Exodus 38

1 He also made the altar of holocaust from setim wood: five cubits square, and three in height,

The altar of burned offerings he made of hard wood; a square altar, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high,

2 the horns of which proceeded from the corners. And he covered it with layers of brass.

And he put horns at its four angles made of the same, plating it all with brass;

3 And for its uses, he prepared diverse vessels out of brass: kettles, forceps, little hooks, larger hooks, and receptacles for the fire.

And brass was used for all the vessels of the altar, the baskets and the spades, the basins and the meat-hooks and the fire-trays; all the vessels he made of brass

4 And he made its grating of brass, in the manner of a net, and under it, in the midst of the altar, its base,

And he made a network of brass for the altar, under the frame round it, stretching half-way up;

5 casting four rings at the four ends of the net in order to set the bars, so as to carry it.

And four rings for the four angles of this network, to take the rods.

6 These bars he also made of setim wood, and he covered them with layers of brass.

The rods he made of hard wood plated with brass.

7 And he drew them through the rings, which projected from the sides of the altar. But the altar itself was not solid, but hollow, made from panels and empty inside.

He put the rods through the rings at the opposite sides of the altar for lifting it; he made the altar hollow, boarded in with wood.

8 He also made the washtub of brass, with its base made from the mirrors of the women who kept watch at the door of the tabernacle.

And he made the washing-vessel of brass on a brass base, using the polished brass looking-glasses given by the women who did work at the doors of the Tent of meeting.

9 He also made the atrium, at the south side of which were hangings of fine twisted linen of one hundred cubits and

To make the open space, he put hangings on the south side, of the best linen, a hundred cubits long:

10 twenty columns of brass with their bases. The heads of the columns and all of the engraving work were of silver.

Their twenty pillars and their twenty bases were brass; and the hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver.

11 Equally, at the northern area, the hangings, the columns, and the bases and heads of the columns were of the same measure and work and metal.

And for the north side. hangings a hundred cubits long, on twenty brass pillars in brass bases, with silver hooks and bands.

12 Yet truly, on that side which looks out toward the west, there were hangings of fifty cubits, and ten columns with their bases of brass. And the heads of the columns and all of the engraving work were of silver.

And on the west side, hangings fifty cubits long, on ten pillars in ten bases, with silver bands.

13 Furthermore, toward the east, he prepared hangings of fifty cubits:

And on the east side, the open space was fifty cubits long.

14 of which, there were fifteen cubits, among three columns with their bases, holding up one side,

The hangings on one side of the doorway were fifteen cubits long, on three pillars with their three bases;

15 and on the other side, (for between the two he made the entrance of the tabernacle) there were equally hangings of fifteen cubits, and three pillars, and the same number of bases.

And the same on the other side of the doorway; on this side and on that the hangings were fifteen cubits long, on three pillars with their three bases.

16 All the hangings of the atrium were woven from fine twisted linen.

All the hangings were of the best linen.

17 The bases of the columns were of brass, but their heads with all of their engravings were of silver. Now he also overlaid the columns of the atrium themselves with silver.

And the bases of the pillars were of brass; their hooks and the bands round the tops of them were of silver; all the pillars were ringed with silver.

18 And he made, at its entrance, a hanging, wrought with embroidery, of hyacinth, purple, vermillion, and fine twisted linen, which held twenty cubits in length, yet truly it was five cubits in height, as with the measure of all the hangings of the atrium.

And the curtain for the doorway of the open space was of the best linen, with designs of blue and purple and red in needlework; it was twenty cubits long and five cubits high, to go with the hangings round the sides.

19 Now the columns at the entrance were four, with bases of brass, and their heads and engravings were of silver.

There were four pillars with their bases, all of brass, the hooks being of silver, and their tops and their bands being covered with silver.

20 Likewise, the tent pegs of the tabernacle and the atrium all around he made of brass.

All the nails used for the House and the open space round it were of brass.

21 These are the instruments of the tabernacle of the testimony, which were enumerated according to the instruction of Moses, with the ceremonies of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest,

This is the price of the making of the House, even the House of witness, as it was valued by the word of Moses, for the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

22 which Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur from the tribe of Judah, had completed, just as the Lord decreed through Moses.

Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything as the Lord had given orders to Moses.

23 He was joined by his associate, Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, who himself was also an exceptional artisan of wood, and of weaving, as well as of embroidery, with hyacinth, purple, vermillion, and fine linen.

And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; a designer and a trained workman, expert in needlework of blue and purple and red and the best linen.

24 All of the gold that was expended in the work of the Sanctuary, and that was offered in donation, was twenty-nine talents and seven hundred thirty shekels, according to the measure of the Sanctuary.

The gold used for all the different work done for the holy place, the gold which was given, was twenty-nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels in weight, by the scale of the holy place.

25 Now it was offered by those who were past the numbering of twenty years and above: from six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men able to bear arms.

And the silver given by those who were numbered of the people was a hundred talents, and a thousand, seven hundred and seventy-five shekels in weight, by the scale of the holy place.

26 There were, beyond that, one hundred talents of silver, from which were cast the bases for the Sanctuary and for the entrance where the veil hangs.

A beka, that is, half a shekel by the holy scale, for everyone who was numbered; there were six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men of twenty years old and over.

27 One hundred bases were made from one hundred talents, a single talent being counted for each base.

Of this silver, a hundred talents was used for making the bases of the pillars of the holy place and of the veil; a talent for every base.

28 But from one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five, he made the heads of the columns, which he also clothed with silver.

And a thousand, seven hundred and seventy-five shekels of silver was used to make the hooks for the pillars, and for plating the tops of the pillars and for making their bands.

29 Likewise, of brass, there was offered seventy-two thousand talents, and four hundred more shekels,

The brass which was given was seventy talents, two thousand four hundred shekels;

30 from which were cast the bases at the entrance of the tabernacle of the testimony, and the altar of brass with its grating, and the vessels which pertain to its use,

From it he made the bases of the doorway of the Tent of meeting and the brass altar and the network for it and all the vessels for the altar,

31 and the bases of the atrium, as much at the circumference as at its entrance, and the tent pegs of the tabernacle and of the atrium all round.

And the bases for the open space all round and for its doorway, and all the nails for the House and for the open space.