⁴⁵ All the Israelites twenty years old or more^(A) who were able to serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families.^{(B) 46} The total number was 603,550.^(C)

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) 27} The 100 talents of silver were used to cast the bases^(E) for the sanctuary and for the curtain—100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent for each base.