Exodus 38:26

There were, beyond that, one hundred talents of silver, from which were cast the bases for the Sanctuary and for the entrance where the veil hangs.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

25Now it was offered by those who were past the numbering of twenty years and above: from six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men able to bear arms.

27One hundred bases were made from one hundred talents, a single talent being counted for each base.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:37And the sons of Israel set out from Rameses to Soccoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides little ones.

Exodus 30:15The rich shall not add to the half shekel, and the poor shall diminish nothing.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 38:22-31

21 This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest. 22 And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lord commanded Moses. 23 And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen. 24 All the gold… Read the whole commentary →

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