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21 These are the amounts of materials used for the tabernacle, even the Tabernacle of the Testimony, as they were counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest. 22 Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that Yahweh commanded Moses. 23 With him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skillful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen.

24 All the gold that was used for the work in all the work of the sanctuary, even the gold of the offering, was twenty-nine talents[a] and seven hundred thirty shekels, according to the shekel[b] of the sanctuary. 25 The silver of those who were counted of the congregation was one hundred talents[c] and one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels,[d] according to the shekel of the sanctuary: 26 a beka[e] a head, that is, half a shekel, according to the shekel[f] of the sanctuary, for everyone who passed over to those who were counted, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men. 27 The one hundred talents[g] of silver were for casting the sockets of the sanctuary and the sockets of the veil: one hundred sockets for the one hundred talents, one talent per socket. 28 From the one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels[h] he made hooks for the pillars, overlaid their capitals, and made fillets for them. 29 The bronze of the offering was seventy talents[i] and two thousand four hundred shekels.[j] 30 With this he made the sockets to the door of the Tent of Meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating for it, all the vessels of the altar, 31 the sockets around the court, the sockets of the gate of the court, all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins around the court.

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Footnotes

  1. 38:24 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces.
  2. 38:24 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.32 Troy ounces.
  3. 38:25 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds
  4. 38:25 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.
  5. 38:26 a beka is about 5 grams or about 0.175 ounces
  6. 38:26 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.
  7. 38:27 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds.
  8. 38:28 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces, so 1775 shekels is about 17.75 kilograms or about 39 pounds.
  9. 38:29 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds
  10. 38:29 70 talents + 2400 shekels is about 2124 kilograms, or 2.124 metric tons.

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.[a] 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[b] the gold from the wave offering, totaled[c] 29 talents,[d] 730 shekels,[e] according to the standard used in[f] the sanctuary. 25 The silver from those of the congregation who were recorded[g] totaled[h] 100 talents[i] and 1,775 shekels, according to the standard used in[j] the sanctuary; 26 a beka a head (a beka is half a shekel, according to the standard used in[k] the sanctuary) for everyone who went through the registration[l] process[m] from 20 years old and older. The total numbered 603,550 bekas.

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

29 The bronze from the wave offering totaled[r] 70 talents[s] 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[t] 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.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 38:22 The Heb. lacks to build
  2. Exodus 38:24 Lit. it was
  3. Exodus 38:24 Lit. was
  4. Exodus 38:24 I.e. 2,175 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  5. Exodus 38:24 3,000 shekels made one talent.
  6. Exodus 38:24 Lit. the shekel of the
  7. Exodus 38:25 Or numbered
  8. Exodus 38:25 Lit. was
  9. Exodus 38:25 I.e. 7,500 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  10. Exodus 38:25 Lit. the shekel of the
  11. Exodus 38:26 Lit. the shekel of the
  12. Exodus 38:26 Or who were numbered
  13. Exodus 38:26 Lit. who passed over to those who were registered
  14. Exodus 38:27 I.e. 7,500 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  15. Exodus 38:27 I.e. 7,500 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  16. Exodus 38:27 I.e. 75 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  17. Exodus 38:28 The Heb. lacks talents
  18. Exodus 38:29 Lit. was
  19. Exodus 38:29 I.e. 5,250 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  20. Exodus 38:30 Or utensils