Allכָּלthe goldהַזָּהָבthat was usedהֶעָשׂוּיfor the work,לַמְּלָאכָהin allבְּכֹלthe workמְלֶאכֶתof the sanctuary,הַקֹּדֶשׁthe goldזְהַבof the wave offering,הַתְּנוּפָהwasוַיְהִיtwenty-nineתֵּשַׁע וְעֶשְׂרִיםtalentsכִּכָּרand seven hundredוּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹתand thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁיםshekels,שֶׁקֶלby the shekelבְּשֶׁקֶלof the sanctuary.הַקֹּדֶשׁ
Exodus 38:24
Study it in the app“All the gold that was used for the work, in all the work of the sanctuary, the gold of the wave offering, was twenty-nine talents and seven hundred and thirty shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 38:24, word by word
- the goldזָּהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- that was usedעָשׂוּיasuy
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asuy” appears- for the workמְּלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appears- of the sanctuaryקֹּדֶשׁkodesh
sanctuary
The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.
Where else “kodesh” appears- of the wave offeringתְּנוּפָהtenufa
wave offering
An offering waved before YHWH when presented.
Where else “tenufa” appears- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- twenty-nineתֵּשַׁעtesha
nine
Nine; also "ninth".
Where else “tesha” appears- twenty-nineעֶשְׂרִיםesrim
twenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appears- talentsכִּכָּרkikar
talent
A very large weight for metals, about 3,000 shekels.
Where else “kikar” appears- and seven hundredשְׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- and seven hundredמֵאוֹתmeot
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appears- and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim
thirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appears- shekelsשֶׁקֶלshekel
shekel
Shekel: a weight of about 11 grams. Since there were no coins, silver was weighed, so a shekel is also an amount of money.
Where else “shekel” appears
Translation note
A talent was equal to three thousand shekels (38:25-26): about thirty-four kilograms, by the weight usually given to the shekel.
The context
23And with him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a designer, and an embroiderer in blue and in purple and in scarlet and in fine linen.
24 · This verse (above)
25And the silver of those counted of the community was a hundred talents and a thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary: