Exodus 38:26

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Each person who was registered gave a half-shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, for everyone twenty years old or over who was counted—a total of six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    A bekah per person, that is, half a shekel, by the shekel of the sanctuary, for everyone who crossed over to those counted, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    a beka{H1235} a head,{H1538} [that is], half{H4276} a shekel,{H8255} after the shekel{H8255} of the sanctuary,{H6944} for every one that passed{H5674} over to them that were numbered,{H6485} from twenty{H6242} years{H8141} old{H1121} and upward,{H4605} for six{H8337} hundred{H3967} thousand{H505} and three{H7969} thousand{H505} and five{H2568} hundred{H3967} and fifty{H2572} men.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    A bekah{H1235} for every man{H1538}, that is, half{H4276} a shekel{H8255}, after the shekel{H8255} of the sanctuary{H6944}, for every one that went{H5674}{(H8802)} to be numbered{H6485}{(H8803)}, from twenty{H6242} years{H8141} old{H1121} and upward{H4605}, for six{H8337} hundred{H3967} thousand{H505} and three{H7969} thousand{H505} and five{H2568} hundred{H3967} and fifty{H2572} men.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Euery man offrynge halfe a sycle after the weyght of the holye sycle amonge them that went to be nombred from.xx. yere olde and aboue, amonge.vj. hundred thousande ad.iij. thousande ad v. hundred ad.l. men.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    so many heades so many half Sycles, after the Sycle of the Sanctuary, of all that were nombred from twentye yeare olde and aboue, euen sixe hundreth thousande, thre thousande, fyue hundreth and fiftye.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    A portion for a man, that is, halfe a shekel after ye shekel of the Sanctuarie, for all them that were numbred from twentie yeere olde & aboue, among sixe hundreth thousande, and three thousand, and fiue hundreth and fiftie men.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For euery man an halfe weyght, euen halfe a sicle, after the sicle of the sanctuarie, for all them that went to be numbred, from twentie yere olde and aboue, euen for sixe hundred thousande and three thousande, and fiue hundreth and fiftie men.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    a beka a head, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for everyone who passed over to those who were numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    a bekah for a poll (half a shekel, by the shekel of the sanctuary,) for every one who is passing over unto those numbered, from a son of twenty years and upwards, for six hundred thousand, and three thousand, and five hundred and fifty.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    a beka a head, `that is', half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that passed over to them that were numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    a beka a head, [that is], half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that passed over to them that were numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    A beka, that is, half a shekel by the holy scale, for everyone who was numbered; there were six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men of twenty years old and over.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    a beka a head, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for everyone who passed over to those who were numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    one beka per person, that is, a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, for everyone who crossed over to those numbered, from twenty years old or older, 603,550 in all.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 1:46 : 46 The total number of those counted was 603,550.
  • Exod 12:37 : 37 The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children.
  • Exod 30:13 : 13 This is what everyone who is counted must give: a half-shekel according to the sanctuary shekel (twenty gerahs to the shekel), as an offering to the LORD.
  • Exod 30:15-16 : 15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when giving the LORD’s offering to make atonement for your lives. 16 You shall take the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will be a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD, to make atonement for your lives.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 38:24-25
    2 verses
    83%

    24 The total gold from the wave offering used for the work on the sanctuary amounted to 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

    25 The silver collected from those registered in the census of the congregation was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

  • Exod 30:12-15
    4 verses
    82%

    12 When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each shall give a ransom for his life to the LORD when you number them, so that there will be no plague among them when you number them.

    13 This is what everyone who is counted must give: a half-shekel according to the sanctuary shekel (twenty gerahs to the shekel), as an offering to the LORD.

    14 Everyone who is counted in the census, twenty years old and above, must give the LORD’s offering.

    15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when giving the LORD’s offering to make atonement for your lives.

  • Num 31:36-38
    3 verses
    77%

    36 The half portion for those who went to war was 337,500 sheep,

    37 of which 675 were set aside as tribute for the LORD.

