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Exodus 38:26 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Exodus 38:26 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 38 verse 26 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. every man: Heb. a poll”
Exodus 38:26 (KJV)
Commentary on Exodus 38:26
The precise calculation—'a bekah for every man' (בֶּקַע לַגֻּלְגֹּלֶת, beka la-gulgoleth, 'half-shekel per head')—demonstrates exact accountability. The phrase 'from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men' provides census total: 603,550 men of military age. This specific number multiplied by half-shekel equals the silver total (v. 25), demonstrating mathematical precision in the accounting. The exactness teaches that God's redemption is comprehensive—every person counted, every ransom recorded, every contribution applied to the f...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 38:26
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“Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.”
“everyone who passes over to those who are numbered”
“about six hundred thousand on foot who were men”
“and the poor shall not give less”