Exodus 38:28

Verse

With the 1,775 shekels of silver he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.

American Standard Version (1901)

And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their capitals, and made fillets for them.

Bible in Basic English

And a thousand, seven hundred and seventy-five shekels of silver was used to make the hooks for the pillars, and for plating the tops of the pillars and for making their bands.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And of the thousand seven hundred and seventy-five he made the heads of the pillars, which also he overlaid with silver.

Free Bible Version

Bezalel used the 1,775 shekels of silver to make the hooks for the posts, cover their tops, and make bands for them.

Geneva Bible 1599

But he made the hookes for the pillars of a thousande seuen hundreth and seuentie and fiue shekels, and ouerlayde their chapiters, and made filets about them.

King James (Authorized) Version

And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.

One Unity Resource Bible

Of the one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels [44.38 lb; 20.13 kg] he made hooks for the pillars, overlaid their capitals, and made chasak ·joints for binding·.

Translation for Translators

Bezalel and his helpers used the ◄50 pounds/30 kg.► of silver that was not used for the bases to make the rods and the hooks for the posts, and to cover the tops of the posts.

Unlocked Literal Bible

With the remaining 1,775 shekels of silver, Bezalel made the hooks for the posts, covered the tops of the posts, and made the rods for them.

Noah Webster Bible

And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their capitals, and filleted them.

World English Bible

From the one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, overlaid their capitals, and made fillets for them.

Young's Literal Translation

and the thousand and seven hundred and five and seventy he hath made pegs for the pillars, and overlaid their tops, and filleted them.

Context

An Inventory of Materials

²⁷The hundred talents of silver were used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil—100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent per base. ²⁸With the 1,775 shekels of silver he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.

Summary

This verse records the specific amounts of silver contributed by the Israelites for the construction of the tabernacle. Each person, from the census taken, gave a half shekel, totaling one hundred talents and 1,775 shekels. This offering was used to make the bases for the sanctuary and the veil that separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. The meticulous detail in recording these contributions highlights the importance of each individual's participation in the work of the Lord and the significance of their offerings in building God's dwelling place among His people.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

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.