    38 The cattle numbered 36,000, of which 72 were set aside as tribute for the LORD.

  • Lev 27:2-5
    4 verses
    76%

    2 Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When someone makes a special vow to dedicate persons to the LORD according to your valuation,

    3 the valuation for a male from twenty years old to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels of silver according to the sanctuary shekel.

    4 But if it is a female, the valuation shall be thirty shekels.

    5 If the person is five to twenty years old, the valuation for a male shall be twenty shekels, and for a female, ten shekels.

  • Num 3:47
    76%

    47 collect five shekels for each individual, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs.

  • Num 1:45-46
    2 verses
    76%

    45 So all the Israelites who were twenty years old or older and able to serve in the army were counted according to their ancestral houses.

    46 The total number of those counted was 603,550.

  • Num 31:28-30
    3 verses
    76%

    28 'Set apart a tribute for the LORD from the men of war who went out to battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.'

    29 'Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as a contribution to the LORD.'

    30 From the Israelites' half, take one out of every fifty people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals. Give them to the Levites, who are responsible for the care of the LORD's tabernacle.

  • Num 31:42-44
    3 verses
    75%

    42 From the half belonging to the Israelites, which Moses had separated from the men who fought in battle,

    43 this half included 337,500 sheep,

    44 36,000 cattle,

  • Num 3:50
    74%

    50 From the firstborn of the Israelites, he collected a total of 1,365 shekels, measured by the sanctuary shekel.

  • Lev 27:7
    74%

    7 If the person is sixty years old or older, the valuation shall be fifteen shekels for a male and ten shekels for a female.

  • Num 31:52
    73%

    52 The total gold from the offering they presented to the LORD amounted to 16,750 shekels. This came from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds.

  • Exod 38:27
    73%

    27 The one hundred talents of silver were used to cast the bases for the sanctuary and the bases for the curtain—one hundred bases from the hundred talents, one talent per base.

  • Num 2:32
    73%

    32 These are the Israelites counted according to their families and ancestral houses. The total number in the camps, by divisions, is 603,550.

  • Num 1:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2 Take a census of the entire community of the Israelites, by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of all the males, head by head.

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  • Num 4:36
    72%

    36 Their number by their families was 2,750.

  • Num 26:51
    72%

    51 The total number of the Israelites registered was 601,730.

  • Num 1:35-37
    3 verses
    72%

    35 The number from the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.

    36 The descendants of Benjamin were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, counting the names of all the males twenty years old or older, all able to serve in the army.

    37 The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.

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    72%

    12 The shekel is to consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, and fifteen shekels will make up a mina.

  • Num 26:2
    72%

    2 “Take a census of the entire assembly of the Israelites, from twenty years old and upward, according to their ancestral families, all who are able to serve in Israel’s army.

  • Num 1:31
    71%

    31 The number from the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.

  • Num 31:46
    71%

    46 and 16,000 people.

  • Num 1:25-26
    2 verses
    71%

    25 The number from the tribe of Gad was 45,650.

    26 The descendants of Judah were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, all the males twenty years old or older, individually counted, all able to serve in the army.

  • Exod 38:29
    71%

    29 The bronze from the wave offering totaled seventy talents and two thousand four hundred shekels.

  • Num 18:16
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    16 When they are a month old, you shall redeem them at your valuation, which is five shekels of silver, measured by the sanctuary shekel—twenty gerahs make a shekel.

  • Num 3:28
    71%

    28 Their census, counting every male a month old and upward, numbered 8,600, responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

  • Lev 27:25
    71%

    25 Every valuation will be according to the sanctuary shekel, where twenty gerahs make a shekel.

  • Num 31:32
    70%

    32 The remaining plunder, taken by the soldiers, included 675,000 sheep,

  • Num 4:48
    70%

    48 Their total number was 8,580.

  • Num 26:4
    70%

    4 ‘Count all men twenty years old and above, as the Lord commanded Moses and the Israelites who had come out of the land of Egypt.’

  • Num 1:21
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    21 The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.

  • 1 Chr 23:3
    70%

    3 The Levites, thirty years old and older, were counted by their heads, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.

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