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Exodus 38:24

Exodus 38:24 is verse 24 of Exodus chapter 38, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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.

The total weight of the gold was approximately 1.1 tons or 1 metric ton.

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King James Version

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.

World English Bible

All the gold that was used for the work in all the work of the sanctuary, even the gold of the offering, was twenty-nine talents and seven hundred thirty shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces.

A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.32 Troy ounces.

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Exodus 38:22–26 · Berean Standard Bible

22 Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD had commanded Moses.

23 With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen.

24 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.

25 The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—

26 a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Chronicles 22:14

Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.

1 Chronicles 22:15

You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work—

1 Chronicles 22:16

in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.”

1 Chronicles 29:2

Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.

1 Chronicles 29:3

Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:

1 Chronicles 29:4

three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,

1 Chronicles 29:5

for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the LORD today?”

1 Chronicles 29:6

Then the leaders of the households, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.

1 Chronicles 29:7

Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.

Haggai 2:8

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

Exodus 25:2

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

Exodus 29:24

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

Exodus 35:22

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 30:13

Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.

Exodus 30:14

Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD.

Exodus 30:24

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

Leviticus 5:15

“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.

Leviticus 27:3

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.

Leviticus 27:25

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

Numbers 3:47

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

Numbers 18:16

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.

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