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

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 38:25 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons; also in verse 27
  2. Exodus 38:25 That is, about 44 pounds or about 20 kilograms; also in verse 28

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:

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

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  1. Exodus 38:26 That is, about 1/5 ounce or about 5.7 grams

26 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.

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