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King James Version (1611 Edition)

Exodus 38:25

And the siluer of them that were numbred of the Congregation, was an hundred talents, and a thousand, seuen hundred and threescore and fifteene shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Silver;   Tabernacle;   Talent;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Talent;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Money;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Tabernacle;   Talent;   Weights;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Census;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Weights and Measures;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Leviticus;   Money;   Tabernacle;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Weights and Measures;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Census;   Silver;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Tabernacle, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jehoash;   Weights and Measures;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Numismatics;   Weights and Measures;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
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:
King James Version
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:
Lexham English Bible
And the silver recorded from the community was a hundred talents and a thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
New Century Version
The silver was given by the members of the community who were counted. It weighed 7,550 pounds, as set by the Holy Place measure.
New English Translation
The silver of those who were numbered of the community was one hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel,
Amplified Bible
The silver from those of the congregation who were assembled and counted was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;
New American Standard Bible
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;
Geneva Bible (1587)
But the siluer of them that were numbred in the Congregation, was an hundreth talents, and a thousand seuen hundreth seuentie and fiue shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie.
Legacy Standard Bible
The silver of those of the congregation who were numbered was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;
Contemporary English Version
and the silver that was collected when the people were counted came to seven thousand five hundred fifty pounds.
Complete Jewish Bible
The silver given by the community weighed 100 talents 1,775 shekels [6,650 pounds], using the sanctuary shekel.
Darby Translation
And the silver of them that were numbered of the assembly was a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary:
Easy-to-Read Version
All the men 20 years old or older were counted. Each man had to pay a tax of 1 beka of silver. (Using the official measure, 1 beka is 1/2 shekel.) There were 603,550 men. So they collected about 7550 pounds of silver.
English Standard Version
The silver from those of the congregation who were recorded was a hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary:
George Lamsa Translation
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:
Good News Translation
The silver from the census of the community weighed 7,550 pounds, weighed according to the official standard.
Christian Standard Bible®
The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds, according to the sanctuary shekel—
Literal Translation
And the silver of the numbered ones of the assembly was a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and seventy five shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The syluer yt came of the congregacion, was fyue score hundreth weight, a thousande, seuen hundreth, fyue and seuentye Sycles, after ye Sycle of the Sanctuary:
American Standard Version
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:
Bible in Basic English
And the silver given by those who were numbered of the people was a hundred talents, and a thousand, seven hundred and seventy-five shekels in weight, by the scale of the holy place.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the summe of siluer of them that were numbred in the congregation, was an hundred talentes, and a thousande seuen hundred and three score and fifteene sicles, after the sicle of the sanctuarie.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He made the holy anointing oil and the composition of the incense, the pure work of the perfumer.
English Revised Version
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:
Berean Standard Bible
The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel-
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe it was offrid of hem that passiden to noumbre fro twenti yeer and aboue, of sixe hundrid and thre thousand, and fyue hundrid and fifty of armed men.
Young's Literal Translation
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;
Update Bible Version
And the silver of those 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:
Webster's Bible Translation
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:
World English Bible
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:
New King James Version
And the silver from those who were numbered of the congregation was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary:
New Living Translation
The whole community of Israel gave 7,545 pounds of silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel.
New Life Bible
The silver given by the people weighed as much as forty men.
New Revised Standard
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;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the silver of them who were numbered of the assembly, was one hundred talents, - and one thousand, seven hundred and seventy-five shekels by the shekel of the sanctuary;
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.
Revised Standard Version
And the silver from those of the congregation who were numbered was a hundred talents and a thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary:
THE MESSAGE
Silver. The silver from those in the community who were registered in the census came to 6,437 pounds according to the Sanctuary standard—that amounted to a beka, or half-shekel, for every registered person aged twenty and over, a total of 603,550 men. They used the three and one-quarter tons of silver to cast the bases for the Sanctuary and for the hangings, one hundred bases at sixty-four pounds each. They used the remaining thirty-seven pounds to make the connecting hooks on the posts, and the caps and bands for the posts.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The silver of those of the congregation who were numbered was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;

Contextual Overview

21 This is the summe of the Tabernacle, euen of the Tabernacle of Testimonie, as it was counted, according to the commaundement of Moses, for the seruice of the Leuites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the Priest. 22 And Bezaleel the sonne of Uri, the sonne of Hur, of the tribe of Iudah, made all that the Lord commanded Moses. 23 And with him was Aholiab, sonne of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engrauer, and a cunning workeman, and an embroiderer in blew, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linnen. 24 All the gold that was occupied for the worke in all the worke of the holy place, euen the gold of the offring, was twentie and nine talents, and seuen hundred and thirtie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary. 25 And the siluer of them that were numbred of the Congregation, was an hundred talents, and a thousand, seuen hundred and threescore and fifteene shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary. 26 A Bekah for euery man, that is, halfe a shekel, after the shekel of the Sanctuary, for euery one that went to be numbred, from twentie yeeres olde and vpward, for sixe hundred thousand, and three thousand, and fiue hundred, and fiftie men. 27 And of the hundred talents of siluer, were cast the sockets of the Sanctuary, and the sockets of the vaile: an hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket. 28 And of the thousand, seuen hundred, seuentie and fiue shekels, he made hookes for the pillars, and ouerlaide their chapiters, and filleted them. 29 And the brasse of the offring was seuentie talents, and two thousand and foure hundred shekels. 30 And therewith he made the sockets to the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and the brasen Altar, and the brasen grate for it, and all the vessels of the Altar,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Exodus 30:12 - takest Exodus 30:16 - appoint Numbers 26:2 - General 2 Chronicles 25:6 - an hundred talents of silver

Cross-References

Genesis 37:32
And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father, and said, This haue we found: know now whether it bee thy sonnes coat or no.
Genesis 38:18
And he said, What pledge shall I giue thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staffe, that is in thine hand: and he gaue it her, & came in vnto her, and she conceived by him.
Psalms 50:21
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence: thou thoughtest that I was altogether such a one as thy selfe: but I will reproue thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
Jeremiah 2:26
As the thiefe is ashamed, when he is found: so is the house of Israel ashamed, they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, & their prophets,
Romans 2:16
In the day when God shall iudge the secrets of men by Iesus Christ, according to my Gospel.
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore iudge nothing before the time, vntill the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkenesse, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall euery man haue prayse of God.
Revelation 20:12
And I sawe the dead, small and great, stand before God: and the books were opened: & another booke was opened, which is the booke of life: and the dead were iudged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation,.... This was not the offering of silver,

Exodus 35:24 but what was collected in numbering the people, where everyone of twenty years old and upwards paid half a shekel,

Exodus 30:12 the sum

[was] an hundred talents, one thousand seven hundred and threescore fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; which, according to Brerewood q, make of our money, 37,721 pounds, seventeen shillings, and six pence; according to Waserus r, the whole amounted to 150,887 dollars and a half: and so, according to Lundius s, the sum is so many imperials, and forty five creutzers or cross pennies.

q Ut supra. (De Ponder & pretiis Vet. Num. c. 4, 5.) r Ut supra. (De Antiqu. Numis. l. 2. c. 18.) s Apud Scheuchzer. Physic. Sacr. vol. 2. p. 253.


 
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