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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/exodus/38.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/38.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The silver obtained from those of the community who were counted in the census was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/38.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The whole community of Israel gave 7,545 pounds of silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The silver from those of the congregation who were recorded was a hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation <i>was</i> an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the silver from those who were numbered of the congregation <i>was</i> one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the silver of those of the congregation who were counted was a hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The silver of those of the congregation who were numbered was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the silver of those of the congregation who were numbered was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The silver of those of the congregation who were numbered was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The silver from those of the congregation who were assembled <i>and</i> counted was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds, according to the sanctuary shekel—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds, according to the sanctuary shekel—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and the silver that was collected when the people were counted came to 3.4 tons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The silver collected when the census of the community was taken weighed 7,544 pounds using the standard weight of the holy place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The silver from the census of the community weighed 7,550 pounds, weighed according to the official standard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The silver from those of the congregation who were recorded totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the standard used in the sanctuary; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The silver of those who were numbered of the community was one hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The silver of those who were numbered of the congregation was one hundred talents, and one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and seventy five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The silver of those who were counted of the congregation was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the silver of those numbered of the congregation [is] one hundred talents, and one thousand and seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, by the shekel of the holy place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the silver of those numbered of the company is a hundred talents, and a thousand and seven hundred and five and seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the silver of those being reviewed of the assembly, a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and five and seventy shekels, by the shekel of the holy place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And it was offered by them that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upwards, of six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty men able to bear arms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The silver of those of the community who were enrolled was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the standard of the sanctuary shekel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The silver from those of the congregation who were counted was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels, measured by the sanctuary shekel;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the silver of those who were numbered of the congregation was a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And silver that was counted from the Assembly, a hundred talents, and a thousand and seven hundred and seventy and five shekels in the shekel of Holiness:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and three-score and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the offering of silver from the men that were numbered of the congregation a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, one drachm apiece, even the half shekel, according to the holy shekel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/38-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=10157" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/38.htm">The Cost of the Tabernacle</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>All the gold from the wave offering used for the work on the sanctuary totaled 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: wə·ḵe·sep̄ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">The silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: pə·qū·ḏê (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">from those numbered</a> <a href="/hebrew/5712.htm" title="5712: hā·‘ê·ḏāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Congregation. Feminine of ed in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage.">among the congregation</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mə·’aṯ (Number-fsc) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">totaled 100</a> <a href="/hebrew/3603.htm" title="3603: kik·kār (N-fs) -- From karar; a circle, i.e. a circumjacent tract or region, expec. The Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a loaf; also a talent (round) coin).">talents</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: wə·’e·lep̄ (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">and 1,775</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: ū·šə·ḇa‘ (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: wa·ḥă·miš·šāh (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7657.htm" title="7657: wə·šiḇ·‘îm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Seventy (a card. number). Multiple of sheba'; seventy."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8255.htm" title="8255: še·qel (N-ms) -- (a measure of weight) shekel. From shaqal; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard.">shekels,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qō·ḏeš (Art:: N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">according to the sanctuary</a> <a href="/hebrew/8255.htm" title="8255: bə·še·qel (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- (a measure of weight) shekel. From shaqal; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard.">shekel—</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-11.htm">Exodus 30:11-16</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, / “When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered. / Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/1-2.htm">Numbers 1:2-3</a></span><br />“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. / You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/3-40.htm">Numbers 3:40-43</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites a month old or more, and list their names. / You are to take the Levites for Me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.” / So Moses numbered all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/26-2.htm">Numbers 