Exodus 38
Christian Standard Bible
Making the Altar of Burnt Offering
38 Bezalel(A) constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, 7½ feet long and 7½ feet wide,[a] and was 4½ feet[b] high. 2 He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece with it. Then he overlaid it with bronze.
3 He made all the altar’s utensils: the pots, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze. 4 He constructed for the altar a grate of bronze mesh under its ledge,[c] halfway up from the bottom. 5 He cast four rings at the four corners of the bronze grate as holders for the poles. 6 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. 7 Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar in order to carry it with them. He constructed the altar with boards so that it was hollow.
Making the Bronze Basin
8 He made the bronze basin and its stand from the bronze mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.(B)
Making the Courtyard
9 Then(C) he made the courtyard. The hangings on the south side of the courtyard were of finely spun linen, 150 feet[d] long, 10 including their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with silver hooks and silver bands[e] for the posts. 11 The hangings on the north side were also 150 feet long, including their twenty posts and twenty bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver. 12 The hangings on the west side were 75 feet[f] long, including their ten posts and their ten bases, with silver hooks and silver bands for the posts. 13 And for the east side toward the sunrise, 75 feet long, 14 the hangings on one side of the gate were 22½ feet,[g] including their three posts and their three bases. 15 It was the same for the other side of the courtyard gate. The hangings were 22½ feet, including their three posts and their three bases. 16 All the hangings around the courtyard were of finely spun linen. 17 The bases for the posts were bronze; the hooks and bands of the posts were silver; and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver. All the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver.
18 The screen for the gate of the courtyard was made of finely spun linen, expertly embroidered[h] with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. It was 30 feet[i] long, and like the hangings of the courtyard, 7½ feet[j] high.[k] 19 It had four posts with their four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, and their top plating and their bands were silver. 20 All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze.
Inventory of Materials
21 This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony,(D) that was recorded at Moses’s command. It was the work of the Levites under the direction of[l] Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.(E) 22 Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the Lord commanded Moses. 23 With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a gem cutter, a designer, and an embroiderer with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
24 All the gold of the presentation offering that was used for the project in all the work on the sanctuary, was 2,193 pounds,[m] according to the sanctuary shekel.(F) 25 The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds,[n] according to the sanctuary shekel— 26 one-fifth of an ounce[o] per man, that is, half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years old or more who had crossed over to the registered group, 603,550 men. 27 There were 7,500 pounds[p] of silver used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the curtain—one hundred bases from 7,500 pounds, 75 pounds[q] for each base.(G) 28 With the remaining 44 pounds[r] he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.
29 The bronze of the presentation offering totaled 5,310 pounds.[s] 30 He made with it the bases for the entrance to the tent of meeting, the bronze altar and its bronze grate, all the utensils for the altar, 31 the bases for the surrounding courtyard, the bases for the gate of the courtyard, all the tent pegs for the tabernacle, and all the tent pegs for the surrounding courtyard.
Footnotes
- 38:1 Lit five cubits its length and five cubits its width
- 38:1 Lit three cubits
- 38:4 Or rim
- 38:9 Lit 100 cubits, also in v. 11
- 38:10 Or connecting rods, also in vv. 11,17,19,28
- 38:12 Lit 50 cubits, also in v. 13
- 38:14 Lit 15 cubits, also in v. 15
- 38:18 Or woven
- 38:18 Lit 20 cubits
- 38:18 Lit five cubits
- 38:18 Lit high in width
- 38:21 Lit Levites by the hand of
- 38:24 Lit 29 talents and 730 shekels
- 38:25 Lit 100 talents and 1,775 shekels
- 38:26 Lit a beka
- 38:27 Lit 100 talents
- 38:27 Lit one talent
- 38:28 Lit 1,775 (shekels)
- 38:29 Lit 70 talents and 2,400 shekels
Esodo 38
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
L'altare degli olocausti
38 Fece l'altare di legno di acacia: aveva cinque cubiti di lunghezza e cinque cubiti di larghezza, era cioè quadrato, e aveva l'altezza di tre cubiti. 2 Fece i suoi corni ai suoi quattro angoli: i suoi corni erano tutti di un pezzo; lo rivestì di rame. 3 Fece anche tutti gli accessori dell'altare: i recipienti per raccogliere le ceneri, le sue pale, i suoi vasi per aspersione, le sue forchette e i bracieri: fece di rame tutti i suoi accessori. 4 Fece per l'altare una graticola, lavorata a forma di rete, di rame, e la pose sotto la cornice dell'altare in basso: la rete arrivava a metà altezza dell'altare. 5 Fuse quattro anelli e li pose alle quattro estremità della graticola di rame, per inserirvi le stanghe. 6 Fece anche le stanghe di legno di acacia e le rivestì di rame. 7 Introdusse le stanghe negli anelli sui lati dell'altare: servivano a trasportarlo. Fece l'altare di tavole, vuoto all'interno.
