The people also brought as special offerings 5,310 pounds of bronze,
Parallel translations
- WEB The brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand four hundred shekels.
- KJV And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.
- BSB The bronze from the wave offering totaled 70 talents and 2,400 shekels.
- NKJV The offering of bronze was seventy talents and two thousand four hundred shekels.
- NASB And the bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels.
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Quick answer
This gives the total bronze offered, seventy talents and 2,400 shekels. Bronze was the third major metal devoted to the work.
Overview
Bronze, less precious than gold and silver, was used for the outer and more utilitarian elements of the sanctuary. Its large quantity, freely given, again displays Israel's wholehearted generosity. The gradation of metals, gold nearest God's presence and bronze toward the outer court, visually taught the people about degrees of holiness and the reverence due as one drew near to God.
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