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Exodus 38:26

24 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.

25 The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—

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.

27 The hundred talents of silver were used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil—100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent per base.

28 With the 1,775 shekels of silver he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
a beka a head, that is, half a shekel, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for everyone who passed over to those who were counted, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.
ASV
a beka a head, [that is], half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that passed over to them that were numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
DARBY
a bekah the head half a shekel, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that passed the numbering from twenty years old and upward, [of] the six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
BLB
a bekah per head, [that is,] half a shekel, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for everyone who had passed over to be numbered, from a son of twenty years [old] and above, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
ÅB
en beka eller en halv sekel etter helligdommens vekt for hver enkelt som ble opptatt blant de mønstrede, fra tyveårsalderen og oppover, og det var seks hundre og tre tusen, fem hundre og femti mann.
OTB
Dette var en beka per person, det vil si en halv sekel, i henhold til helligdommens sekel, fra hver mann som var tjue år eller eldre, totalt 603 550 menn.
B1930
en beka eller en halv sekel efter helligdommens vekt for hver enkelt som blev optatt blandt de mønstrede, fra tyveårsalderen og opover, og det var seks hundre og tre tusen, fem hundre og femti mann.

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  • Numbers 1:46

    And all those counted totaled 603,550.

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  • Exodus 30:13

    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.

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  • Exodus 12:37

    The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.

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  • Exodus 30:15–16

    In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.

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