Exodus 38
Making the Altar of Burnt Offering
1Bezalel a constructed the altar of ▼▼burnt offering(s): Or holocaust, an offering completely burned to ashes; it was used in connection with worship, seeking God's favor, expiating sin, or averting judgment.
burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, 71/2 feet long and 71/2 feet wide, ▼▼Lit five cubits its length and five cubits its width
and was 41/2 feet ▼▼Lit three cubits
high. 2He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece. ▼▼Lit piece with it
Then he overlaid it with bronze. 3He made all the altar’s utensils: the pots, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze. 4He constructed for the altar a grate of bronze mesh under its ledge, ▼▼Or rim
halfway up from the bottom. 5At the four corners of the bronze grate he cast four rings as holders for the poles. 6Also, he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. 7Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar in order to carry it with them. He constructed the altar with boards so that it was hollow. Making the Bronze Basin
8 He made the bronze basin and its stand from the bronze mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting. gMaking the Courtyard
9 Then h he made the courtyard. The hangings on the south side of the courtyard were of finely spun linen, 150 feet in length, ▼▼Lit 100 cubits
10including their 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands ▼▼Or connecting rods
of the posts were silver. 11The hangings on the north side were also 150 feet in length, ▼▼Lit 100 cubits
including their 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands ▼▼Or connecting rods
of the posts were silver. 12The hangings on the west side were 75 feet in length, ▼▼Lit 50 cubits
including their 10 posts and 10 bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver. 13The hangings on the east toward the sunrise were also 75 feet in length. ▼▼Lit 50 cubits
14The hangings on one side of the gate were 221/2 feet, ▼▼Lit 15 cubits
including their three posts and three bases. 15It was the same for the other side. The hangings were 221/2 feet, ▼▼Lit 15 cubits
including their three posts and three bases on both sides of the courtyard gate. 16 All the hangings around the courtyard were of finely spun linen. 17The bases for the posts were bronze; the hooks and bands ▼▼Or connecting rods
of the posts were silver; and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver. All the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver. 18The screen for the gate of the courtyard was embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It was 30 feet ▼▼Lit 20 cubits
long, and like the hangings of the courtyard, 71/2 feet ▼▼Lit five cubits
high. ▼▼Lit high in width
19It had four posts, including their four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, and the bands ▼▼Or connecting rods
as well as the plating of their tops were silver. 20 All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze. Inventory of Materials
21 This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the ▼▼testimony: A reference to either the Mosaic law in general or to a specific section of the law, the Ten Commandments, which were written on stone tablets and placed in the ark of the covenant (also called the ark of the testimony)
testimony, w that was recorded at Moses’ command. It was the work of the Levites under the direction of ▼▼Lit Levites by the hand of
Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. y 22 Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the Lord commanded Moses. 23 With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a gem cutter, a designer, and an embroiderer with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen. 24 All the gold of the presentation offering that was used for the project in all the work on the sanctuary, was 2,193 pounds, ▼▼Lit 29 talents and 730 shekels
according to the sanctuary ▼▼shekel(s): In the OT the shekel is a measurement of weight that came to be used as money, either gold or silver.
shekel. ab 25The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds, ▼▼Lit 100 talents and 1,775 shekels
according to the sanctuary shekel – 262/5 of an ounce ▼▼Lit a beka
per man, that is, half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone 20 years old or more who had crossed over to the registered group, 603,550 men. 27There were 7,500 pounds ▼▼Lit 100 talents
of silver used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil – 100 bases from 7,500 pounds, ▼▼Lit 100 talents
75 pounds ▼▼Lit one talent
for each base. ah 28With the remaining 44 pounds ▼▼Lit 1,775 (shekels)
he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands ▼▼Or connecting rods
for them. 29The bronze of the presentation offering totaled 5,310 pounds. ▼▼Lit 70 talents and 2,400 shekels
30He made with it the bases for the entrance to the tent of meeting, the bronze altar and its bronze grate, all the utensils for the altar, 31the bases for the surrounding courtyard, the bases for the gate of the courtyard, all the tent pegs for the tabernacle, and all the tent pegs for the surrounding courtyard.
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