Exodus 38

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

Bezalel made the altar for burnt offerings of acacia wood. It was five cubits long and five cubits wide—a square—and three cubits high.

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

He made extensions of its four corners shaped like ox horns. The horns were made of one piece with the altar, and he covered it with bronze.

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

He made all the equipment for the altar—pots for ashes, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans. He made all this equipment with bronze.

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 for the altar, a network of bronze to be placed under the ledge, halfway down to the bottom.

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

He cast four rings for the four corners of the bronze grate, as holders for the poles.

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

Bezalel made poles of acacia wood and covered 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.

He put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar, to carry it. He made the altar hollow, out of planks.

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.

Bezalel made the large bronze basin with a bronze stand. He made the basin out of mirrors belonging to 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,

He also made the courtyard. The hangings on the south side of the courtyard were of fine linen, one hundred cubits long.

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

The hangings had twenty posts, with twenty bronze bases. There were hooks attached to the posts, as well as silver rods.

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.

Likewise along the north side, there were hangings one hundred cubits long with twenty posts, twenty bronze bases, hooks attached to the posts, and silver rods.

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 hangings of the west side were fifty cubits long, with ten posts and bases. The hooks and rods of the posts were silver.

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

The courtyard was also fifty cubits long on the east side.

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

The hangings for one side of the entrance were fifteen cubits long. They had three posts with 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.

On the other side of the entrance of the courtyard were also hangings fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.

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

All the hangings around the courtyard were made of fine 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 made of bronze. The hooks and rods for the posts were made of silver, and the covering for the tops of the posts was also made of silver. All the courtyard posts were covered 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 at the courtyard gate was twenty cubits long. The curtain was made of blue, purple, and scarlet linen, fine twined linen, and was twenty cubits long. It was twenty cubits in length and five cubits in height, like the courtyard curtains.

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

It had four bronze bases and silver hooks. The covering for their tops and its rods were made of silver.

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 courtyard were made of 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 of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the covenant decrees, as it was taken following Moses' instructions. It was the work of 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 son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah, made everything that Yahweh 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.

Oholiab son of Ahisamak, from the tribe of Dan, worked with Bezalel as an engraver, as a skillful workman, and as an embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet wool, and in 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 that was used for the project, in all the work connected with the holy place—the gold from the wave offering—was twenty-nine talents and 730 shekels, measured by the standard of 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 given by the community weighed one hundred 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.

or one beka per man, which is half a shekel, measured by the sanctuary shekel. This figure was reached on the basis of every person who was counted in the census, those twenty years old and older—603,550 men in all.

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

One hundred talents of silver were cast for the bases of the holy place and the curtain's bases—one hundred bases, one talent for each 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 remaining 1,775 shekels of silver, Bezalel made the hooks for the posts, covered the tops of the posts, and made the rods for them.

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

The bronze from wave offering weighed seventy 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.

With this he made the bases for the entrance to the tent of meeting, the bronze altar, its bronze grate, all the equipment 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 courtyard, the bases for the courtyard entrance, all the tent pegs for the tabernacle, and all the tent pegs for the courtyard.