Exodus 38:21-31
Legacy Standard Bible
The Things Numbered for the Tabernacle
21 These are the things numbered for the [a]tabernacle, the [b]tabernacle of the testimony, as they were [c]numbered according to the [d]command of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 22 Now (A)Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that Yahweh had commanded Moses. 23 With him was (B)Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman and a skillful designer and a [e]weaver in [f]blue and in purple and in scarlet material and fine linen.
24 All the gold that was used for the work, in all the work of the sanctuary, even the gold of the wave offering, was [g]29 talents and [h]730 shekels, according to (C)the shekel of the sanctuary. 25 (D)The silver of those of the congregation who were [i]numbered was [j]100 talents and [k]1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; 26 (E)a beka a head (that is, half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary), for each one who passed over to those who were [l]numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for (F)603,550 men. 27 One hundred talents of silver were for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil; one hundred bases for one hundred talents, a talent for a base. 28 Of the 1,775 shekels, he made hooks for the pillars and overlaid their tops and made bands for them. 29 The bronze of the wave offering was 70 talents and 2,400 shekels. 30 With it he made the bases to the doorway of the tent of meeting, and the bronze altar and its bronze grating, and all the utensils of the altar, 31 and the bases of the court all around and the bases of the gate of the court, and all the pegs of the [m]tabernacle and all the pegs of the court all around.
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- Exodus 38:21 Lit dwelling place
- Exodus 38:21 Lit dwelling place
- Exodus 38:21 Lit appointed
- Exodus 38:21 Lit mouth
- Exodus 38:23 A weaver in colors; lit variegator
- Exodus 38:23 Or violet
- Exodus 38:24 Approx. 1.08 tons or 0.98 metric tons, a talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg
- Exodus 38:24 Approx. 18 lb. or 8 kg, a shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm
- Exodus 38:25 Lit mustered
- Exodus 38:25 Approx. 3.75 tons or 3.4 metric tons
- Exodus 38:25 Approx. 44.3 lb. or 19.5 kg
- Exodus 38:26 Lit mustered
- Exodus 38:31 Lit dwelling place
Exodus 38:21-31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Inventory of Materials
21 This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony,(A) that was recorded at Moses’ command. It was the work of the Levites under the direction of[a] Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.(B) 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,[b] according to the sanctuary shekel.(C) 25 The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds,[c] according to the sanctuary shekel— 26 2⁄5 of an ounce[d] per man, that is, half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone 20 years old or more who had crossed over to the registered group, 603,550 men. 27 There were 7,500 pounds[e] of silver used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil—100 bases from 7,500 pounds,[f] 75 pounds[g] for each base.(D) 28 With the remaining 44 pounds[h] he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands[i] for them.
29 The bronze of the presentation offering totaled 5,310 pounds.[j] 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.
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- Exodus 38:21 Lit Levites by the hand of
- Exodus 38:24 Lit 29 talents and 730 shekels
- Exodus 38:25 Lit 100 talents and 1,775 shekels
- Exodus 38:26 Lit a beka
- Exodus 38:27 Lit 100 talents
- Exodus 38:27 Lit 100 talents
- Exodus 38:27 Lit one talent
- Exodus 38:28 Lit 1,775 (shekels)
- Exodus 38:28 Or connecting rods
- Exodus 38:29 Lit 70 talents and 2,400 shekels
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