Exodus 38:26
Context38:26 one beka per person, that is, a half shekel, 1 according to the sanctuary shekel, for everyone who crossed over to those numbered, from twenty years old or older, 2 603,550 in all. 3
Matthew 27:24
Context27:24 When 4 Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. You take care of it yourselves!” 5
[38:26] 1 sn The weight would be about half an ounce.
[38:26] 3 tn The phrase “in all” has been supplied.
[27:24] 4 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
[27:24] 5 sn You take care of it yourselves! Compare the response of the chief priests and elders to Judas in 27:4. The expression is identical except that in 27:4 it is singular and here it is plural.