Exodus 38:25
New International Version
The silver obtained from those of the community who were counted in the census was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—

New Living Translation
The whole community of Israel gave 7,545 pounds of silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel.

English Standard Version
The silver from those of the congregation who were recorded was a hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary:

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

King James Bible
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:

New King James Version
And the silver from those who were numbered of the congregation was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary:

New American Standard Bible
And the silver of those of the congregation who were counted was a hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;

NASB 1995
The silver of those of the congregation who were numbered was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;

NASB 1977
And the silver of those of the congregation who were numbered was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;

Legacy Standard Bible
The silver of those of the congregation who were numbered was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;

Amplified Bible
The silver from those of the congregation who were assembled and counted was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;

Christian Standard Bible
The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds, according to the sanctuary shekel—

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds, according to the sanctuary shekel—

American Standard Version
And 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:

Contemporary English Version
and the silver that was collected when the people were counted came to 3.4 tons.

English Revised Version
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:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The silver collected when the census of the community was taken weighed 7,544 pounds using the standard weight of the holy place.

Good News Translation
The silver from the census of the community weighed 7,550 pounds, weighed according to the official standard.

International Standard Version
The silver from those of the congregation who were recorded totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the standard used in the sanctuary;

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

NET Bible
The silver of those who were numbered of the community was one hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel,

New Heart English Bible
The silver of those who were numbered of the congregation was one hundred talents, and one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

Webster's Bible Translation
And 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:

World English Bible
The 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:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the silver of those numbered of the congregation [is] one hundred talents, and one thousand and seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, by the shekel of the holy place;

Young's Literal Translation
And 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;

Smith's Literal Translation
And the silver of those being reviewed of the assembly, a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and five and seventy shekels, by the shekel of the holy place.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it was offered by them that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upwards, of six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty men able to bear arms.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Now it was offered by those who were past the numbering of twenty years and above: from six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men able to bear arms.

New American Bible
The silver of those of the community who were enrolled was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the standard of the sanctuary shekel;

New Revised Standard Version
The silver from those of the congregation who were counted was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels, measured by the sanctuary shekel;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the silver of those who were numbered of the congregation was a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary:

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And silver that was counted from the Assembly, a hundred talents, and a thousand and seven hundred and seventy and five shekels in the shekel of Holiness:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and three-score and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the offering of silver from the men that were numbered of the congregation a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, one drachm apiece, even the half shekel, according to the holy shekel.

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Context
The Cost of the Tabernacle
24All the gold from the wave offering used for the work on the sanctuary totaled 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel. 25The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel— 26a 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.…

Cross References
Exodus 30:11-16
Then the LORD said to Moses, / “When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered. / 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. ...

Numbers 1:2-3
“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. / You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.

Numbers 3:40-43
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites a month old or more, and list their names. / You are to take the Levites for Me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.” / So Moses numbered all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him. ...

Numbers 26:2
“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”

2 Chronicles 24:6-9
So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?” / For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals. / At the king’s command a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the house of the LORD. ...

Nehemiah 10:32-33
We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God: / for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.

Matthew 17:24-27
After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?” / “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?” / “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him. ...

2 Kings 12:4-5
Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD. / Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.”

2 Chronicles 24:4-5
Some time later, Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the LORD. / So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.

Nehemiah 5:4-5
Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards. / We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”

Matthew 22:19-21
Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius. / “Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?” / “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

Mark 12:41-44
As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts. / Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius. / Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury. ...

Luke 21:1-4
Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, / and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. / “Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. ...

Romans 13:6-7
This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work. / Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

1 Corinthians 16:1-2
Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia: / On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.


Treasury of Scripture

And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and three score and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

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Exodus 38
1. The altar of burnt offering
8. The laver of brass
9. The court, and its hangings
21. The sum of what the people offered, and the use to which it was applied














The silver obtained
The Hebrew word for "silver" is "כֶּסֶף" (kesef), which often symbolizes redemption and atonement in the Bible. Silver was a precious metal used in various sacred contexts, including the tabernacle's construction. Theologically, silver's use here can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's redemptive work, as silver was often associated with the price of redemption (e.g., the 30 pieces of silver in the New Testament).

from those of the congregation
The term "congregation" refers to the collective assembly of the Israelites. In Hebrew, "עֵדָה" (edah) signifies a community bound by a covenant with God. This highlights the communal responsibility and participation in the construction of the tabernacle, emphasizing the unity and shared purpose among God's people.

who were counted
The act of counting, or taking a census, in Hebrew "פָּקַד" (paqad), was significant in Israelite culture. It was not merely a numerical exercise but a way to organize and mobilize the community for specific purposes, such as military service or, in this case, contributing to the tabernacle. This counting underscores the idea that each individual has a role and responsibility in God's plan.

was 100 talents
A "talent" was a large unit of weight, approximately 75 pounds or 34 kilograms. The use of talents here indicates the substantial amount of silver collected, reflecting the Israelites' dedication and sacrifice. Historically, this amount of silver would have been a significant resource, underscoring the importance of the tabernacle as the center of worship and God's presence among His people.

and 1,775 shekels
A "shekel" was a smaller unit of weight, about 0.4 ounces or 11 grams. The precise accounting of the silver, down to the shekel, demonstrates the meticulous care and integrity in handling the resources dedicated to God. This attention to detail reflects the broader biblical principle of stewardship and accountability in managing what God has entrusted to His people.

according to the sanctuary shekel
The "sanctuary shekel" was a standard measure used in the tabernacle, ensuring consistency and fairness in transactions. This standardization highlights the importance of honesty and integrity in worship and communal life. It also points to the idea that God's standards are the ultimate measure by which all actions and offerings are evaluated.

(25) The silver . . . was an hundred talents.--The silver talent contained 3,000 shekels, as all allow, and as appears from the present passage. If the "shekel of the sanctuary" weighed, as is generally supposed, about 220 grains troy, the value of the silver contributed would have been 40,000, or a little under. It was contributed by "them that were numbered of the congregation," each of whom paid a bekah, or half a shekel. (See above, Exodus 30:12-16.)

Verse 25. - The silver. The silver seems to have amounted to about four times the weight of the gold; but the value of it was very much less, not exceeding £40,000 of our money (Cook). It may seem surprising that this should have been so; but there are grounds for believing that both in Africa and in Asia gold was more plentiful than silver in the early ages. And it is certainly much more suitable for ornaments. Of them that were numbered. See above, Exodus 30:12-16. The silver for the sanctuary was collected by a compulsory tax, of the nature of a church-rate. This produced the amount here given, No estimate is made of the weight of the silver freewill offerings (Exodus 35:24), nor is any account given of their application. It has been suggested that they were returned to the donors as superfluous, which is certainly possible,

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The silver
וְכֶ֛סֶף (wə·ḵe·sep̄)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

from those numbered
פְּקוּדֵ֥י (pə·qū·ḏê)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit

among the congregation
הָעֵדָ֖ה (hā·‘ê·ḏāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5712: A stated assemblage

totaled 100
מְאַ֣ת (mə·’aṯ)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3967: A hundred

talents
כִּכָּ֑ר (kik·kār)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3603: A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)

and 1,775
וְאֶלֶף֩ (wə·’e·lep̄)
Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular
Strong's 505: A thousand

shekels,
שֶׁ֖קֶל (še·qel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8255: A weight, a commercial standard

according to the sanctuary
הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ (haq·qō·ḏeš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

shekel—
בְּשֶׁ֥קֶל (bə·še·qel)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8255: A weight, a commercial standard


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