Exodus 38:26
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
a bekaבֶּ֚קַע
(be·ka)
1235: halffrom baqa
a headלַגֻּלְגֹּ֔לֶת
(lag·gul·go·let,)
1538: a skull, head, poll (of persons)from galal
([that is], halfמַחֲצִ֥ית
(ma·cha·tzit)
4276: half, middlefrom chatsah
a shekelהַשֶּׁ֖קֶל
(ha·she·kel)
8255: (a measure of weight) shekelfrom shaqal
according to the shekelבְּשֶׁ֣קֶל
(be·she·kel)
8255: (a measure of weight) shekelfrom shaqal
of the sanctuary),הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ
(hak·ko·desh;)
6944: apartness, sacrednessfrom an unused word
for each oneלְכֹ֨ל
(le·chol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
who passed overהָעֹבֵ֜ר
(ha·'o·ver)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
to those who were numbered,הַפְּקֻדִ֗ים
(hap·pe·ku·dim)
6485: to attend to, visit, muster, appointa prim. root
from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים
(es·rim)
6242: twentyfrom the same as eser
yearsשָׁנָה֙
(sha·nah)
8141: a yearfrom shana
oldמִבֶּ֨ן
(mib·ben)
1121: sona prim. root
and upward,וָמַ֔עְלָה
(va·ma'·lah,)
4605: above, upwardsfrom alah
for 603,550לְשֵׁשׁ־
(le·shesh-)
8337a: six (a card. number)from an unused word
men. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
A bekah
beqa`  (beh'-kah)
a section (half) of a shekel, i.e. a beka (a weight and a coin) -- bekah, half a shekel.
for every man
gulgoleth  (gul-go'-leth)
a skull (as round); by implication, a head (in enumeration of persons) -- head, every man, poll, skull.
that is half
machatsiyth  (makh-ats-eeth')
a halving or the middle -- half (so much), mid(-day).
a shekel
sheqel  (sheh'-kel)
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard -- shekel.
after the shekel
sheqel  (sheh'-kel)
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard -- shekel.
of the sanctuary
qodesh  (ko'-desh)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity -- consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (most) holy (day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
for every one that went
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
to be numbered
paqad  (paw-kad')
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
from twenty
`esriym  (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
old
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
and upward
ma`al  (mah'al)
the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
for six
shesh  (shaysh)
six (as an overplus (see 7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth -- six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
and three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
and five
chamesh  (khaw-maysh')
five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece).
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
and fifty
chamishshiym  (kham-ish-sheem')
fifty -- fifty.
men
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
a beka a head (that is, half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary), for each one who passed over to those who were numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for 603,550 men.

King James 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
2/5 of an ounce 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.

International Standard Version
a beka a head (a beka is half a shekel, according to the standard used in the sanctuary) for everyone who went through the registration process from 20 years old and older. The total numbered 603,550 bekas.

NET Bible
one beka per person, that is, a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, for everyone who crossed over to those numbered, from twenty years old or older, 603,550 in all.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This came to one-fifth of an ounce per person, for everyone counted who was at least 20 years old: 603,550 people.

King James 2000 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.
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