Berean Standard Bible
Exodus 38:25-28
25The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels,1 according to the sanctuary shekel— 26a beka per person, that is, half a shekel,2 according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.
27The hundred talents of silver3 were used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil—100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent per base.
28With the 1,775 shekels of silver4 he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.
Notes
- 1. Exodus 38:25 The total weight of the silver was approximately 3.79 tons or 3.44 metric tons. ↩
- 2. Exodus 38:26 A beka is half a shekel, or approximately 0.2 ounces or 5.7 grams. ↩
- 3. Exodus 38:27 100 talents is approximately 3.77 tons or 3.42 metric tons of silver. ↩
- 4. Exodus 38:28 1,775 shekels is approximately 44.6 pounds or 20.2 kilograms of silver. ↩
Commentaries on Exodus 38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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