La conca
8 Fece la conca di rame e il suo piedestallo di rame, impiegandovi gli specchi delle donne, che nei tempi stabiliti venivano a prestar servizio all'ingresso della tenda del convegno.
Costruzione dell'atrio
9 Fece il recinto: sul lato meridionale, verso sud, il recinto aveva tendaggi di bisso ritorto, per la lunghezza di cento cubiti sullo stesso lato. 10 Vi erano le loro venti colonne con le venti basi di rame. Gli uncini delle colonne e le loro aste trasversali erano d'argento. 11 Anche sul lato rivolto a settentrione vi erano tendaggi per cento cubiti di lunghezza, le relative venti colonne con le venti basi di rame, gli uncini delle colonne e le aste trasversali d'argento. 12 Sul lato verso occidente vi erano cinquanta cubiti di tendaggi, con le relative dieci colonne e le dieci basi, 13 i capitelli delle colonne e i loro uncini d'argento. Sul lato orientale, verso levante, vi erano cinquanta cubiti: 14 quindici cubiti di tendaggi, con le relative tre colonne e le tre basi alla prima ala; 15 all'altra ala quindici cubiti di tendaggi, con le tre colonne e le tre basi. 16 Tutti i tendaggi che delimitavano il recinto erano di bisso ritorto. 17 Le basi delle colonne erano di rame, gli uncini delle colonne e le aste trasversali erano d'argento; il rivestimento dei loro capitelli era d'argento e tutte le colonne del recinto avevano aste trasversali d'argento. 18 Alla porta del recinto vi era una cortina, lavoro di ricamatore, di porpora viola, porpora rossa, scarlatto e bisso ritorto: la sua lunghezza era di venti cubiti, la sua altezza, nel senso della larghezza, era di cinque cubiti, come i tendaggi del recinto. 19 Le colonne relative erano quattro, con le quattro basi di rame, i loro uncini d'argento, il rivestimento dei loro capitelli e le loro aste trasversali d'argento. 20 Tutti i picchetti della Dimora e del recinto circostante erano di rame.
Computo dei metalli
21 Questo è il computo dei metalli impiegati per la Dimora, la Dimora della Testimonianza, redatto per ordine di Mosè e per opera dei leviti, sotto la direzione d'Itamar, figlio del sacerdote Aronne.
22 Bezaleel, figlio di Uri, figlio di Cur, della tribù di Giuda, eseguì quanto il Signore aveva ordinato a Mosè; 23 insieme con lui Ooliab, figlio di Achisamach della tribù di Dan, intagliatore, decoratore e ricamatore di porpora viola, porpora rossa, scarlatto e bisso.
