Exodus 38 · Verse 25

Exodus 38:25

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:
Exodus 38:25, King James Version

Exodus 38:25 in other translations

BSBThe silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—
WEBThe silver of those who were counted of the congregation was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary:
ASVAnd the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
YLTAnd the silver of those numbered of the company is a hundred talents, and a thousand and seven hundred and five and seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary;
DARBYAnd the silver of them that were numbered of the assembly was a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary:
BBEAnd the silver given by those who were numbered of the people was a hundred talents, and a thousand, seven hundred and seventy-five shekels in weight, by the scale of the holy place.
WebsterAnd the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and seventy five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

What does Exodus 38:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. the silver of them that were numbered--603,550 men at half a shekel each would contribute 301,775 shekels; which at 2s. 4d. each, amounts to £35,207 sterling. It may seem difficult to imagine how the Israelites should be possessed of so much wealth in the desert; but it should be remembered that they were enriched first by the spoils of the Egyptians, and afterwards by those of the Amalekites. Besides, it is highly probable that during their sojourn they traded with the neighboring nations who bordered on the wilderness [Hewlett].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 38:21-31

The foundation of massy pieces of silver showed the solidity and purity of the truth upon which the church is founded. Let us regard the Lord Jesus Christ while reading of the furniture of the tabernacle. While looking at the altar of burnt-offering, let us see Jesus. In him, his righteousness, and salvation, is a full and sufficient offering for sin. In the laver of regeneration, by his Holy Spirit, let our souls…

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Exodus 38:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְכֶ֛סֶףve.Khe.sefand [the] silver ofH3701
פְּקוּדֵ֥יpe.ku.Dei[those who] were enrolled ofH6485
הָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712
מְאַ֣תme.'At[was] one hundredH3967
כִּכָּ֑רki.Kartalent[s]H3603
וְאֶלֶף֩ve.'e.Lefand one thousandH505
וּשְׁבַ֨עu.she.Va'and sevenH7651
מֵא֜וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
וַחֲמִשָּׁ֧הva.cha.mi.Shahand fiveH2568
וְשִׁבְעִ֛יםve.shiv.'Imand seventyH7657
שֶׁ֖קֶלShe.kelshekel[s]H8255
בְּשֶׁ֥קֶלbe.She.kelby [the] shekel ofH8255
הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ\׃ha.Ko.deshthe holy placeH6944

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 38:25

  • Exodus 30:12

    When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the Lord, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.

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Context

  • Exodus 38:24

    All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

  • Exodus 38:25

    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:

  • Exodus 38:26

    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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Exodus 38:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y la plata de los contados de la congregación fué cien talentos, y mil setecientos setenta y cinco siclos, según el siclo del santuario:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’argent de ceux de l’assemblée qui furent dénombrés fut de 100 talents et 1 775 sicles, selon le sicle du sanctuaire,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und das Silber von den Gemusterten der Gemeinde betrug 100 Talente und 1775 Sekel, nach dem Sekel des Heiligtums:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Oblatum est autem ab his qui transierunt ad numerum a viginti annis et supra, de sexcentis tribus millibus et quingentis quinquaginta armatorum.