Exodus 38:24

All the gold from the wave offering used for the work on the sanctuary totaled 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses records the sanctuary inventory after the tabernacle's completion, reporting the gold contribution to the Israelite congregation. This accounting follows the description of the craftsman Oholiab and immediately precedes the silver tally.

The words — כּל (kol) = all and הַקֹּדֶשׁ (ha-qōdeš) = the holy place frame the inventory as a complete accounting dedicated to sacred service.

The thread — The sanctuary shekel standard reappears in Leviticus 27:25, Numbers 3:47, and Numbers 18:16 to define the twenty-gerah valuation used for religious assessments and redemption payments.

Why it lands — The text states the exact gold weight before any application, establishing that sacred work requires precise measurement. It demands careful stewardship and exact compliance with established standards rather than approximation.

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The Hebrew words

כָּל־kol-all הַזָּהָ֗בha./za.Havthe/ gold הֶֽעָשׂוּי֙he./'a.Suithat/ was used לַמְּלָאכָ֔הla./me.la.Khahfor the/ work בְּכֹ֖לbe./Kholin/ all מְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khet[the] work of הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha./Ko.deshthe/ holy place וַיְהִ֣י׀va/y.Hiand/ it was זְהַ֣בze.Hav[the] gold of הַתְּנוּפָ֗הha./te.nu.Fahthe/ wave-offering תֵּ֤שַׁעTe.sha'nine וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve./'es.Rimand/ twenty כִּכָּ֔רki.Kartalent[s]וּשְׁבַ֨עu./she.Va'and/ seven מֵא֧וֹתme.'othundred<s>וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםu./she.lo.Shimand/ thirty שֶׁ֖קֶלShe.kelshekel[s]בְּשֶׁ֥קֶלbe./She.kelby/ [the] shekel of הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha./Ko.deshthe/ holy place

King James Version

All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

Cross-references

Leviticus 27:25 Every valuation will be according to the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel.
Numbers 3:47 you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs.
Numbers 18:16 You are to pay the redemption price for a month-old male according to your valuation: five shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel, which is twenty gerahs.
Exodus 25:2 “Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.
Exodus 29:24 Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.
Exodus 30:13 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.
Exodus 30:24 500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.
Exodus 35:22 So all who had willing hearts, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings, rings and necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry. And they all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD.
Leviticus 5:15 “If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.
Leviticus 27:3 if the valuation concerns a male from twenty to sixty years of age, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel.