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Exodus 38:1 (show verse)

Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, 7½ feet long and 7½ feet wide, and was 4½ feet high.

Exodus 38:2 (show verse)

He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece. Then he overlaid it with bronze.

Exodus 38:3 (show verse)

He made all the altar’s utensils: the pots, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze.

Exodus 38:4 (show verse)

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

Exodus 38:5 (show verse)

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

Exodus 38:6 (show verse)

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

Exodus 38:7 (show verse)

Then 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.

Exodus 38:8 (show verse)

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.

Exodus 38:9 (show verse)

Then he made the courtyard. The hangings on the south side of the courtyard were of finely spun linen, 150 feet in length,

Exodus 38:10 (show verse)

including their 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.

Exodus 38:11 (show verse)

The hangings on the north side were also 150 feet in length, including their 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.

Exodus 38:12 (show verse)

The hangings on the west side were 75 feet in length, including their 10 posts and 10 bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.

Exodus 38:13 (show verse)

The hangings on the east toward the sunrise were also 75 feet in length.

Exodus 38:14 (show verse)

The hangings on one side of the gate were 22½ feet, including their three posts and three bases.

Exodus 38:15 (show verse)

It was the same for the other side. The hangings were 22½ feet, including their three posts and three bases on both sides of the courtyard gate.

Exodus 38:16 (show verse)

All the hangings around the courtyard were of finely spun linen.

Exodus 38:17 (show verse)

The bases for the posts were bronze; the hooks and bands 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.

Exodus 38:18 (show verse)

The screen for the gate of the courtyard was embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It was 30 feet long, and like the hangings of the courtyard, 7½ feet high.

Exodus 38:19 (show verse)

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

Exodus 38:20 (show verse)

All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze.
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Exodus 38:21 (show verse)

This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, that was recorded at Moses’ command. It was the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

Exodus 38:22 (show verse)

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

Exodus 38:23 (show verse)

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.

Exodus 38:24 (show verse)

All the gold of the presentation offering that was used for the project in all the work on the sanctuary, was 2,193 pounds, according to the sanctuary shekel.

Exodus 38:25 (show verse)

The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds, according to the sanctuary shekel—

Exodus 38:26 (show verse)

2⁄5 of an ounce 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.

Exodus 38:27 (show verse)

There were 7,500 pounds of silver used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil—100 bases from 7,500 pounds, 75 pounds for each base.

Exodus 38:28 (show verse)

With the remaining 44 pounds he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.

Exodus 38:29 (show verse)

The bronze of the presentation offering totaled 5,310 pounds.

Exodus 38:30 (show verse)

He 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,

Exodus 38:31 (show verse)

the 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.