Exodus 38:21-31

The Voice

²¹ Here is an account of everything used to construct the congregation tent—the tent of witness—recorded exactly as Moses instructed. The Levites, under the supervision of Aaron’s son Ithamar, were in charge of keeping track of the materials. ²² Bezalel (son of Uri the son of Hur, a Judahite) built everything according to the instructions the Eternal One had given Moses. ²³ Oholiab (son of Ahisamach the Danite) assisted Bezalel. He was an expert engraver, designer, and embroiderer with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and fine linen.

²⁴ The total weight of gold donated by the Israelites and used in the construction of the congregation tent was about 2,200 pounds^[a] (according to the official standards used in the sanctuary). ²⁵ The total weight of silver collected from the people to be used for the congregation tent was about 7,600 pounds^[b] (according to the official standards used in the sanctuary). ²⁶ For every person counted in the census—603,550 men age 20 and older—this amounts to two-tenths of an ounce^[c] per person (according to the official standards used in the sanctuary). ²⁷ The 100 bases used for the sanctuary and for the veil were cast out of 7,500 pounds of silver, that is 75 pounds per base. ²⁸ He used the remaining silver, about 45 pounds, to make the hooks and bands for the posts and to overlay the tops of each post. ²⁹ The Israelites had also donated about 5,300 pounds of bronze.^{[d] 30} From it he crafted the bases at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating, all the tools for the altar, ³¹ the bases around the courtyard and the entrance, and all the tent pegs for the congregation tent and courtyard.