Exodus 38:26
Holman Christian Standard Bible
26 2⁄5 of an ounce[a] per man, that is, half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone 20 years old or more who had crossed over to the registered group, 603,550 men.
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- Exodus 38:26 Lit a beka
Exodus 38:26
New International Version
26 one beka per person,(A) that is, half a shekel,[a] according to the sanctuary shekel,(B) from everyone who had crossed over to those counted, twenty years old or more,(C) a total of 603,550 men.(D)
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- Exodus 38:26 That is, about 1/5 ounce or about 5.7 grams
Numbers 3:47
Holman Christian Standard Bible
47 collect five shekels for each person, according to the standard sanctuary shekel—20 gerahs to the shekel.(A)
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Numbers 3:47
New International Version
47 collect five shekels[a](A) for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel,(B) which weighs twenty gerahs.(C)
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- Numbers 3:47 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams
Matthew 17:24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Paying the Temple Tax
24 When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the double-drachma tax[a] approached Peter and said, “Doesn’t your Teacher pay the double-drachma tax?”(A)
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- Matthew 17:24 Jewish men paid this tax to support the temple; Ex 30:11-16. A double-drachma could purchase 2 sheep.
Matthew 17:24
New International Version
The Temple Tax
24 After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax(A) came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”
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