38:29 The bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels. 2 38:30 With it he made the bases for the door of the tent of meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating for it, and all the utensils of the altar, 38:31 the bases for the courtyard all around, the bases for the gate of the courtyard, all the tent pegs of the tabernacle, and all the tent pegs of the courtyard all around. 3
1 tn Here the word “shekels” is understood; about 45 pounds.
2 sn The total shekels would have been 212,400 shekels, which would be about 108,749 oz. This would make about 2.5 to 3 tons.
3 sn The bronze altar is the altar for the burnt offering; the large bronze basin is not included here in the list.