6:19a

For: The Hebrew word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as For introduces some exceptions to the things that the Israelites must destroy.

all the silver and gold and all the articles of bronze and iron are holy to the LORD: The silver and gold and all the articles of bronze and iron are exceptions to what they are to destroy. The implied information is that they are not to destroy these items, but they are to set them aside for Yahweh.

the articles of bronze and iron: The Hebrew word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as articles refers to all handmade items, including containers, tools, and decorative things.

Here is another way to translate this phrase:

things made of bronze and iron

holy to the LORD: The phrase holy to the LORD means that these things were set apart for Yahweh. They belong to him alone.

6:19b

they must go into His treasury: The clause they must go means that the Israelites are to put these objects into the treasury. For example, you could say:

You must put these objects of metal into the treasury of Yahweh.

His treasury: The term His treasury refers to the storehouse where the things used for worship ceremonies were kept. They were probably kept in or near the Tent of Meeting. (See Numbers 31:54)

Here is another way to translate verse 19:

But all the silver and the gold, and the things made of bronze and iron, are sacred to Yahweh. ⌊Do not destroy these things⌋ but put them in the treasury of Yahweh.

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