Exodus 38:22-24
New Living Translation
22 Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 23 He was assisted by Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman expert at engraving, designing, and embroidering with blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth.
24 The people brought special offerings of gold totaling 2,193 pounds,[a] as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. This gold was used throughout the Tabernacle.
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- 38:24 Hebrew 29 talents and 730 shekels [994 kilograms]. Each shekel weighed about 0.4 ounces or 11 grams.
Exodus 38:22-24
New International Version
22 (Bezalel(A) son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything the Lord commanded Moses; 23 with him was Oholiab(B) son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan—an engraver and designer, and an embroiderer in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen.) 24 The total amount of the gold from the wave offering used for all the work on the sanctuary(C) was 29 talents and 730 shekels,[a] according to the sanctuary shekel.(D)
Footnotes
- Exodus 38:24 The weight of the gold was a little over a ton or about 1 metric ton.
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