Teks -- Exodus 38:26-31 (NET)

38:26 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. 38:27 The one hundred talents of silver were used for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the special curtain– one hundred bases for one hundred talents, one talent per base. 38:28 From the remaining 1,775 shekels he made hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and made bands for them. 38:29 The bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels. 38:30 With it he made the bases for the door of the tent of meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating for it, and all the utensils of the altar, 38:31 the bases for the courtyard all around, the bases for the gate of the courtyard, all the tent pegs of the tabernacle, and all the tent pegs of the courtyard all around.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Clarke: Exo 38:26 - A bekah for every man

A bekah for every man - The Hebrew word בקי beka , from בקי 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, etc

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.

TSK: Exo 38:26 - bekah // every man // six hundred

bekah : Exo 30:13, Exo 30:15, Exo 30:16

every man : Heb. a poll, Num 1:46

six hundred : Exo 12:37; Num 1:46

TSK: Exo 38:27 - and the sockets

and the sockets : Exo 26:19, Exo 26:21, Exo 26:25, Exo 26:32

TSK: Exo 38:28 - and filleted them

and filleted them : Exo 27:17

TSK: Exo 38:30 - the sockets

the sockets : Exo 26:37, Exo 27:10, Exo 27:17

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Haydock: Exo 38:29 - Seventy

Seventy. Hebrew confines the number of talents to 70, and allows "two thousand and four hundred sicles." The Greek interpreters vary.

Gill: Exo 38:26 - A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary // for everyone that went to be numbered, from twenty years and upwards // for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men

A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary,.... A half shekel was called a "bekah", from בקע, "bakah", to divide; because it was a shekel divided into two parts:

for everyone that went to be numbered, from twenty years and upwards; in order to give a ransom, and make an atonement for their souls, as was ordered Exo 30:12.

for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men; so that from the time of their coming out of Egypt, which was now about six months ago, there was an increase of 3550 of the above age; see Exo 12:37.

Gill: Exo 38:27 - And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail // one hundred sockets of the one hundred talents, a talent for a socket

And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail,.... The sockets for the boards of the tabernacle, into which they were put; and the sockets for the vail, which divided between the holy and the most holy place, in which the pillars were set the vail was hung upon, and which was the silver foundation of the whole fabric:

one hundred sockets of the one hundred talents, a talent for a socket; there were ninety six sockets for the sanctuary or tabernacle, and four for the vail; and on each of these a talent of silver was expended; which, according to Dr. Cumberland, was three hundred and fifty three pounds, eleven shillings, and some odd pence; so much every socket cost.

Gill: Exo 38:28 - And of the thousand seven hundred seventy five shekels // he made hooks for the pillars // and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them

And of the thousand seven hundred seventy five shekels,.... Which remained of the sum collected, Exo 38:25 after the silver sockets were cast:

he made hooks for the pillars: on each side of the court of the tabernacle on which the hangings were hung; these hooks, as Kimchi says ^t, were in the form of the letter ו, and were made to hang the sacrifices upon, when they took their skins off; and so it is said in the Misnah ^u, that there were iron hooks fixed in the walls and pillars, on which they hung (the passover lambs) and skinned them; this was done in the second temple, when the hooks, it seems, were iron, but those of the tabernacle were silver:

and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them; that is, overlaid the heads, tops, or knobs of the pillars with silver plates, and filleted, girded, or hooped other parts of them with silver.

Gill: Exo 38:29 - And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand four hundred shekels.

And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand four hundred shekels. Which, according to Paris weight, were 6177 pounds, ten ounces, two drachms, and sixty four grains ^w: this might be had from the neighbouring mountains of Arabia, where it is said ^x the metals of brass and iron were first dug.

Gill: Exo 38:30 - And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation // and the brazen altar, and the brazen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar

And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,.... Which were five; see Exo 26:37.

and the brazen altar, and the brazen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar; which were all made of brass; see Exo 27:2.

Gill: Exo 38:31 - And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate // and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about

And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate,.... These were also of brass, in all sixty:

and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about; the pins for the curtains of the tabernacle, and for the hangings of the court; see Exo 27:19.