Exodus

Exodus 38:26

²⁶a beka per person, that is, half a shekel,^j according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.

Footnotes

j 38:26 A beka is half a shekel, or approximately 0.2 ounces or 5.7 grams.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
a beka	בֶּ֚קַע	be·qa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H1235 half
per person	לַגֻּלְגֹּ֔לֶת	lag·gul·gō·leṯ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1538 skull, head, poll
half	מַחֲצִ֥ית	ma·ḥă·ṣîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4276 half, middle
a shekel	הַשֶּׁ֖קֶל	haš·še·qel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8255 shekel
according to the sanctuary	הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ	haq·qō·ḏeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
shekel	בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל	bə·še·qel	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8255 shekel
from everyone	לְכֹ֨ל	lə·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֤ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
years	שָׁנָה֙	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
of age	מִבֶּ֨ן	mib·ben	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
or older	וָמַ֔עְלָה	wā·ma‘·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person feminine singular	H4605 higher part
who had crossed over	הָעֹבֵ֜ר	hā·‘ō·ḇêr	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
be numbered	הַפְּקֻדִ֗ים	hap·pə·qu·ḏîm	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
a total of 603,550	לְשֵׁשׁ־	lə·šêš-	Preposition-l; Number - feminine singular construct	H8337 six
men	וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃	wa·ḥă·miš·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H2572 fifty

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.