| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. | 1They built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide. |
| 2He made a horn at each of its four corners, so that the horns and altar were of one piece, and he overlaid the altar with bronze. | 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. |
| 3He made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans. | 3They made all its utensils of bronze--its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans. |
| 4He made a grate of bronze mesh for the altar under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom. | 4They made a grating for the altar, a bronze network, to be under its ledge, halfway up the altar. |
| 5At the four corners of the bronze grate he cast four rings as holders for the poles. | 5They cast bronze rings to hold the poles for the four corners of the bronze grating. |
| 6And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. | 6They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. |
| 7Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it. He made the altar with boards so that it was hollow. | 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. |
| 8Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. | 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. |
| 9Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen, | 9Next they made the courtyard. The south side was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely twisted linen, |
| 10with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. | 10with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. |
| 11The north side was also a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were 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. |
| 12The west side was fifty cubits long and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were 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. |
| 13And the east side, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits long. | 13The east end, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits wide. |
| 14The curtains on one side of the entrance were fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases. | 14Curtains fifteen cubits long were on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases, |
| 15And the curtains on the other side were also fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases as well. | 15and curtains fifteen cubits long were on the other side of the entrance to the courtyard, with three posts and three bases. |
| 16All the curtains around the courtyard were made of finely spun linen. | 16All the curtains around the courtyard were of finely twisted linen. |
| 17The bases for the posts were bronze, the hooks and bands were silver, and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver. So all the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver. | 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. |
| 18The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It was twenty cubits long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits high, | 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, |
| 19with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, as well as the bands and the plating of their tops. | 19with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks and bands were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver. |
| 20All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze. | 20All the tent pegs of the tabernacle and of the surrounding courtyard were bronze. |
| 21This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. | 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. |
| 22Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD had commanded Moses. | 22(Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything the LORD commanded Moses; |
| 23With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen. | 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.) |
| 24All the gold from the wave offering used for the work on the sanctuary totaled 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel. | 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. |
| 25The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel— | 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-- |
| 26a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men. | 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. |
| 27The hundred talents of silver were used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil—100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent per base. | 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. |
| 28With the 1,775 shekels of silver he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them. | 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. |
| 29The bronze from the wave offering totaled 70 talents and 2,400 shekels. | 29The bronze from the wave offering was 70 talents and 2,400 shekels. |
| 30He used it to make the bases for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the bronze altar and its bronze grating, all the utensils for the altar, | 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, |
| 31the bases for the surrounding courtyard and its gate, and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and its surrounding courtyard. | 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. |
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