Exodus 38:24

“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.”

Exodus 38:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 38:24, word by word

the goldזָּהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

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that was usedעָשׂוּיasuy

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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for the workמְּלָאכָהmelacha

work

The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.

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of the sanctuaryקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

sanctuary

The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.

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of the wave offeringתְּנוּפָהtenufa

wave offering

An offering waved before YHWH when presented.

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wasיְהִיyehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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twenty-nineתֵּשַׁעtesha

nine

Nine; also "ninth".

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twenty-nineעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

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talentsכִּכָּרkikar

talent

A very large weight for metals, about 3,000 shekels.

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and seven hundredשְׁבַעsheva

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

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and seven hundredמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim

thirty

Thirty; also "thirtieth".

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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.

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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:

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