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25 The total weight of silver collected from the people to be used for the congregation tent was about 7,600 pounds[a] (according to the official standards used in the sanctuary). 26 For every person counted in the census—603,550 men age 20 and older—this amounts to two-tenths of an ounce[b] per person (according to the official standards used in the sanctuary). 27 The 100 bases used for the sanctuary and for the veil were cast out of 7,500 pounds of silver, that is 75 pounds per base.

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Footnotes

  1. 38:25 Or 100 talents and 1,775 shekels
  2. 38:26 A Hebrew beka is ⅕ of an ounce or 5.5 grams.

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