aThen he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five 1cubits 2long, and five cubits 3wide, square, and three cubits 4high.A cubit was approx. 18 in. or 45 cmLit its lengthLit its widthLit its heightEx 27:1-8 2 He made its horns on its four corners, its horns 1being of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with 2bronze.Lit wereOr copper, so in ch 3 He made all the utensils of the altar, the pots and the shovels and the bowls, the flesh hooks and the firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze. 4 He made for the altar a grating of a network of bronze beneath, under its ledge, reaching halfway down. 5 He cast four rings on the four ends of the bronze grating as holders for the poles. 6 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. 7 He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.
8 aMoreover, he made the laver of bronze with its base of bronze, 1from the mirrors of the serving women who served at the doorway of the tent of meeting.Lit withEx 30:18
9 aThen he made the court: 1for the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twisted linen, 2one hundred cubits;Lit to the side of the Negev, to the southApprox. 150 ft. or 45 mEx 27:9-19 10 their twenty pillars, and their twenty bases, made of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their 1bands were of silver.Or fillets, rings; so in ch 11 For the north side there were one hundred cubits; their twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver. 12 For the west side there were hangings of 1fifty cubits with their ten pillars and their ten bases; the hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver.Approx. 75 ft. or 22.5 m 13 For the east side toward the sunrise fifty cubits. 14 The hangings for the one 1side of the gate were 2fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three bases,Lit shoulderApprox. 22.5 ft. or 6.75 m 15 and so for the 1other 2side. 3On both sides of the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three bases.Lit secondLit shoulderLit On this side and on that side 16 All the hangings of the court all around were of fine twisted linen. 17 The bases for the pillars were of bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver; and the overlaying of their tops were of silver, and all the pillars of the court were furnished with silver bands. 18 The screen of the gate of the court was the work of the 1weaver, of 2blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen. And the length was 3twenty cubits and the 4height was five cubits, corresponding to the hangings of the court.A weaver in colors; lit variegatorOr violetApprox. 30 ft. or 9 mLit height in width 19 Their four pillars and their four bases were of bronze; their hooks were of silver, and the overlaying of their tops and their bands were of silver. 20 All the pegs of the 1tabernacle and of the court all around were of bronze.Lit dwelling place
21 These are the things numbered for the 1tabernacle, the 2tabernacle of the testimony, as they were 3numbered according to the 4command of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.Lit dwelling placeLit appointedLit mouth 22 Now aBezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that Yahweh had commanded Moses.Ex 31:2 23 With him was aOholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman and a skillful designer and a 1weaver in 2blue and in purple and in scarlet material and fine linen.A weaver in colors; lit variegatorOr violetEx 31:6
24 All the gold that was used for the work, in all the work of the sanctuary, even the gold of the wave offering, was 129 talents and 2730 shekels, according to athe shekel of the sanctuary.Approx. 1.08 tons or 0.98 metric tons, a talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kgApprox. 18 lb. or 8 kg, a shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gmEx 30:13; Lev 27:25; Num 3:47; 18:16 25 aThe silver of those of the congregation who were 1numbered was 2100 talents and 31,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;Lit musteredApprox. 3.75 tons or 3.4 metric tonsApprox. 44.3 lb. or 19.5 kgEx 30:11-16 26 aa beka a head (that is, half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary), for each one who passed over to those who were 1numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for b603,550 men.Lit musteredEx 30:13, 15Ex 12:37; Num 1:46; 26:51 27 One hundred talents of silver were for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil; one hundred bases for one hundred talents, a talent for a base. 28 Of the 1,775 shekels, he made hooks for the pillars and overlaid their tops and made bands for them. 29 The bronze of the wave offering was 70 talents and 2,400 shekels. 30 With it he made the bases to the doorway of the tent of meeting, and the bronze altar and its bronze grating, and all the utensils of the altar, 31 and the bases of the court all around and the bases of the gate of the court, and all the pegs of the 1tabernacle and all the pegs of the court all around.Lit dwelling place