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La Biblia Reina-Valera
Ezequiel 45:12
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- AmericanEncyclopedias:
- InternationalParallel Translations
‘Y el siclo será de veinte geras. Veinte siclos, veinticinco siclos y quince siclos serán una mina para vosotros.
Y el siclo ser� de veinte geras. Veinte siclos, con veinticinco siclos, y quince siclos, os ser�n una mina.
Y el siclo ser� de veinte geras: veinte siclos, con veinticinco siclos, y quince siclos, os ser�n una mina.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the shekel: Exodus 30:13, Leviticus 27:25, Numbers 3:47
twenty shekels: That is, 20+25+15=60; for the maneh as a weight was equal to sixty shekels, though as a coin it was only equal to fifty, weighing about 2 lb. 6 oz.; and reckoning the shekel at 2s 6d being in value 6£ 5s.
Reciprocal: Genesis 23:15 - shekels Genesis 23:16 - four Exodus 30:24 - the shekel Numbers 18:16 - which is Ruth 2:17 - ephah
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs,.... This is a rule for money or coin; the shekel was a silver coin, and is generally reckoned about the value of two shillings and six pence of our money, so a gerah about three half pennies: Bishop Cumberland reckons the shekel more exactly at two shillings and four pence farthing, and a little more, and the gerah at eleven grains of silver; see Leviticus 27:25:
twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh; these were several pieces of money; one was a twenty shekel piece, which according to the common account was fifty shillings of our money; another was a five and twenty shekel piece, which was three pounds, two shillings, and sixpence; and a third was a fifteen shekel piece, which was one pound thirteen and sixpence; and together made a maneh or pound, which consisted of sixty shekels, or seven pounds, ten shillings; by which the other pieces should be tried, whether they were of just weight: the sense of the whole is, that no adulteration of coin should be made, which is very prejudicial in civil affairs.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The shekel - See the marginal reference.
The “maneh” shall be of true weight, but it would seem that in Ezekiel’s time there were “manehs” of different value.
