Exodus 38
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The Altar for Burnt Offerings

1Then he made the altar for burnt offerings of acacia wood. It was a square, five cubitsa long and five cubitsb wide, and it was three cubitsc high. 2He made hornsd on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze. 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. 4He made a lattice, a netting of bronze, for the altar. It was under its ledge, extending halfway up. 5He cast four rings on the four ends of the bronze lattice as holders for the poles. 6He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. 7And he put the poles through rings on the sides of the altar to carry it.e He made it hollow, out of boards.

The Bronze Basin

8He made the bronze basin and its bronze base fromf mirrors contributed by the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

The Court of the Tent

9Then he made the court. On the southg side the hangings for the court were made of fine woven linen, 100 cubitsh long.i 10He made their 20 pillarsj and their 20 sockets of bronze, while the hooks of the pillars and their bandsk were made of silver. 11The north side was 100 cubitsl long,m and itsn 20 pillarso and 20 sockets were made of bronze, and the hooks of the pillars and their bandsp were made of silver. 12For the west side there were hangings 50 cubitsq long with their ten pillars and ten sockets. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were made of silver. 13The east sider was 50 cubitss long.t 14The hangings for one sectionu were fifteen cubitsv long, with their three pillars and three sockets, 15and also for the second section. On either side of the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubitsw long with their three pillars and three sockets. 16All the hangings around the court were made of fine woven linen. 17The sockets for the pillars were made of bronze and the hooks of the pillars and their bandsx were made of silver. Their tops were overlaid with silver, and all the pillars of the court were banded with silver. 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 cubitsy and it was five cubitsz high along its width, corresponding to the hangings of the court. 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 pegs for the tent and for all around the court were made of bronze.

The Record of Materials

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. 22Now Uri’s son Bezalel, grandson of Hur from the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD had ordered Moses to build.aa 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.

24All the gold that was used in the work, in all the work on the sanctuary, includingbb the gold from the wave offering, totaledcc 29 talents,dd 730 shekels,ee according to the standard used inff the sanctuary. 25The silver from those of the congregation who were recordedgg totaledhh 100 talentsii and 1,775 shekels, according to the standard used injj the sanctuary; 26a beka a head (a beka is half a shekel, according to the standard used inkk the sanctuary) for everyone who went through the registrationll processmm from 20 years old and older. The total numbered 603,550 bekas.

27One hundred talentsnn of silver were used to cast the sockets for the sanctuary and the sockets for the curtain, 100 sockets for 100 talents,oo a talentpp per socket. 28And with 1,775 talentsqq he made hooks for the pillars, overlaid their tops, and made bands for them.

29The bronze from the wave offering totaledrr 70 talentsss and 2,400 shekels. 30With it he made the sockets for the doorway to the Tent of Meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze lattice for it, all the furnishingstt for the altar, 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.


Footnotes:
a 38:1 i.e. about seven and a half feet
b 38:1 i.e. about seven and a half feet
c 38:1 Ie. About four and a half feet
d 38:2 Lit. its horns
e 38:7 Lit. by which to carry it
f 38:8 Lit. with
g 38:9 Lit. toward the Negev, southward
h 38:9 i.e. about 150 feet
i 38:9 The Heb. lacks long
j 38:10 The Heb. lacks 20 pillars
k 38:10 Perhaps a kind of connecting rod joining the pillars together
l 38:11 i.e. about 150 feet
m 38:11 The Heb. lacks long
n 38:11 Lit. their
o 38:11 The Heb. lacks 20 pillars
p 38:11 Perhaps a kind of connecting rod joining the pillars together
q 38:12 i.e. about 75 feet
r 38:13 Lit. on the east side toward the rising (of the sun)
s 38:13 i.e. about 75 feet
t 38:13 The Heb. lacks long
u 38:14 Lit. the shoulder
v 38:14 i.e. about 22 and a half feet
w 38:15 i.e. about 22 and a half feet
x 38:17 Perhaps a kind of connecting rod joining the pillars together
y 38:18 i.e. about 30 feet
z 38:18 i.e. about seven and a half feet
aa 38:22 The Heb. lacks to build
bb 38:24 Lit. it was
cc 38:24 Lit. was
dd 38:24 i.e. 2,175 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
ee 38:24 3,000 shekels made one talent.
ff 38:24 Lit. the shekel of the
gg 38:25 Or numbered
hh 38:25 Lit. was
ii 38:25 i.e. 7,500 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
jj 38:25 Lit. the shekel of the
kk 38:26 Lit. the shekel of the
ll 38:26 Or who were numbered
mm 38:26 Lit. who passed over to those who were registered
nn 38:27 i.e. 7,500 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
oo 38:27 i.e. 7,500 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
pp 38:27 i.e. 75 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
qq 38:28 The Heb. lacks talents
rr 38:29 Lit. was
ss 38:29 i.e. 5,250 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
tt 38:30 Or utensils



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