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Exodus 38:29

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 38:29 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.
Exodus 38:29 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 38

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
26a beka a head, [that is], half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that passed over to them that were numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
27And the hundred talents of silver were for casting the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil; a hundred sockets for the hundred talents, a talent for a socket.
28And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five [shekels] he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their capitals, and made fillets for them.
29And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.
30And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tent of meeting, and the brazen altar, and the brazen grating for it, and all the vessels of the altar,
31and the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the gate of the court, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand four hundred shekels.] Which, according to Paris weight, were 6177 pounds, ten ounces, two drachms, and sixty four grains f1008: this might be had from the neighbouring mountains of Arabia, where it is said f1009 the metals of brass and iron were first dug.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The value of the gold, if pure, in our money would be 175,075 British pounds, 13 shillings, and of the silver, 38,034 British pounds, 15 shillings 10d. These quantities of the precious metals come quite within the limits of probability, if we consider the condition of the Israelites when they left Egypt (see Exodus 25:3 note), and the object for which the collection was made. Many have remarked that the quantities collected for the tabernacle are insignificant when compared with the hoards of gold and silver collected in the East in recent times, as well as in ancient times. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information…”
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