Exodus 38
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1He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; five cubits was its length and five cubits its width—it was square—and its height was three cubits.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.
2He made its horns on its four corners; the horns were of one piece with it. And he overlaid it with bronze.2He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece with it. Then he overlaid it with bronze.
3He made all the utensils for the altar: the pans, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the firepans; all its utensils he made of bronze.3He made all the altar's utensils: the pots, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze.
4And he made a grate of bronze network for the altar, under its rim, midway from the bottom.4He constructed for the altar a grate of bronze mesh under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom.
5He cast four rings for the four corners of the bronze grating, as holders for the poles.5He cast four rings at the four corners of the bronze grate as holders for the poles.
6And he made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze.6He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
7Then he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to bear it. He made the altar hollow with boards.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.
8He made the laver of bronze and its base of bronze, from the bronze mirrors of the serving women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.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.
9Then he made the court on the south side; the hangings of the court were of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long.9Then he made the courtyard. The hangings on the south side of the courtyard were of finely spun linen, 150 feet long,
10There were twenty pillars for them, with twenty bronze sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver.10including their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with silver hooks and silver bands for the posts.
11On the north side the hangings were one hundred cubits long, with twenty pillars and their twenty bronze sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver.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.
12And on the west side there were hangings of fifty cubits, with ten pillars and their ten sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver.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.
13For the east side the hangings were fifty cubits.13And for the east side toward the sunrise, 75 feet long,
14The hangings of one side of the gate were fifteen cubits long, with their three pillars and their three sockets,14the hangings on one side of the gate were 22 1/2 feet, including their three posts and their three bases.
15and the same for the other side of the court gate; on this side and that were hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets.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.
16All the hangings of the court all around were of fine woven linen.16All the hangings around the courtyard were of finely spun linen.
17The sockets for the pillars were bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver, and the overlay of their capitals was silver; and all the pillars of the court had bands of silver.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.
18The screen for the gate of the court was woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen. The length was twenty cubits, and the height along its width was five cubits, corresponding to the hangings of the court.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.
19And there were four pillars with their four sockets of bronze; their hooks were silver, and the overlay of their capitals and their bands was silver.19It had four posts with their four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, and their top plating and their bands were silver.
20All the pegs of the tabernacle, and of the court all around, were bronze.20All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze.
21This is the inventory of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, which was counted according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.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.
22Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD had commanded Moses.22Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD commanded Moses.
23And with him was Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and designer, a weaver of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine linen.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.
24All the gold that was used in all the work of the holy place, that is, the gold of the offering, was twenty-nine talents and seven hundred and thirty shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.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.
25And the silver from those who were numbered of the congregation was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary:25The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds, according to the sanctuary shekel--
26a bekah for each man (that is, half a shekel, according to the shekel of the sanctuary), for everyone included in the numbering from twenty years old and above, for six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men.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.
27And from the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil: one hundred sockets from the hundred talents, one talent for each socket.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.
28Then from the one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, overlaid their capitals, and made bands for them.28With the remaining 44 pounds he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.
29The offering of bronze was seventy talents and two thousand four hundred shekels.29The bronze of the presentation offering totaled 5,310 pounds.
30And with it he made the sockets for the door of the tabernacle of meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating for it, and all the utensils for the altar,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,
31the sockets for the court all around, the bases for the court gate, all the pegs for the tabernacle, and all the pegs for the court all around.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.
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Exodus 37
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