All the gold of the wave offering that they offered up to Yahweh, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred fifty shekels.
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All the gold of the wave offering that they offered up to Yahweh, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred fifty shekels.
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And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
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And all the gold of the gift that they set apart for the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. —
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The value of the offering was about 20,000 British…
The value of the offering was about 20,000 British pounds.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 52. All the gold — 16,750 shekels of gold…
52. All the gold — 16,750 shekels of gold are equal to nearly $123,000. Considering the greater purchasing power of gold in ancient times, this amount would be probably equal to nearly a million of dollars. This shows the greatness of the conquered foe. Estimating the 32,000 maidens to be one fifth of the population ruled by the five kings, the sum total would be 160,000. The military strength would be about 40,000 men. “The quantity of jewelry seized as booty is quite in harmony with the well known love of nomads, and even of barbarous tribes, for ornaments of this kind; and the peculiar liking of the Midianites for such things is confirmed by the account in Jdg_8:26, according to which Gideon took as much as 1,700 shekels in weight of golden rings from the Midianites alone, besides ornaments of other kinds.” — Keil and Delitzsch.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (52) Sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.—This quantity…
(52) Sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.—This quantity of golden ornaments is quite in harmony with the well-known habits of nomad and even barbarous tribes. The peculiar affection of the Midianites for such ornaments is shown further in the account which is contained in Jdg_8:26 of the weight of the golden earrings which were given to Gideon after his victory over that nation.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. If the…
Sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. If the shekel of weight be taken as 66 of an ounce, the offering will have amounted to more than 11, 000 ounces of gold, worth now about If, according to other estimates, the golden shekel was worth 30s., the value of the offering will have been some
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 All the gold of the offering that they gave…
All the gold of the offering that they gave to Yahweh—the offerings from the commanders of thousands and from the captains of hundreds—weighed
"All the gold of the offering that the commanders of thousands and the captains of hundreds gave to Yahweh weighed"
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from the commanders of thousands and from the captains of hundreds
Possible meanings are 1) these numbers represent the exact amount of soldiers that these commanders and captains led. AT: "from the commanders of 1,000 soldiers and from the captains of 100 soldiers" or 2) the words translated as "thousands" and "hundreds" do not represent exact numbers, but are the names of larger and smaller military divisions. AT: "from the commanders of large military divisions and from the captains of smaller military divisions" See how you translated a similar phrase in Numbers 31:14. (See: Numbers)
16,750
"sixteen thousand, seven hundred and fifty" (See: Numbers)
shekels
A shekel is 11 grams. (See: Biblical Money)
as a reminder of the people of Israel for Yahweh
The gold will remind the people that Yahweh gave them victory. It will also remind Yahweh that the people fulfilled his revenge on the Midianites.
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priest
tent of meeting
Israel
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