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25 (A)The silver of those of the congregation who were [a]numbered was [b]100 talents and [c]1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; 26 (B)a beka a head (that is, half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary), for each one who passed over to those who were [d]numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for (C)603,550 men. 27 One hundred talents of silver were for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil; one hundred bases for one hundred talents, a talent for a base.

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  1. Exodus 38:25 Lit mustered
  2. Exodus 38:25 Approx. 3.75 tons or 3.4 metric tons
  3. Exodus 38:25 Approx. 44.3 lb. or 19.5 kg
  4. Exodus 38:26 Lit mustered