King James Version

Exodus 38:29

And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.

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וּנְחֹ֥שֶׁתunechoshetand copperנְחֹשֶׁתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and copper”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.הַתְּנוּפָ֖הhatnufahthe offeringתְּנוּפָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the offering”, the ordinary formH8573a brandishing (in threat); by implication, tumult; specifically, the official undulation of sacrificial offeringsoffering, shaking, wave (offering).שִׁבְעִ֣יםshivimseventyשִׁבְעִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “seventy”, the ordinary formH7657seventyseventy, threescore and ten ([phrase] -teen).כִּכָּ֑רkikarloafכִּכָּרnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “loaf”, the ordinary formH3603a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round] coin)loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent.וְאַלְפַּ֥יִםvealpayimand thousandאֶלֶףconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “and thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.וְאַרְבַּעvearbaand fourאַרְבַּעconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “and four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.מֵא֖וֹתmeothundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.שָֽׁקֶלshaqelshekelשֶׁקֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “shekel”, the ordinary formH8255probably a weight; used as a commercial standardshekel.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the brass of the offering was seventy talents and two thousand and four hundred shekels.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the brass of the wave-offering [is] seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels;

World English Bible

The bronze of the offering was seventy talents and two thousand four hundred shekels.

Darby Translation

And the copper of the wave-offering was seventy talents, and two thousand four hundred shekels.

Douay-Rheims

And there were offered of brass also seventy-two thousand talents, and four hundred sicles besides.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)