26:2</a></span><br />“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-6.htm">2 Chronicles 24:6-9</a></span><br />So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?” / For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals. / At the king’s command a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the house of the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-32.htm">Nehemiah 10:32-33</a></span><br />We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God: / for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-24.htm">Matthew 17:24-27</a></span><br />After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?” / “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?” / “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-4.htm">2 Kings 12:4-5</a></span><br />Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD. / Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-4.htm">2 Chronicles 24:4-5</a></span><br />Some time later, Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the LORD. / So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-4.htm">Nehemiah 5:4-5</a></span><br />Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards. / We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-19.htm">Matthew 22:19-21</a></span><br />Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius. / “Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?” / “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-41.htm">Mark 12:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts. / Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius. / Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-1.htm">Luke 21:1-4</a></span><br />Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, / and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. / “Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-6.htm">Romans 13:6-7</a></span><br />This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work. / Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-1.htm">1 Corinthians 16:1-2</a></span><br />Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia: / On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and three score and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:</p><p class="hdg">no reference </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/35-20.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/exodus/30-14.htm">Census</a> <a href="/exodus/35-20.htm">Community</a> <a href="/exodus/35-20.htm">Company</a> <a href="/exodus/38-8.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/exodus/38-21.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/exodus/38-15.htm">Fifteen</a> <a href="/exodus/38-18.htm">Five</a> <a href="/exodus/38-24.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/38-24.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/exodus/38-21.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/genesis/44-32.htm">Obtained</a> <a href="/exodus/38-24.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/exodus/30-24.htm">Scale</a> <a href="/exodus/38-24.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/exodus/24-9.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/genesis/25-7.htm">Seventy-Five</a> <a href="/exodus/38-24.htm">Shekel</a> <a href="/exodus/38-24.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/exodus/38-19.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/exodus/38-24.htm">Talents</a> <a href="/exodus/32-28.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/exodus/15-27.htm">Threescore</a> <a href="/genesis/50-3.htm">Three-Score</a> <a href="/exodus/30-34.htm">Weight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/4-13.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/numbers/1-2.htm">Census</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-13.htm">Community</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-15.htm">Company</a> <a href="/exodus/38-30.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-31.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-7.htm">Fifteen</a> <a href="/exodus/38-26.htm">Five</a> <a href="/exodus/38-27.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/38-26.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/exodus/38-26.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-4.htm">Obtained</a> <a href="/exodus/38-26.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-31.htm">Scale</a> <a href="/exodus/38-28.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/exodus/38-28.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/exodus/38-28.htm">Seventy-Five</a> <a href="/exodus/38-26.htm">Shekel</a> <a href="/exodus/38-28.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/exodus/38-27.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/exodus/38-27.htm">Talents</a> <a href="/exodus/38-26.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-5.htm">Threescore</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-5.htm">Three-Score</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-35.htm">Weight</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-1.htm">The altar of burnt offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-8.htm">The laver of brass</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-9.htm">The court, and its hangings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/38-21.htm">The sum of what the people offered, and the use to which it was applied</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Each man over the age of twenty was required to give a half-shekel as a ransom for his life, symbolizing atonement and unity within the community. This tax was a means of supporting the tabernacle, the central place of worship. The act of numbering the people and collecting silver underscores the importance of each individual's contribution to the collective worship and service to God.<p><b>totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels</b><br>The total amount of silver collected was significant, indicating the large number of Israelites who participated in the census. A talent was a substantial weight, approximately 75 pounds or 34 kilograms, and a shekel was about 0.4 ounces or 11 grams. The specific total of 100 talents and 1,775 shekels highlights the meticulous record-keeping and organization involved in the construction of the tabernacle. This amount of silver was used for making the bases for the sanctuary and the curtain, as described in <a href="/exodus/38-27.htm">Exodus 38:27-28</a>, symbolizing the foundation of God's dwelling place among His people.<p><b>according to the sanctuary shekel—</b><br>The sanctuary shekel was a standard unit of weight used in the tabernacle, ensuring consistency and fairness in the collection and use of resources. This standardization reflects the order and precision required in worship and service to God. The use of the sanctuary shekel also emphasizes the sacred nature of the contributions, as they were dedicated to the service of the tabernacle, which was the earthly representation of God's presence among the Israelites. This concept of a standard measure can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the standard of righteousness and the foundation of the Church.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the instructions for the construction of the Tabernacle, including the collection of materials.