Exodus 38:25

Exodus 38:25

23 And with him was ^aAholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and¹ designer, a weaver of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine linen.

24 All the gold that was used in all the work of the holy place, that is, the gold of the ^aoffering, was twenty-nine talents and seven hundred and thirty shekels, according to ^bthe shekel of the sanctuary.

25 And the silver from those who were ^anumbered of the congregation was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary:

26 ^aa bekah for¹ 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 ^bsix hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men.

27 And from the hundred talents of silver were cast ^athe sockets of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil: one hundred sockets from the hundred talents, one talent for each socket.

28 Then from the one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, overlaid their capitals, and ^amade bands for them.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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the silver of them that were numbered—603,550 men at half a shekel each would contribute 301,775 shekels; which at 2s. 4d. each, amounts to £35,207 sterling. It may seem difficult to imagine how the Israelites should be possessed of so much wealth in the desert; but it should be remembered that they were enriched first by the spoils of the Egyptians, and afterwards by those of the Amalekites. Besides, it is highly probable that during their sojourn they traded with the neighboring nations who bordered on the wilderness [HEWLETT].

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