Exodus 38
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1They built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.1Then he made the altar for burnt offerings of acacia wood. It was a square, five cubits long and five cubits wide, and it was three cubits high.
2They made a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar were of one piece, and they overlaid the altar with bronze.2He made horns on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.
3They made all its utensils of bronze--its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans.3He 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.
4They made a grating for the altar, a bronze network, to be under its ledge, halfway up the altar.4He made a lattice, a netting of bronze, for the altar. It was under its ledge, extending halfway up.
5They cast bronze rings to hold the poles for the four corners of the bronze grating.5He cast four rings on the four ends of the bronze lattice as holders for the poles.
6They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.6He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
7They inserted the poles into the rings so they would be on the sides of the altar for carrying it. They made it hollow, out of boards.7And he put the poles through rings on the sides of the altar to carry it. He made it hollow, out of boards.
8They made the bronze basin and its bronze stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.8He made the bronze basin and its bronze base from mirrors contributed by the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
9Next they made the courtyard. The south side was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely twisted linen,9Then he made the court. On the south side the hangings for the court were made of fine woven linen, 100 cubits long.
10with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.10He made their 20 pillars and their 20 sockets of bronze, while the hooks of the pillars and their bands were made of silver.
11The north side was also a hundred cubits long and had twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, with silver hooks and bands on the posts.11The north side was 100 cubits long, and its 20 pillars and 20 sockets were made of bronze, and the hooks of the pillars and their bands were made of silver.
12The west end was fifty cubits wide and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases, with silver hooks and bands on the posts.12For the west side there were hangings 50 cubits long with their ten pillars and ten sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were made of silver.
13The east end, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits wide.13The east side was 50 cubits long.
14Curtains fifteen cubits long were on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases,14The hangings for one section were fifteen cubits long, with their three pillars and three sockets,
15and curtains fifteen cubits long were on the other side of the entrance to the courtyard, with three posts and three bases.15and also for the second section. On either side of the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits long with their three pillars and three sockets.
16All the curtains around the courtyard were of finely twisted linen.16All the hangings around the court were made of fine woven linen.
17The bases for the posts were bronze. The hooks and bands on the posts were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver; so all the posts of the courtyard had silver bands.17The sockets for the pillars were made of bronze and the hooks of the pillars and their bands were made of silver. Their tops were overlaid with silver, and all the pillars of the court were banded with silver.
18The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was made of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen--the work of an embroiderer. It was twenty cubits long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits high,18The 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 and it was five cubits high along its width, corresponding to the hangings of the court.
19with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks and bands were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver.19Their 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.
20All the tent pegs of the tabernacle and of the surrounding courtyard were bronze.20All the pegs for the tent and for all around the court were made of bronze.
21These are the amounts of the materials used for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the covenant law, which were recorded at Moses' command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest.21Here 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(Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything the LORD commanded Moses;22Now Uri's son Bezalel, grandson of Hur from the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD had ordered Moses to build.
23with him was Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan--an engraver and designer, and an embroiderer in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen.)23With 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.
24The total amount of the gold from the wave offering used for all the work on the sanctuary was 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.24All the gold that was used in the work, in all the work on the sanctuary, including the gold from the wave offering, totaled 29 talents, 730 shekels, according to the standard used in the sanctuary.
25The silver obtained from those of the community who were counted in the census was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel--25The silver from those of the congregation who were recorded totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the standard used in the sanctuary;
26one beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone who had crossed over to those counted, twenty years old or more, a total of 603,550 men.26a beka a head (a beka is half a shekel, according to the standard used in the sanctuary) for everyone who went through the registration process from 20 years old and older. The total numbered 603,550 bekas.
27The 100 talents of silver were used to cast the bases for the sanctuary and for the curtain--100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent for each base.27One hundred talents of silver were used to cast the sockets for the sanctuary and the sockets for the curtain, 100 sockets for 100 talents, a talent per socket.
28They used the 1,775 shekels to make the hooks for the posts, to overlay the tops of the posts, and to make their bands.28And with 1,775 talents he made hooks for the pillars, overlaid their tops, and made bands for them.
29The bronze from the wave offering was 70 talents and 2,400 shekels.29The bronze from the wave offering totaled 70 talents and 2,400 shekels.
30They used it to make the bases for the entrance to the tent of meeting, the bronze altar with its bronze grating and all its utensils,30With it he made the sockets for the doorway to the Tent of Meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze lattice for it, all the furnishings for the altar,
31the bases for the surrounding courtyard and those for its entrance and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and those for the surrounding courtyard.31the 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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