Exodus 38
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1Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, 7 1/2 feet long and 7 1/2 feet wide, and was 4 1/2 feet high.1Next Bezalel used acacia wood to construct the square altar of burnt offering. It was 7 1/2 feet wide, 7 1/2 feet long, and 4 1/2 feet high.
2He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece with it. Then he overlaid it with bronze.2He made horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar were all one piece. He overlaid the altar with bronze.
3He made all the altar's utensils: the pots, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze.3Then he made all the altar utensils of bronze—the ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans.
4He constructed for the altar a grate of bronze mesh under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom.4Next he made a bronze grating and installed it halfway down the side of the altar, under the ledge.
5He cast four rings at the four corners of the bronze grate as holders for the poles.5He cast four rings and attached them to the corners of the bronze grating to hold the carrying poles.
6He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.6He made the poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
7Then 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.7He inserted the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar. The altar was hollow and was made from planks. Building the Washbasin
8He made the bronze basin and its stand from the bronze mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.8Bezalel made the bronze washbasin and its bronze stand from bronze mirrors donated by the women who served at the entrance of the Tabernacle. Building the Courtyard
9Then he made the courtyard. The hangings on the south side of the courtyard were of finely spun linen, 150 feet long,9Then Bezalel made the courtyard, which was enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side the curtains were 150 feet long.
10including their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with silver hooks and silver bands for the posts.10They were held up by twenty posts set securely in twenty bronze bases. He hung the curtains with silver hooks and rings.
11The 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.11He made a similar set of curtains for the north side—150 feet of curtains held up by twenty posts set securely in bronze bases. He hung the curtains with silver hooks and rings.
12The hangings on the west side were 75 feet long, including their ten posts and their ten bases, with silver hooks and silver bands for the posts.12The curtains on the west end of the courtyard were 75 feet long, hung with silver hooks and rings and supported by ten posts set into ten bases.
13And for the east side toward the sunrise, 75 feet long,13The east end, the front, was also 75 feet long.
14the hangings on one side of the gate were 22 1/2 feet, including their three posts and their three bases.14The courtyard entrance was on the east end, flanked by two curtains. The curtain on the right side was 22 1/2 feet long and was supported by three posts set into three bases.
15It was the same for the other side of the courtyard gate. The hangings were 22 1/2 feet, including their three posts and their three bases.15The curtain on the left side was also 22 1/2 feet long and was supported by three posts set into three bases.
16All the hangings around the courtyard were of finely spun linen.16All the curtains used in the courtyard were made of finely woven linen.
17The 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.17Each post had a bronze base, and all the hooks and rings were silver. The tops of the posts of the courtyard were overlaid with silver, and the rings to hold up the curtains were made of silver.
18The screen for the gate of the courtyard was made of finely spun linen, expertly embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. It was 30 feet long, and like the hangings of the courtyard, 7 1/2 feet high.18He made the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard of finely woven linen, and he decorated it with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread. It was 30 feet long, and its height was 7 1/2 feet, just like the curtains of the courtyard walls.
19It had four posts with their four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, and their top plating and their bands were silver.19It was supported by four posts, each set securely in its own bronze base. The tops of the posts were overlaid with silver, and the hooks and rings were also made of silver.
20All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze.20All the tent pegs used in the Tabernacle and courtyard were made of bronze. Inventory of Materials
21This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, that was recorded at Moses's command. It was the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.21This is an inventory of the materials used in building the Tabernacle of the Covenant. The Levites compiled the figures, as Moses directed, and Ithamar son of Aaron the priest served as recorder.
22Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD commanded Moses.22Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
23With 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.23He was assisted by Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman expert at engraving, designing, and embroidering with blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth.
24All the gold of the presentation offering that was used for the project in all the work on the sanctuary, was 2,193 pounds, according to the sanctuary shekel.24The people brought special offerings of gold totaling 2,193 pounds, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. This gold was used throughout the Tabernacle.
25The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds, according to the sanctuary shekel--25The whole community of Israel gave 7,545 pounds of silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel.
26two-fifths of an ounce 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.26This silver came from the tax collected from each man registered in the census. (The tax is one beka, which is half a shekel, based on the sanctuary shekel.) The tax was collected from 603,550 men who had reached their twentieth birthday.
27There were 7,500 pounds 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 for each base.27The hundred bases for the frames of the sanctuary walls and for the posts supporting the inner curtain required 7,500 pounds of silver, about 75 pounds for each base.
28With the remaining 44 pounds he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.28The remaining 45 pounds of silver was used to make the hooks and rings and to overlay the tops of the posts.
29The bronze of the presentation offering totaled 5,310 pounds.29The people also brought as special offerings 5,310 pounds of bronze,
30He 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,30which was used for casting the bases for the posts at the entrance to the Tabernacle, and for the bronze altar with its bronze grating and all the altar utensils.
31the 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.31Bronze was also used to make the bases for the posts that supported the curtains around the courtyard, the bases for the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard, and all the tent pegs for the Tabernacle and the courtyard.
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