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The Second Book of Moses: Exodus

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- Chapter 38 -

(Exodus 27:1–8)
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He made also the altar of holocaust of setim wood, five cubits square, and three in height:
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The horns whereof went out from the corners, and he overlaid it with plates of brass.
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And for the uses thereof, he prepared divers vessels of brass, cauldrons, tongs, fleshhooks, pothooks, and firepans.
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And he made the grate thereof of brass, in manner of a net, and under it in the midst of the altar a hearth,
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Casting four rings at the four ends of the net at the top, to put in bars to carry it.
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And he made the bars of setim wood, and overlaid them with plates of brass:
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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.

The Bronze Basin

(Exodus 30:17–21)
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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.

The Courtyard

(Exodus 27:9–19)
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He made also the court, in the south side whereof were hangings of fine twisted linen, of a hundred cubits,
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Twenty pillars of brass with their sockets, the heads of the pillars, and the whole graving of the work, of silver.
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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.
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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.
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Moreover towards the east he prepared hangings of fifty cubits:
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Fifteen cubits of which were on one side with three pillars, and their sockets:
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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.
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All the hangings of the court were woven with twisted linen.
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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.
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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.
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And the pillars in the entry were four with sockets of brass, and their heads and gravings of silver.
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The pins also of the tabernacle and of the court round about he made of brass.

An Inventory of Materials

(Ezra 2:68–70; Nehemiah 7:70–73)
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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:
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Which Beseleel the son of Uri the son of Hur of the tribe of Juda had made as the Lord commanded by Moses,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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There were moreover a hundred talents of silver, whereof were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and of the entry where the veil hangeth.
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A hundred sockets were made of a hundred talents, one talent being reckoned for every socket.
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And of the thousand seven hundred and seventy-five he made the heads of the pillars, which also he overlaid with silver.
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And there were offered of brass also seventy-two thousand talents, and four hundred sicles besides.
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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.
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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.
(Exodus 27:1–8)
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He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. It was square. Its length was five cubits,(a) its width was five cubits, and its height was three cubits.
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He made its horns on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.
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He made all the vessels of the altar: the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its vessels of bronze.
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He made for the altar a grating of a network of bronze, under the ledge around it beneath, reaching halfway up.
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He cast four rings for the four corners of bronze grating, to be places for the poles.
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He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze.
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He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.

The Bronze Basin

(Exodus 30:17–21)
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He made the basin of bronze, and its base of bronze, out of the mirrors of the ministering women who ministered at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

The Courtyard

(Exodus 27:9–19)
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He made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, one hundred cubits;
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their pillars were twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.
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For the north side one hundred cubits, their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver.
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For the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver.
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For the east side eastward fifty cubits,
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the hangings for the one side were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three;
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and so for the other side: on this hand and that hand by the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
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All the hangings around the court were of fine twined linen.
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The sockets for the pillars were of bronze. The hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. Their capitals were overlaid with silver. All the pillars of the court had silver bands.
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The screen for the gate of the court was the work of the embroiderer, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen. Twenty cubits was the length, and the height along the width was five cubits, like the hangings of the court.
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Their pillars were four, and their sockets four, of bronze; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals, and their fillets, of silver.
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All the pins of the tabernacle, and around the court, were of bronze.

An Inventory of Materials

(Ezra 2:68–70; Nehemiah 7:70–73)
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These are the amounts of materials used for the tabernacle, even the Tabernacle of the Testimony, as they were counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.
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Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.
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With him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skillful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen.
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All the gold that was used for the work in all the work of the sanctuary, even the gold of the offering, was twenty-nine talents (b) and seven hundred thirty shekels, according to the shekel (c) of the sanctuary.
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The silver of those who were counted of the congregation was one hundred talents (d) and one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels,(e) according to the shekel of the sanctuary:
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a beka (f) a head, that is, half a shekel, according to the shekel (g) of the sanctuary, for everyone who passed over to those who were counted, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.
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The one hundred talents (h) of silver were for casting the sockets of the sanctuary and the sockets of the veil: one hundred sockets for the one hundred talents, one talent per socket.
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From the one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels(i) he made hooks for the pillars, overlaid their capitals, and made fillets for them.
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The bronze of the offering was seventy talents (j) and two thousand four hundred shekels.(k)
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With this he made the sockets to the door of the Tent of Meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating for it, all the vessels of the altar,
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the sockets around the court, the sockets of the gate of the court, all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins around the court.

Footnotes

(a)38:1 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
(b)38:24 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces.
(c)38:24 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.32 Troy ounces.
(d)38:25 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds
(e)38:25 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.
(f)38:26 a beka is about 5 grams or about 0.175 ounces
(g)38:26 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.
(h)38:27 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds.
(i)38:28 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces, so 1775 shekels is about 17.75 kilograms or about 39 pounds.
(j)38:29 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds
(k)38:29 70 talents + 2400 shekels is about 2124 kilograms, or 2.124 metric tons.
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