Exodus 38

Making the Altar of Burnt Offering

38Bezalel ^fconstructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, 7½ feet long and 7½ feet wide, ^gand was 4½ feet ^hhigh. ²He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece. ⁱThen 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, ^jhalfway 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

⁸He made the bronze basin and its stand from the bronze mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting. ^k

Making the Courtyard

⁹Then ^lhe made the courtyard. The hangings on the south side of the courtyard were of finely spun linen, 150 feet in length, ^m10including their 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands ⁿof the posts were silver. ¹¹The hangings on the north side were also 150 feet in length, ^oincluding their 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands ^pof the posts were silver. ¹²The hangings on the west side were 75 feet in length, ^qincluding 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. ^r14The hangings on one side of the gate were 22½ feet, ^sincluding their three posts and three bases. ¹⁵It was the same for the other side. The hangings were 22½ feet, ^tincluding their three posts and three bases on both sides of the courtyard gate. ¹⁶All the hangings around the courtyard were of finely spun linen. ¹⁷The bases for the posts were bronze; the hooks and bands ^uof 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 ^vlong, and like the hangings of the courtyard, 7½ feet ^whigh. ^x19It had four posts, including their four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, and the bands ^yas well as the plating of their tops were silver. ²⁰All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze.

Inventory of Materials

²¹This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, ^zthat was recorded at Moses’ command. It was the work of the Levites under the direction of ^aIthamar son of Aaron the priest. ^b22Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the Lord commanded Moses. ²³With 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.

²⁴All the gold of the presentation offering that was used for the project in all the work on the sanctuary, was 2,193 pounds, ^caccording to the sanctuary shekel. ^d25The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds, ^eaccording to the sanctuary shekel— ²⁶2/5 of an ounce ^fper 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 ^gof silver used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil—100 bases from 7,500 pounds, ^h75 pounds ⁱfor each base. ^j28With the remaining 44 pounds ^khe made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands ^lfor them.

²⁹The bronze of the presentation offering totaled 5,310 pounds. ^m30He 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.