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Making the Altar of Burnt Offering

38 He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; it was five cubits long and five cubits wide; it was square and was three cubits high.(A) He made horns for it on its four corners; its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze. He made all the utensils of the altar: the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the firepans; all its utensils he made of bronze. He made for the altar a grating, a network of bronze, under its ledge, extending halfway down. He cast four rings on the four corners of the bronze grating to hold the poles; he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. And he put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar, to carry it with them; he made it hollow, with boards.

He made the basin of bronze with its stand of bronze, from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.(B)

Making the Court of the Tabernacle

He made the court; for the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twisted linen, one hundred cubits long;(C) 10 its twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver. 11 For the north side there were hangings[a] one hundred cubits long; its twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver.(D) 12 For the west side there were hangings fifty cubits long, with ten pillars and ten bases; the hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver. 13 And for the front to the east, fifty cubits. 14 The hangings for one side of the gate were fifteen cubits, with three pillars and three bases.(E) 15 And likewise for the other side: on each side of the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits, with three pillars and three bases. 16 All the hangings around the court were of fine twisted linen. 17 The bases for the pillars were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver; the overlaying of their capitals was also of silver, and all the pillars of the court were banded with silver. 18 The screen for the entrance to the court was embroidered with needlework in blue, purple, and crimson yarns and fine twisted linen. It was twenty cubits long and, along the width of it, five cubits high, corresponding to the hangings of the court.(F) 19 There were four pillars; their four bases were of bronze, their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals and their bands of silver. 20 All the pegs for the tabernacle and for the court all around were of bronze.

Materials of the Tabernacle

21 These are the records of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the covenant, which were drawn up at the commandment of Moses, the work of the Levites being under the direction of Ithamar son of the priest Aaron.(G) 22 Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lord commanded Moses,(H) 23 and with him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, engraver, designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and crimson yarns and in fine linen.

24 All the gold that was used for the work, in all the construction of the sanctuary, the gold from the offering, was twenty-nine talents and seven hundred thirty shekels, measured by the sanctuary shekel.(I) 25 The silver from those of the congregation who were counted was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels, measured by the sanctuary shekel,(J) 26 a beka a head (that is, half a shekel, measured by the sanctuary shekel) for everyone who was counted in the census, from twenty years old and up, for six hundred three thousand, five hundred fifty men.(K) 27 The hundred talents of silver were for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the curtain, one hundred bases for the hundred talents, one talent per base.(L) 28 Of the thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels he made hooks for the pillars and overlaid their capitals and made bands for them. 29 The bronze offering was seventy talents and two thousand four hundred shekels; 30 with it he made the bases for the entrance of the tent of meeting, the bronze altar and the bronze grating for it and all the utensils of the altar, 31 the bases all around the court, and the bases of the gate of the court, all the pegs of the tabernacle, and all the pegs around the court.

Footnotes

  1. 38.11 Heb lacks there were hangings

The Altar for Burnt Offerings

38 Then he made the altar for burnt offerings of acacia wood. It was a square, five cubits[a] long and five cubits[b] wide, and it was three cubits[c] high. He made horns[d] on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze. He made all the utensils for the altar—the pans, the shovels, the bowls, the forks, and the fire-pans—and he made all its utensils of bronze. He made a lattice, a netting of bronze, for the altar. It was under its ledge, extending halfway up. He cast four rings on the four ends of the bronze lattice as holders for the poles. He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. And he put the poles through rings on the sides of the altar to carry it.[e] He made it hollow, out of boards.

The Bronze Basin

He made the bronze basin and its bronze base from[f] mirrors contributed by the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

The Court of the Tent

Then he made the court. On the south[g] side the hangings for the court were made of fine woven linen, 100 cubits[h] long.[i] 10 He made their 20 pillars[j] and their 20 sockets of bronze, while the hooks of the pillars and their bands[k] were made of silver. 11 The north side was 100 cubits[l] long,[m] and its[n] 20 pillars[o] and 20 sockets were made of bronze, and the hooks of the pillars and their bands[p] were made of silver. 12 For the west side there were hangings 50 cubits[q] long with their ten pillars and ten sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were made of silver. 13 The east side[r] was 50 cubits[s] long.[t] 14 The hangings for one section[u] were fifteen cubits[v] long, with their three pillars and three sockets, 15 and also for the second section. On either side of the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits[w] long with their three pillars and three sockets. 16 All the hangings around the court were made of fine woven linen. 17 The sockets for the pillars were made of bronze and the hooks of the pillars and their bands[x] were made of silver. Their tops were overlaid with silver, and all the pillars of the court were banded with silver. 18 The screen of the gate of the court was the work of an embroiderer of blue, purple, and scarlet material, and fine woven linen. The length was 20 cubits[y] and it was five cubits[z] high along its width, corresponding to the hangings of the court. 19 Their four pillars and their four sockets were made of bronze, and their hooks were made of silver. Their tops were overlaid with silver and their bands were made of silver. 20 All the pegs for the tent and for all around the court were made of bronze.

