Exodus 38:26
“A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And of the thousand seven hundred seventy five shekels,.... Which remained of the sum collected, Exo 38:25 after the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
A bekah - Literally, “a half”: the words “half a shekel,” etc. appear to be inserted only for emphasis, to enforce the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
A bekah for every man - The Hebrew word בקי beka, from בקי baka, to divide, separate into two, seems to signify, not a…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 38:21-31
Here we have a breviat of the account which, by Moses's appointment, the Levites took and kept of the gold, silver, and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a beḳa- Gen 24:22.† Lit. a thing cleftor halved. Three beḳa-s have been found recently in Palestine (Qu. St. of PEF.,…
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