbered , from twenty years old or older , 603,550 in all.
38:27 The one hundred talents of silver were used for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the special curtain – one hundred bases for one hundred talents , one talent per base .
38:28 From the remaining 1,775 shekels he made hooks for the posts , overlaid their tops , and made bands for them.
38:29 The bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels .
38:30 With it he made the bases for the door of the tent of meeting , the bronze altar , the bronze grating for it, and all the utensils of the altar ,
38:31 the bases for the courtyard all around , the bases for the gate of the courtyard , all the tent pegs of the tabernacle , and all the tent pegs of the courtyard all around .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Tabernacle |
Israel |
Weights |
Talent |
Bronze |
Bekah |
TABERNACLE, A |
Census |
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES |
SHEKEL OF THE SANCTUARY; SACRED SHEKEL |
SOCKET |
Church |
Religion |
Tax |
PIN |
Silver |
ALTAR |
MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN |
Grate |
Fillets |
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NET Notes: Exo 38:24 There were 3000 shekels in a talent, and so the total weight here in shekels would be 87,730 shekels of gold. If the sanctuary shekel was 224 grs., th...
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NET Notes: Exo 38:25 This would be a total of 301,775 shekels (about 140,828 oz), being a half shekel exacted per person from 605,550 male Israelites 20 years old or more ...
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NET Notes: Exo 38:29 The total shekels would have been 212,400 shekels, which would be about 108,749 oz. This would make about 2.5 to 3 tons.
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