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# All the valuations must be set
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "The priests must determine the estimated values" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# by the weight of the sanctuary shekel
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There were shekels of different weights. This is the one that people had to use in the sanctuary of the sacred tent. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bweight]])
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# Twenty gerahs must be the equivalent of one shekel
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The purpose of this sentence is to tell how much the sanctuary shekel weighs. The gerah was the smallest unit of weight that the Israelites used. AT: "One shekel must equal twenty gerahs" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bweight]])
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# Twenty gerahs must be the equivalent of one shekel
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If it is necessary to use modern weight units, here is a way to do it. AT: "One shekel must weigh ten grams" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bweight]])
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