KJV ORIGINAL
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
One gold spoon weighing ten shekels, filled with incense:
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes one of the gold incense spoons that was part of the tribal offerings brought to dedicate the tabernacle.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the detailed record of the twelve-day dedication ceremony for the tabernacle in the wilderness, where each of Israel's twelve tribes brought identical offerings. The gold spoon filled with incense was used in worship ceremonies, as burning incense represented prayers rising up to God. A shekel was a unit of weight (about 0.4 ounces), so this spoon weighed roughly 4 ounces of gold.
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