23 And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.

24 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.

25 And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

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23 with him was Oholiab(A) 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(B) was 29 talents and 730 shekels,[a] according to the sanctuary shekel.(C)

25 The silver obtained from those of the community who were counted in the census(D) was 100 talents[b] and 1,775 shekels,[c] according to the sanctuary shekel—

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 38:24 The weight of the gold was a little over a ton or about 1 metric ton.
  2. Exodus 38:25 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons; also in verse 27
  3. Exodus 38:25 That is, about 44 pounds or about 20 kilograms; also in verse 28

23 And with him was (A)Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and [a]designer, a weaver of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine linen.

24 All the gold that was used in all the work of the holy place, that is, the gold of the (B)offering, was twenty-nine talents and seven hundred and thirty shekels, according to (C)the shekel of the sanctuary. 25 And the silver from those who were (D)numbered of the congregation was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary:

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 38:23 skillful workman