Numbers 31:52

52 All the gold of the contribution they offered to the Lord, from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, was 420 pounds.^[a]

Numbers 31:52 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 31:52

And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the
Lord
The whole amount, weight, and value of it put together:

even of the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds,
and perhaps of every common soldier, who might contribute his part, though it is not mentioned, but included in the oblation of the officers:

was 16,750 shekels;
which, according to the calculation of a very learned man ^F9, were 7,780 ounces, four drachms, two scruples, and thirty five grains.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Scheuchzer. Physica Sacr. vol. 2. p. 399.

Numbers 31:52 In-Context

50 So we have presented to the Lord an offering of the gold articles each man found-armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces-to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord."

51 Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them all the articles made out of gold.

52 All the gold of the contribution they offered to the Lord, from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, was 420 pounds.

53 Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.

54 Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit 16,750 shekels