24 Totale dell'oro impiegato per il lavoro, cioè per tutto il lavoro del santuario - era l'oro presentato in offerta -: ventinove talenti e settecentotrenta sicli, in sicli del santuario. 25 L'argento raccolto, in occasione del censimento della comunità, pesava cento talenti e millesettecentosettantacinque sicli, in sicli del santuario, 26 cioè un beka a testa, vale a dire mezzo siclo, secondo il siclo del santuario, per ciascuno di coloro che furono sottoposti al censimento, dai vent'anni in su. Erano seicentotremilacinquecentocinquanta. 27 Cento talenti di argento servirono a fondere le basi del santuario e le basi del velo: cento basi per cento talenti, cioè un talento per ogni base. 28 Con i millesettecentosettantacinque sicli fece gli uncini delle colonne, rivestì i loro capitelli e le riunì con le aste trasversali. 29 Il rame presentato in offerta assommava a settanta talenti e duemilaquattrocento sicli. 30 Con esso fece le basi per l'ingresso della tenda del convegno, l'altare di rame con la sua graticola di rame e tutti gli accessori dell'altare, 31 le basi del recinto, le basi della porta del recinto, tutti i picchetti della Dimora e tutti i picchetti del recinto.
Exodus 38
New King James Version
Making the Altar of Burnt Offering(A)
38 He made (B)the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; five cubits was its length and five cubits its width—it was square—and its height was three cubits. 2 He made its horns on its four corners; the horns were of one piece with it. And he overlaid it with bronze. 3 He made all the utensils for the altar: the pans, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the firepans; all its utensils he made of bronze. 4 And he made a grate of bronze network for the altar, under its rim, midway from the bottom. 5 He cast four rings for the four corners of the bronze grating, as holders for the poles. 6 And he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze. 7 Then he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to bear it. He made the altar hollow with boards.
Making the Bronze Laver
8 He made (C)the laver of bronze and its base of bronze, from the bronze mirrors of the serving women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
Making the Court of the Tabernacle(D)
9 Then he made (E)the court on the south side; the hangings of the court were of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long. 10 There were twenty pillars for them, with twenty bronze sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver. 11 On the north side the hangings were one hundred cubits long, with twenty pillars and their twenty bronze sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver. 12 And on the west side there were hangings of fifty cubits, with ten pillars and their ten sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver. 13 For the east side the hangings were fifty cubits. 14 The hangings of one side of the gate were fifteen cubits long, with their three pillars and their three sockets, 15 and the same for the other side of the court gate; on this side and that were hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets. 16 All the hangings of the court all around were of fine woven linen. 17 The sockets for the pillars were bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver, and the overlay of their capitals was silver; and all the pillars of the court had bands of silver. 18 The screen for the gate of the court was woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen. The length was twenty cubits, and the height along its width was five cubits, corresponding to the hangings of the court. 19 And there were four pillars with their four sockets of bronze; their hooks were silver, and the overlay of their capitals and their bands was silver. 20 All the (F)pegs of the tabernacle, and of the court all around, were bronze.
Materials of the Tabernacle
21 [a]This is the inventory of the tabernacle, (G)the tabernacle of the Testimony, which was counted according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, (H)by the hand of (I)Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.
22 (J)Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lord had commanded Moses. 23 And with him was (K)Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and [b]designer, a weaver of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine linen.
24 All the gold that was used in all the work of the holy place, that is, the gold of the (L)offering, was twenty-nine talents and seven hundred and thirty shekels, according to (M)the shekel of the sanctuary. 25 And the silver from those who were (N)numbered of the congregation was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary: 26 (O)a bekah for [c]each man (that is, half a shekel, according to the shekel of the sanctuary), for everyone included in the numbering from twenty years old and above, for (P)six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men. 27 And from the hundred talents of silver were cast (Q)the sockets of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil: one hundred sockets from the hundred talents, one talent for each socket. 28 Then from the one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, overlaid their capitals, and (R)made bands for them.
29 The offering of bronze was seventy talents and two thousand four hundred shekels. 30 And with it he made the sockets for the door of the tabernacle of meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating for it, and all the utensils for the altar, 31 the sockets for the court all around, the bases for the court gate, all the pegs for the tabernacle, and all the pegs for the court all around.
Footnotes
- Exodus 38:21 Lit. These are the things appointed for
- Exodus 38:23 skillful workman
- Exodus 38:26 Lit. a head
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