Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams, х la'ªdarkoniym (H150)] - darics, a Persian coin, familiar to the Jews while resident within the Persian dominions.
Two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold, х nªchoshet (H5178) mutsªhaab (H6668) Towbaah (H2896)] - of good yellow (glittering) brass. Almost all commentators agree in maintaining that the vessels referred to were not made of copper, but of an alloy capable of taking on a bright polish, which we think highly probable, as copper was then in common use among the Babylonians, and would not be as precious as gold. This alloy, much esteemed among the Jews, was composed of gold and other metals, which took on a high polish, and was not subject to tarnish (Noyes; see also note from Chardin's 'Travels,' quoted by Harmer, 4:, p. 419).