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When I saw among the plunder a beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, with the silver under it.”
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 21. Garment. Hebrew “a robe of Sannaar, or of Babylon.” This city was famous for embroidered, or painted robes, such as were worn by kings. Jonas 3:6. Plin. viii. 48.—Rule, or linget. No coin was yet used. Calmet.
A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.
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