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The congregation who contributed silver for the construction of the Tabernacle as part of their offerings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable sanctuary constructed by the Israelites as a place of worship and the dwelling place of God among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bezalel_and_oholiab.htm">Bezalel and Oholiab</a></b><br>The craftsmen appointed by God to oversee the construction of the Tabernacle and its furnishings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctuary_shekel.htm">The Sanctuary Shekel</a></b><br>A standard unit of weight used in the collection of silver, ensuring uniformity and fairness in contributions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' contribution of silver was an act of obedience to God's command. Our obedience in giving reflects our trust in God's provision and His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_purpose.htm">Unity in Purpose</a></b><br>The collective effort of the Israelites in contributing to the Tabernacle demonstrates the power of unity in achieving God's purposes. As believers, we are called to work together for the advancement of God's kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_principle_of_equal_sacrifice.htm">The Principle of Equal Sacrifice</a></b><br>The use of the sanctuary shekel ensured that each person's contribution was equal, regardless of their wealth. This teaches us that God values the heart behind the gift more than the amount.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Provision and Faithfulness</a></b><br>The successful collection of materials for the Tabernacle is a testament to God's provision. We can trust that God will provide for His work and our needs when we are faithful to His calling.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_stewardship.htm">The Role of Stewardship</a></b><br>The careful accounting of the silver collected underscores the importance of stewardship in managing resources for God's work. We are called to be faithful stewards of what God has entrusted to us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/biblical_weights_and_measures.htm">What are the Biblical weights and measures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_exodus_38_21-23_and_numbers_align.htm">How do the measurements and quantities listed in Exodus 38:21–23 harmonize with other parts of Exodus and Numbers that detail Israel’s population and resources?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_get_and_move_metals.htm">How could the Israelites realistically acquire and transport the vast amounts of gold, silver, and bronze mentioned in Exodus 38:24-31 while wandering in the desert?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_bezalel_and_oholiab.htm">Who were Bezalel and Oholiab in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">The silver . . . was an hundred talents.</span>--The silver talent contained 3,000 shekels, as all allow, and as appears from the present passage. If the "shekel of the sanctuary" weighed, as is generally supposed, about 220 grains troy, the value of the silver contributed would have been 40,000, or a little under. It was contributed by "them that were numbered of the congregation," each of whom paid a bekah, or half a shekel. (See above, <a href="/context/exodus/30-12.htm" title="When you take the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul to the LORD, when you number them; that there be no plague among them, when you number them.">Exodus 30:12-16</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The silver</span>. The silver seems to have amounted to about four times the weight of the gold; but the value of it was very much less, not exceeding £40,000 of our money (Cook). It may seem surprising that this should have been so; but there are grounds for believing that both in Africa and in Asia gold was more plentiful than silver in the early ages. And it is certainly much more suitable for ornaments. <span class="cmt_word">Of them that were numbered</span>. See above, <a href="/exodus/30-12.htm">Exodus 30:12-16</a>. The silver for the sanctuary was collected by a compulsory tax, of the nature of a church-rate. This produced the amount here given, No estimate is made of the weight of the silver freewill offerings (<a href="/exodus/35-24.htm">Exodus 35:24</a>), nor is any account given of their application. It has been suggested that they were returned to the donors as superfluous, which is certainly possible, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/38-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The silver</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֶ֛סֶף</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵe·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from those numbered</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּקוּדֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(pə·qū·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among the congregation</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֵדָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ê·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5712.htm">Strong's 5712: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stated assemblage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">totaled 100</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hundred</span><br /><br /><span class="word">talents</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּכָּ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(kik·kār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3603.htm">Strong's 3603: </a> </span><span class="str2">A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and 1,775</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶלֶף֩</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’e·lep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thousand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shekels,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֖קֶל</span> <span class="translit">(še·qel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8255.htm">Strong's 8255: </a> </span><span class="str2">A weight, a commercial standard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to the sanctuary</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shekel—</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשֶׁ֥קֶל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·še·qel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8255.htm">Strong's 8255: </a> </span><span class="str2">A weight, a commercial standard</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/38-25.htm">Exodus 38:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/38-25.htm">Exodus 38:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/38-25.htm">Exodus 38:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/38-25.htm">Exodus 38:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/38-25.htm">Exodus 38:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/38-25.htm">Exodus 38:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/38-25.htm">Exodus 38:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/38-25.htm">Exodus 38:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/38-25.htm">Exodus 38:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/38-25.htm">Exodus 38:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/38-25.htm">OT Law: Exodus 38:25 The silver of those who were numbered (Exo. 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