Exodus 38:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Exodus 38:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Exodus 38:26 is a verse from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Exodus 38:26 — KJV
“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. every man: Heb. a poll”
— Exodus 38:26 (KJV)
Exodus 38:26 in Context — About the Book of Exodus
Exodus tells the defining rescue story of the Old Testament: God hears the cry of enslaved Israel, breaks Pharaoh's grip through ten plagues, parts the Red Sea, and meets His people at Sinai. It reveals God as deliverer, covenant-maker, and the One who dwells among His people.
Cross-References for Exodus 38:26
“And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 38:26: shekel, after, sanctuary
“Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with Exodus 38:26: every, after, went
“Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me: wholly...: Heb. fulfilled after me”
Shares key themes with Exodus 38:26: after, one, went
“And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. the strangers: Heb. the men the strangers”
Shares key themes with Exodus 38:26: after, numbered, six
“Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 38:26: went, numbered, twenty
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