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Exodus 38:24

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All the gold from the wave offering used for the work on the sanctuary totaled 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 24

Here is an account, I. Of the making of the brazen altar (Exo 38:1-7), and the laver (Exo 38:8). II. The preparing of the hangings for the enclosing of the court in which the tabernacle was to stand (Exo 38:9-20). III. A summary of the gold, silver, and brass, that was contributed to, and used in, the preparing of the tabernacle (Exo 38:21, etc.).

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Strong's Concordancev. 24

זָהָב (zâhâb, H2091) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application מְלָאכָה (mᵉlâʼkâh, H4399) — properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work… קֹדֶשׁ (qôdesh, H6944) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity תְּנוּפָה (tᵉnûwphâh, H8573) — a brandishing (in threat); by implication, tumult; specifically, the official undulation… עֶשְׂרִים (ʻesrîym, H6242) — twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth תֵּשַׁע (têshaʻ, H8672) — nine or (ordinal) ninth כִּכָּר (kikkâr, H3603) — a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or… שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7651) — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week;… מֵאָה (mêʼâh, H3967) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shᵉlôwshîym, H7970) — thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth שֶׁקֶל (sheqel, H8255) — probably a weight; used as a commercial standard

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Numbers 18:16rank 5

You are to pay the redemption price for a month-old male according to your valuation: five shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel, which is twenty gerahs.

Numbers 3:47rank 5

you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs.

Leviticus 27:25rank 5

Every valuation will be according to the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel.

Leviticus 5:15rank 2

“If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.

Exodus 25:2rank 2

“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.

Leviticus 27:3rank 2

if the valuation concerns a male from twenty to sixty years of age, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel.

Exodus 30:24rank 2

500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.

Haggai 2:8rank 2

The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts.

Exodus 35:22rank 2

So all who had willing hearts, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings, rings and necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry. And they all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD.

Exodus 29:24rank 2

Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.

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