Judges 8:26

And the weightetc.] 1700 shekels of gold by the heavy standard = nearly 75 lbs. Troy = £3485, or by the light standard = nearly 37½ lbs. Troy = 742 10 s. A single ring might weigh half a shekel, Genesis 24:22.

beside the crescents … necks The sentence interrupts the account of the ephod, and looks like a later addition. Pendants(Heb. neṭîfôthfrom naṭaf-to drop") were perhaps single beads or gems attached to the lobe of the ear, cf. Arab. naṭafat-a small clear pearl"; the Verss. understood some kind of necklace, so AV. collars; some Jewish interpreters think of small boxes containing fragrant gum (nâṭâf-stacte," Exodus 30:34), hence AVm. sweet jewels. For chainsrender necklaces, Song of Solomon 4:9; Proverbs 1:9, contrast the crescentsin Judges 8:21.