Exodus 38:25

25 The silver obtained from those of the community who were counted in the census was 100 talents^[a] and 1,775 shekels,^[b] according to the sanctuary shekel—

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Exodus 38:25 in Other Translations

KJV

25 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:

ESV

25 The silver from those of the congregation who were recorded was a hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary:

NLT

25 The whole community of Israel gave 7,545 pounds of silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel.

MSG

25 Silver. The silver from those in the community who were registered in the census came to 6,437 pounds according to the Sanctuary standard

CSB

25 The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds, according to the sanctuary shekel-

Exodus 38:25 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 38:25

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 30:12-15 ) the sum

[was] an hundred talents, one thousand seven hundred and threescore
fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary;
which, according to Brerewood ^F17, make of our money, 37,721 pounds, seventeen shillings, and six pence; according to Waserus ^F18, the whole amounted to 150,887 dollars and a half: and so, according to Lundius ^F19, the sum is so many imperials, and forty five creutzers or cross pennies.

FOOTNOTES:

F17 Ut supra. (De Ponder & pretiis Vet. Num. c. 4, 5.)
F18 Ut supra. (De Antiqu. Numis. l. 2. c. 18.)
F19 Apud Scheuchzer. Physic. Sacr. vol. 2. p. 253.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Exodus 38:25 In-Context

23 with him was Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan—an engraver and designer, and an embroiderer in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen.)

24 The total amount of the gold from the wave offering used for all the work on the sanctuary was 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

25 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—

26 one beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone who had crossed over to those counted, twenty years old or more, a total of 603,550 men.

27 The 100 talents of silver were used to cast the bases for the sanctuary and for the curtain—100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent for each base.

Cross References 1

1. S Exodus 30:12

Footnotes 2

[a]. That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons; also in verse 27
[b]. That is, about 44 pounds or about 20 kilograms; also in verse 28