The Record of Materials

21 Here is a summary of materials for the Tent of Meeting that was compiled at Moses’ direction, the work of the descendants of Levi under the direction of Aaron the priest’s son Ithamar. 22 Now Uri’s son Bezalel, grandson of Hur from the tribe of Judah, made everything that the Lord had ordered Moses to build.[aa] 23 With him was Ahisamach’s son Oholiab from the tribe of Dan, an engraver, designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet material, and of fine linen.

24 All the gold that was used in the work, in all the work on the sanctuary, including[ab] the gold from the wave offering, totaled[ac] 29 talents,[ad] 730 shekels,[ae] according to the standard used in[af] the sanctuary. 25 The silver from those of the congregation who were recorded[ag] totaled[ah] 100 talents[ai] and 1,775 shekels, according to the standard used in[aj] the sanctuary; 26 a beka a head (a beka is half a shekel, according to the standard used in[ak] the sanctuary) for everyone who went through the registration[al] process[am] from 20 years old and older. The total numbered 603,550 bekas.

27 One hundred talents[an] of silver were used to cast the sockets for the sanctuary and the sockets for the curtain, 100 sockets for 100 talents,[ao] a talent[ap] per socket. 28 And with 1,775 talents[aq] he made hooks for the pillars, overlaid their tops, and made bands for them.

29 The bronze from the wave offering totaled[ar] 70 talents[as] and 2,400 shekels. 30 With it he made the sockets for the doorway to the Tent of Meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze lattice for it, all the furnishings[at] for the altar, 31 the sockets for all around the court, the sockets for the gate to the court, all the pegs for the sanctuary, and all the pegs for all around the court.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 38:1 I.e. about seven and a half feet
  2. Exodus 38:1 I.e. about seven and a half feet
  3. Exodus 38:1 Ie. About four and a half feet
  4. Exodus 38:2 Lit. its horns
  5. Exodus 38:7 Lit. by which to carry it
  6. Exodus 38:8 Lit. with
  7. Exodus 38:9 Lit. toward the Negev, southward
  8. Exodus 38:9 I.e. about 150 feet
  9. Exodus 38:9 The Heb. lacks long
  10. Exodus 38:10 The Heb. lacks 20 pillars
  11. Exodus 38:10 Perhaps a kind of connecting rod joining the pillars together
  12. Exodus 38:11 I.e. about 150 feet
  13. Exodus 38:11 The Heb. lacks long
  14. Exodus 38:11 Lit. their
  15. Exodus 38:11 The Heb. lacks 20 pillars
  16. Exodus 38:11 Perhaps a kind of connecting rod joining the pillars together
  17. Exodus 38:12 I.e. about 75 feet
  18. Exodus 38:13 Lit. on the east side toward the rising (of the sun)
  19. Exodus 38:13 I.e. about 75 feet
  20. Exodus 38:13 The Heb. lacks long
  21. Exodus 38:14 Lit. the shoulder
  22. Exodus 38:14 I.e. about 22 and a half feet
  23. Exodus 38:15 I.e. about 22 and a half feet
  24. Exodus 38:17 Perhaps a kind of connecting rod joining the pillars together
  25. Exodus 38:18 I.e. about 30 feet
  26. Exodus 38:18 I.e. about seven and a half feet
  27. Exodus 38:22 The Heb. lacks to build
  28. Exodus 38:24 Lit. it was
  29. Exodus 38:24 Lit. was
  30. Exodus 38:24 I.e. 2,175 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  31. Exodus 38:24 3,000 shekels made one talent.
  32. Exodus 38:24 Lit. the shekel of the
  33. Exodus 38:25 Or numbered
  34. Exodus 38:25 Lit. was
  35. Exodus 38:25 I.e. 7,500 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  36. Exodus 38:25 Lit. the shekel of the
  37. Exodus 38:26 Lit. the shekel of the
  38. Exodus 38:26 Or who were numbered
  39. Exodus 38:26 Lit. who passed over to those who were registered
  40. Exodus 38:27 I.e. 7,500 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  41. Exodus 38:27 I.e. 7,500 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  42. Exodus 38:27 I.e. 75 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  43. Exodus 38:28 The Heb. lacks talents
  44. Exodus 38:29 Lit. was
  45. Exodus 38:29 I.e. 5,250 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  46. Exodus 38:30 Or utensils