29 And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.

30 And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar,

31 And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.

Yesterday we heard the full contribution of gold and silver to the construction of the tabernacle, and now we finish this chapter by mentioning the brass that was donated as well. Using the same conversion rates as before, the 70 talents and 2,400 shekels of brass would be approximately 5,310 pounds (2,408 kg) in total.

Here is a summary of all the metal:

• 7,544 pounds / 3,422 kg silver
• 5,310 pounds / 2,408 kg brass
• 2,193 pounds / 995 kg gold

Yesterday we calculated the modern-day value of the gold and silver. That is less useful with brass, as it has far less relative value today than it had in ancient times. Today the full weight of brass for the tabernacle would be just a bit over $10,000, but in the time of the tabernacle it would have been much more, though still not as much as the silver or gold.