Exod 38:1-31
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Building the Altar of Burnt Offering
1Next Bezalel*38:1a Hebrew he; also in
Building the Washbasin
8Bezalel made the bronze washbasin and its bronze stand from bronze mirrors donated by the women who served at the entrance of the Tabernacle.*38:8 Hebrew Tent of Meeting; also in
Building the Courtyard
9Then Bezalel made the courtyard, which was enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side the curtains were 150 feet long.*38:9 Hebrew 100 cubits [46 meters]; also in
14The courtyard entrance was on the east end, flanked by two curtains. The curtain on the right side was 221/2 feet long*38:14 Hebrew 15 cubits [6.9 meters]; also in
18He made the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard of finely woven linen, and he decorated it with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread. It was 30 feet long, and its height was 71/2 feet,*38:18 Hebrew 20 cubits [9.2 meters] long and 5 cubits [2.3 meters] high. just like the curtains of the courtyard walls. 19It was supported by four posts, each set securely in its own bronze base. The tops of the posts were overlaid with silver, and the hooks and rings were also made of silver.
20All the tent pegs used in the Tabernacle and courtyard were made of bronze.
Inventory of Materials
21This is an inventory of the materials used in building the Tabernacle of the Covenant.*38:21 Hebrew the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle of the Testimony. The Levites compiled the figures, as Moses directed, and Ithamar son of Aaron the priest served as recorder. 22Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 23He was assisted by Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman expert at engraving, designing, and embroidering with blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth.
24The people brought special offerings of gold totaling 2,193 pounds,*38:24 Hebrew 29 talents and 730 shekels [994 kilograms]. Each shekel weighed about 0.4 ounces or 11 grams. as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. This gold was used throughout the Tabernacle.
25The whole community of Israel gave 7,545 pounds*38:25 Hebrew 100 talents and 1,775 shekels [3,420 kilograms]. of silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. 26This silver came from the tax collected from each man registered in the census. (The tax is one beka, which is half a shekel,*38:26 Or 0.2 ounces [6 grams]. based on the sanctuary shekel.) The tax was collected from 603,550 men who had reached their twentieth birthday. 27The hundred bases for the frames of the sanctuary walls and for the posts supporting the inner curtain required 7,500 pounds of silver, about 75 pounds for each base.*38:27 Hebrew 100 talents [3,400 kilograms] of silver, 1 talent [34 kilograms] for each base. 28The remaining 45 pounds*38:28 Hebrew 1,775 [shekels] [20.2 kilograms]. of silver was used to make the hooks and rings and to overlay the tops of the posts.
29The people also brought as special offerings 5,310 pounds*38:29 Hebrew 70 talents and 2,400 shekels [2,407 kilograms]. of bronze, 30which was used for casting the bases for the posts at the entrance to the Tabernacle, and for the bronze altar with its bronze grating and all the altar utensils. 31Bronze was also used to make the bases for the posts that supported the curtains around the courtyard, the bases for the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard, and all the tent pegs for the Tabernacle and the courtyard.