| NET Bible | New International Version |
| 1He made the altar for the burnt offering of acacia wood seven feet six inches long and seven feet six inches wide--it was square--and its height was four feet six inches. | 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 its horns on its four corners; its horns were part of it, and he overlaid it 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 utensils of the altar--the pots, the shovels, the tossing bowls, the meat hooks, and the fire pans--he made all its utensils of bronze. | 3They made all its utensils of bronze--its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans. |
| 4He made a grating for the altar, a network of bronze 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. |
| 5He cast four rings for the four corners of the bronze grating, to provide places for the poles. | 5They cast bronze rings to hold the poles for the four corners of the bronze grating. |
| 6He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. | 6They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. |
| 7He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made the altar hollow, out of boards. | 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. |
| 8He made the large basin of bronze and its pedestal of bronze from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance of 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. |
| 9He made the courtyard. For the south side the hangings of the courtyard were of fine twisted linen, one hundred fifty feet long, | 9Next they made the courtyard. The south side was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely twisted linen, |
| 10with their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with the hooks of the posts and their bands of silver. | 10with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. |
| 11For the north side the hangings were one hundred fifty feet, with their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with the hooks of the posts and their bands 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. |
| 12For the west side there were hangings seventy-five feet long, with their ten posts and their ten bases, with the hooks of the posts and their bands 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. |
| 13For the east side, toward the sunrise, it was seventy-five feet wide, | 13The east end, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits wide. |
| 14with hangings on one side of the gate that were twenty-two and a half feet long, with their three posts and their three bases, | 14Curtains fifteen cubits long were on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases, |
| 15and for the second side of the gate of the courtyard, just like the other, the hangings were twenty-two and a half feet long, with their three posts and their three bases. | 15and curtains fifteen cubits long were on the other side of the entrance to the courtyard, with three posts and three bases. |
| 16All the hangings around the courtyard were of fine twisted linen. | 16All the curtains around the courtyard were of finely twisted linen. |
| 17The bases for the posts were bronze. The hooks of the posts and their bands were silver, their tops were overlaid with silver, and all the posts of the courtyard had silver bands. | 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 gate of the courtyard was of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer. It was thirty feet long, and like the hangings in the courtyard, it was seven and a half feet 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 their four bronze bases. Their hooks and their bands were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver. | 19with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks and bands were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver. |
| 20All the tent pegs of the tabernacle and of the courtyard all around were bronze. | 20All the tent pegs of the tabernacle and of the surrounding courtyard were bronze. |
| 21This is the inventory of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, which was counted by the order of Moses, being the work of 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. |
| 22Now Bezalel 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; |
| 23and with him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an artisan, a designer, and an 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 that was used for the work, in all the work of the sanctuary (namely, the gold of the wave offering) was twenty-nine 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 of those who were numbered of the community was one hundred 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-- |
| 26one beka per person, that is, a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, for everyone who crossed over to those numbered, from twenty years old or older, 603,550 in all. | 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 one hundred talents of silver were used for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the special curtain--one hundred bases for one hundred 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. |
| 28From the remaining 1,775 shekels he made hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and made 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 of the wave offering was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels. | 29The bronze from the wave offering was 70 talents and 2,400 shekels. |
| 30With it he made the bases for the door of the tent of meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating for it, and all the utensils of 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 courtyard all around, the bases for the gate of the courtyard, all the tent pegs of the tabernacle, and all the tent pegs of the courtyard all around. | 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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