SEV Biblia, Chapter 38:26
Medio por cabeza, medio siclo, según el siclo del santuario, a todos los que pasaron por cuenta de edad de veinte años arriba, que fueron seiscientos tres mil quinientos cincuenta.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Exodus 38:26
Verse 26. A bekah for every man] The Hebrew word yqb beka, from yqb baka, to divide, separate into two, seems to signify, not a particular coin, but a shekel broken or cut in two; so, anciently, our farthing was a penny divided in the midst and then subdivided, so that each division contained the fourth part of the penny; hence its name fourthing or fourthling, since corrupted into farthing. THERE appear to be three particular reasons why much riches should be employed in the construction of the tabernacle, &c. 1. To impress the people's minds with the glory and dignity of the Divine Majesty, and the importance of his service. 2. To take out of their hands the occasion of covetousness; for as they brought much spoils out of Egypt, and could have little if any use for gold and silver in the wilderness, where it does not appear that they had much intercourse with any other people, and were miraculously supported, so that they did not need their riches, it was right to employ that in the worship of God which otherwise might have engendered that love which is the root of all evil. 3. To prevent pride and vainglory, by leading them to give up to the Divine service even the ornaments of their persons, which would have had too direct a tendency to divert their minds from better things. Thus God's worship was rendered august and respectable, incitements to sin and low desires removed, and the people instructed to consider nothing valuable, but as far as it might be employed to the glory and in the service of God.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 21-31 - The foundation of massy pieces of silver showed the solidity and purit of the truth upon which the church is founded. Let us regard the Lor Jesus Christ while reading of the furniture of the tabernacle. Whil looking at the altar of burnt-offering, let us see Jesus. In him, his righteousness, and salvation, is a full and sufficient offering for sin. In the laver of regeneration, by his Holy Spirit, let our souls be washed, and they shall be clean; and as the people offered willingly so may our souls be made willing. Let us be ready to part with an thing, and count all but loss to win Christ __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
בקע 1235 לגלגלת 1538 מחצית 4276 השׁקל 8255 בשׁקל 8255 הקדשׁ 6944 לכל 3605 העבר 5674 על 5921 הפקדים 6485 מבן 1121 עשׂרים 6242 שׁנה 8141 ומעלה 4605 לשׁשׁ 8337 מאות 3967 אלף 505 ושׁלשׁת 7969 אלפים 505 וחמשׁ 2568 מאות 3967 וחמשׁים׃ 2572
