John Gill's Exposition on Exodus 38:26

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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A bekah for every man, [that is], half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, etc.] A half shekel was called a “bekah”, from [qb, “bakah”, to divide; because it was a shekel divided into two parts: for everyone that went to be numbered, from twenty years and upwards; in order to give a ransom, and make an atonement for their souls, as was ordered (<023012>Exodus 30:12-15) for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty [men]; so that from the time of their coming out of Egypt, which was now about six months ago, there was an increase of 3550 of the above age; (see <021237> Exodus 12:37).

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