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Exodus 38

Ex. 38:24 KJV (With Strong’s)

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All the gold
zahab (Hebrew #2091)
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
KJV usage: gold(-en), fair weather.
Pronounce: zaw-hawb'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to shimmer
b that was occupied
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
for the work
mla'kah (Hebrew #4399)
properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
KJV usage: business, + cattle, + industrious, occupation, (+ -pied), + officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).
Pronounce: mel-aw-kaw'
Origin: from the same as 4397
in all the work
mla'kah (Hebrew #4399)
properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
KJV usage: business, + cattle, + industrious, occupation, (+ -pied), + officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).
Pronounce: mel-aw-kaw'
Origin: from the same as 4397
of the holy
qodesh (Hebrew #6944)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
KJV usage: consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (X most) holy (X day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
Pronounce: ko'-desh
Origin: from 6942
place, even the gold
zahab (Hebrew #2091)
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
KJV usage: gold(-en), fair weather.
Pronounce: zaw-hawb'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to shimmer
of the offering
tnuwphah (Hebrew #8573)
a brandishing (in threat); by implication, tumult; specifically, the official undulation of sacrificial offerings
KJV usage: offering, shaking, wave (offering).
Pronounce: ten-oo-faw'
Origin: from 5130
, was twenty
`esriym (Hebrew #6242)
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
KJV usage: (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
Pronounce: es-reem'
Origin: from 6235
and nine
tesha` (Hebrew #8672)
perhaps from 8159 through the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten; nine or (ord.) ninth
KJV usage: nine (+ -teen, + -teenth, -th).
Pronounce: tay'-shah
Origin: or (masculine) tishtah {tish-aw'}
talents
kikkar (Hebrew #3603)
a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, expec. the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large (round) coin)
KJV usage: loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent.
Pronounce: kik-kawr'
Origin: from 3769
, and seven
sheba` (Hebrew #7651)
from 7650; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
KJV usage: (+ by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare 7658.
Pronounce: sheh'-bah
Origin: or (masculine) shibrah {shib-aw'}
hundred
me'ah (Hebrew #3967)
properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
KJV usage: hundred((-fold), -th), + sixscore.
Pronounce: may-aw'
Origin: or metyah {may-yaw'}
and thirty
shlowshiym (Hebrew #7970)
multiple of 7969; thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
KJV usage: thirty, thirtieth. Compare 7991.
Pronounce: shel-o-sheem'
Origin: or shloshiym {shel-o-sheem'}
shekels
sheqel (Hebrew #8255)
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
KJV usage: shekel.
Pronounce: sheh'-kel
Origin: from 8254
, after the shekel
sheqel (Hebrew #8255)
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
KJV usage: shekel.
Pronounce: sheh'-kel
Origin: from 8254
d of the sanctuary
qodesh (Hebrew #6944)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
KJV usage: consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (X most) holy (X day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
Pronounce: ko'-desh
Origin: from 6942
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1 Chron. 22:14• 14And behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Jehovah a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight, for it is in abundance; and timber and stone have I prepared; and thou shalt add to it. (1 Chron. 22:14)
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1 Chron. 29:2,7• 2And I have prepared according to all my power for the house of my God gold for things of gold, and silver for things of silver, and brass for things of brass, iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and white marble in abundance.
 7And they gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. (1 Chron. 29:2,7)
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Hag. 2:8• 8The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Hag. 2:8)
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Ex. 30:13,24• 13This shall they give--every one that passeth among them that are numbered--half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary,--twenty gerahs the shekel; a half shekel shall be the heave-offering for Jehovah.
 24and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin; (Ex. 30:13,24)
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Lev. 5:15• 15If any one act unfaithfully and sin through inadvertence in the holy things of Jehovah, then he shall bring his trespass-offering to Jehovah, a ram without blemish out of the small cattle, according to thy valuation by shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass-offering. (Lev. 5:15)
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Lev. 27:3,25• 3And thy valuation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old: thy valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary;
 25And all thy valuation shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel. (Lev. 27:3,25)
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Num. 3:47• 47thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll, according to the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them,--twenty gerahs the shekel; (Num. 3:47)
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Num. 18:16• 16And those that are to be ransomed from a month old shalt thou ransom, according to thy valuation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. (Num. 18:16)

