Exodus 25:1-9 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,… Foremost in the procession of willing-hearted offerers came men and women bringing "bracelets, and ear-rings, and seal-rings, and tablets," all of gold (Exodus 35:22), till the heap comprised many thousands of articles, and weighed no less than 29 talents and 730 shekels (Exodus 38:24), equal to 43,865 ounces, the value of which at the present day is £180,000 sterling. (W. Brown.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, |