Exodus 38

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

Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.

2 The horns whereof went out from the corners, and he overlaid it with plates of brass.

He 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.

3 And for the uses thereof, he prepared divers vessels of brass, cauldrons, tongs, fleshhooks, pothooks, and firepans.

He made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans.

4 And he made the grate thereof of brass, in manner of a net, and under it in the midst of the altar a hearth,

He made a grate of bronze mesh for the altar under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom.

5 Casting four rings at the four ends of the net at the top, to put in bars to carry it.

At the four corners of the bronze grate he cast four rings as holders for the poles.

6 And he made the bars of setim wood, and overlaid them with plates of brass:

And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.

7 And he drew them through the rings that stood out in the sides of the altar. And the altar itself was not solid, but hollow, of boards, and empty within.

Then 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.

8 He made also the laver of brass, with the foot thereof, of the mirrors of the women that watch at the door of the tabernacle.

Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

9 He made also the court, in the south side whereof were hangings of fine twisted linen, of a hundred cubits,

Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen,

10 Twenty pillars of brass with their sockets, the heads of the pillars, and the whole graving of the work, of silver.

with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.

11 In like manner at the north side the hangings, the pillars, and the sockets and heads of the pillars were of the same measure, and work and metal.

The north side was also a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.

12 But on that side that looketh to the west, there were hangings of fifty cubits, ten pillars of brass with their sockets, and the heads of the pillars, and all the graving of the work, of silver.

The west side was fifty cubits long and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.

13 Moreover towards the east he prepared hangings of fifty cubits:

And the east side, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits long.

14 Fifteen cubits of which were on one side with three pillars, and their sockets:

The curtains on one side of the entrance were fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.

15 And on the other side (for between the two he made the entry of the tabernacle) there were hangings equally of fifteen cubits, and three pillars, and as many sockets.

And the curtains on the other side were also fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases as well.

16 All the hangings of the court were woven with twisted linen.

All the curtains around the courtyard were made of finely spun linen.

17 The sockets of the pillars were of brass, and their heads with all their gravings of silver: and he overlaid the pillars of the court also with silver.

The 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.

18 And he made in the entry thereof an embroidered hanging of violet, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen, that was twenty cubits long, and five cubits high according to the measure of all the hangings of the court.

The 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,

19 And the pillars in the entry were four with sockets of brass, and their heads and gravings of silver.

with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, as well as the bands and the plating of their tops.

20 The pins also of the tabernacle and of the court round about he made of brass.

All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze.

21 These are the instruments of the tabernacle of the testimony, which were counted according to the commandment of Moses, in the ceremonies of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest:

This 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.

22 Which Beseleel the son of Uri the son of Hur of the tribe of Juda had made as the Lord commanded by Moses,

Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD had commanded Moses.

23 Having for his companion Ooliab the son of Achisamech of the tribe of Dan: who also was an excellent artificer in wood, and worker in tapestry and embroidery in violet, purple, scarlet, and fine linen.

With 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.

24 All the gold that was spent in the work of the sanctuary, and that was offered in gifts was nine and twenty talents, and seven hundred and thirty sicles according to the standard of the sanctuary.

All the gold from the wave offering used for the work on the sanctuary totaled 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

25 And it was offered by them that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upwards, of six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty men able to bear arms.

The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—

26 There were moreover a hundred talents of silver, whereof were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and of the entry where the veil hangeth.

a 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.

27 A hundred sockets were made of a hundred talents, one talent being reckoned for every socket.

The 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.

28 And of the thousand seven hundred and seventy-five he made the heads of the pillars, which also he overlaid with silver.

With the 1,775 shekels of silver he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.

29 And there were offered of brass also seventy-two thousand talents, and four hundred sicles besides.

The bronze from the wave offering totaled 70 talents and 2,400 shekels.

30 Of which were cast the sockets in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony, and the altar of brass with the grate thereof, and all the vessels that belong to the use thereof.

He 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,

31 And the sockets of the court as well round about as in the entry thereof, and the pins of the tabernacle and of the court round about.

the bases for the surrounding courtyard and its gate, and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and its surrounding courtyard.