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Gold,
Offering; Offering Up,
Sanctuary,
Seven,
Shekel,
Talent

Cross References

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All the gold.If we follow the estimation of the learned Dean Prideaux, the value of the twenty-nine talents, and 730 shekels of gold, will be 198,347£. 12s. 6d.
The value of the silver contributed by 603,550 Israelites, at half a shekel, or 1s. 6d. per man, will amount to 45,266£. 5s.
The value of the 70 talents, 2,400 shekels of brass, will be 513£. 17s.
The gold weighed 4,245 pounds; the silver, 14,603 pounds; and the brass, 10,277 pounds, troy weight.
The total value of all the gold, silver, and brass, will consequently amount to 244,127£. 14s. 6d.; and the total weight of these three metals will amount to 29,124 pounds troy, which reduced to avoirdupois weight, is equal to fourteen tons, 226 pounds!--It may, perhaps, seem difficult to imagine how the Israelites should be possessed of so much wealth in the desert; but it should be remembered, that their ancestors were opulent men before they came into Egypt; that they were further enriched by the spoils of the Egyptians and Amalekites; and that it is probable, they traded with the neighbouring nations who bordered on the wilderness.
There appear to be three reasons why so much riches should have been employed in the construction of the tabernacle, etc.
1. To impress the people's minds with the glory and dignity of the Divine Majesty, and the importance of his service.
2. To take out of their hands the occasion of covetousness.
3. To prevent pride and vain glory, by leading them to give up to the divine service even the ornaments of their persons.
1 Chron. 22:14‑16• 14And behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Jehovah a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight, for it is in abundance; and timber and stone have I prepared; and thou shalt add to it.
 15And there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of skilful men for every kind of work.
 16Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing and Jehovah be with thee. (1 Chron. 22:14‑16)
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1 Chron. 29:2‑7• 2And I have prepared according to all my power for the house of my God gold for things of gold, and silver for things of silver, and brass for things of brass, iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and white marble in abundance.
 3And moreover, in my affection for the house of my God I have given of my own property of gold and silver, for the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the house of the sanctuary:
 4three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses;
 5gold for things of gold, and silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work by the hands of artificers. And who is willing to offer to Jehovah this day?
 6And the chief fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the comptrollers of the king's business, offered willingly.
 7And they gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. (1 Chron. 29:2‑7)
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Hag. 2:8• 8The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Hag. 2:8)
offering.
Ex. 25:2• 2Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me a heave-offering: of every one whose heart prompteth him, ye shall take my heave-offering. (Ex. 25:2)
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Ex. 29:24• 24and thou shalt put all this in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons, and shalt wave them as a wave-offering before Jehovah. (Ex. 29:24)
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Ex. 35:22• 22And they came, both men and women; every one who was of willing heart brought nose-rings, and earrings, and rings, and bracelets, all kinds of utensils of gold: every man that waved a wave-offering of gold to Jehovah. (Ex. 35:22)
the shekel.
Ex. 30:13‑14,24• 13This shall they give--every one that passeth among them that are numbered--half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary,--twenty gerahs the shekel; a half shekel shall be the heave-offering for Jehovah.
 14Every one that passeth among those that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give the heave-offering of Jehovah.
 24and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin; (Ex. 30:13‑14,24)
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Lev. 5:15• 15If any one act unfaithfully and sin through inadvertence in the holy things of Jehovah, then he shall bring his trespass-offering to Jehovah, a ram without blemish out of the small cattle, according to thy valuation by shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass-offering. (Lev. 5:15)
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Lev. 27:3,25• 3And thy valuation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old: thy valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary;
 25And all thy valuation shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel. (Lev. 27:3,25)
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Num. 3:47• 47thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll, according to the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them,--twenty gerahs the shekel; (Num. 3:47)
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Num. 18:16• 16And those that are to be ransomed from a month old shalt thou ransom, according to thy valuation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. (Num. 18:16)

J. N. Darby Translation

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All the gold that it took for the work in all the work of the sanctuary—the gold of the wave-offering, was twenty-nine talentsa, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

JND Translation Notes

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A talent equals 3,000 shekels.