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The 100 talents were used to cast the bases for the sanctuary and the cloth partition. There were a total of 100 bases made out of the 100 talents, one talent for each base.
Vayehi me'at kikar hakesef latseket et adeney hakodesh ve'et adeney haparochet me'at adanim lim'at hakikar kikar la'aden. |
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Out of the remaining 1775 shekels, the hooks, caps and inlaid hoops for the pillars were made.
Ve'et-ha'elef ushva hame'ot vachamishah veshiv'im asah vavim la'amudim vetsipah rasheyhem vechishak otam. |
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Commentary:
100 bases
There were 20 beams on both the north and south walls of the Tabernacle, and 8 beams on the west, making a total of 48. Thus, there were a total of 96 bases for the 48 beams, and an additional 4 bases for the four beams holding the cloth partition (Rashi).
| 1775 shekels
88.75 pounds.
| the hooks, caps...
Since there were a total of 60 poles holding the enclosure's hangings, there was around 1 1/2 pounds of silver for each pole.
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