Exodus 38
38Next Bezalel used acacia wood to construct the square altar of burnt offering. It was 7 1/2 feet wide, 7 1/2 feet long, and 4 1/2 feet high.H6213H4196H5930H7848H6086H2568H520H753H2568H520H7341H7251H7969H520H69672He made horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar were all one piece. He overlaid the altar with bronze.H6213H7161H702H6438H7161H6823H51783Then he made all the altar utensils of bronze—the ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans.H6213H3627H4196H5518H3257H4219H4207H4289H3627H6213H51784Next he made a bronze grating and installed it halfway down the side of the altar, under the ledge.H6213H4196H5178H4345H7568H4639H3749H4295H26775He cast four rings and attached them to the corners of the bronze grating to hold the carrying poles.H3332H702H2885H702H7099H4345H5178H1004H9056He made the poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.H6213H905H7848H6086H6823H51787He inserted the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar. The altar was hollow and was made from planks.H935H905H2885H6763H4196H5375H6213H5014H38718Bezalel made the bronze washbasin and its bronze stand from bronze mirrors donated by the women who served at the entrance of the Tabernacle.H6213H3595H5178H3653H5178H4759H6633H6633H6607H168H41509Then Bezalel made the courtyard, which was enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side the curtains were 150 feet long.H6213H2691H5045H6285H8486H7050H2691H7806H8336H3967H52010They were held up by twenty posts set securely in twenty bronze bases. He hung the curtains with silver hooks and rings.H5982H6242H5178H134H6242H2053H5982H2838H370111He made a similar set of curtains for the north side—150 feet of curtains held up by twenty posts set securely in bronze bases. He hung the curtains with silver hooks and rings.H6828H6285H3967H520H5982H6242H134H5178H6242H2053H5982H2838H370112The curtains on the west end of the courtyard were 75 feet long, hung with silver hooks and rings and supported by ten posts set into ten bases.H3220H6285H7050H2572H520H5982H6235H134H6235H2053H5982H2838H370113The east end, the front, was also 75 feet long.H6924H6285H4217H2572H52014The courtyard entrance was on the east end, flanked by two curtains. The curtain on the right side was 22 1/2 feet long and was supported by three posts set into three bases.H7050H3802H2568H6240H520H5982H7969H134H796915The curtain on the left side was also 22 1/2 feet long and was supported by three posts set into three bases.H8145H3802H2691H8179H7050H2568H6240H520H5982H7969H134H796916All the curtains used in the courtyard were made of finely woven linen.H7050H2691H5439H7806H833617Each post had a bronze base, and all the hooks and rings were silver. The tops of the posts of the courtyard were overlaid with silver, and the rings to hold up the curtains were made of silver.H134H5982H5178H2053H5982H2838H3701H6826H7218H3701H5982H2691H2836H370118He made the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard of finely woven linen, and he decorated it with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread. It was 30 feet long, and its height was 7 1/2 feet, just like the curtains of the courtyard walls.H4539H8179H2691H7551H4639H8504H713H8144H8438H7806H8336H6242H520H753H6967H7341H2568H520H5980H7050H269119It was supported by four posts, each set securely in its own bronze base. The tops of the posts were overlaid with silver, and the hooks and rings were also made of silver.H5982H702H134H5178H702H2053H3701H6826H7218H2838H370120All the tent pegs used in the Tabernacle and courtyard were made of bronze.H3489H4908H2691H5439H517821This is an inventory of the materials used in building the Tabernacle of the Covenant. The Levites compiled the figures, as Moses directed, and Ithamar son of Aaron the priest served as recorder.H428H6485H4908H4908H5715H6485H6310H4872H5656H3881H3027H385H1121H175H354822Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.H1212H1121H221H1121H2354H4294H3063H6213H3068H6680H487223He was assisted by Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman expert at engraving, designing, and embroidering with blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth.H171H1121H294H4294H1835H2796H2803H7551H8504H713H8144H8438H833624The people brought special offerings of gold totaling 2,193 pounds, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. This gold was used throughout the Tabernacle.H2091H6213H4399H4399H6944H2091H8573H6242H8672H3603H7651H3967H7970H8255H8255H694425The whole community of Israel gave 7,545 pounds of silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel.H3701H6485H5712H3967H3603H505H7651H3967H7657H2568H8255H8255H694426This silver came from the tax collected from each man registered in the census. (The tax is one beka, which is half a shekel, based on the sanctuary shekel.) The tax was collected from 603,550 men who had reached their twentieth birthday.H1235H1538H4276H8255H8255H6944H5674H6485H6242H8141H1121H4605H8337H3967H505H7969H505H2568H3967H257227The hundred bases for the frames of the sanctuary walls and for the posts supporting the inner curtain required 7,500 pounds of silver, about 75 pounds for each base.H3967H3603H3701H3332H134H6944H134H6532H3967H134H3967H3603H3603H13428The remaining 45 pounds of silver was used to make the hooks and rings and to overlay the tops of the posts.H505H7651H3967H7657H2568H6213H2053H5982H6823H7218H283629The people also brought as special offerings 5,310 pounds of bronze,H5178H8573H7657H3603H505H702H3967H825530which was used for casting the bases for the posts at the entrance to the Tabernacle, and for the bronze altar with its bronze grating and all the altar utensils.H6213H134H6607H168H4150H5178H4196H5178H4345H3627H419631Bronze was also used to make the bases for the posts that supported the curtains around the courtyard, the bases for the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard, and all the tent pegs for the Tabernacle and the courtyard.H134H2691H5439H134H2691H8179H3489H4908H3489H2691H5439
Exodus 39
39The craftsmen made beautiful sacred garments of blue, purple, and scarlet cloth—clothing for Aaron to wear while ministering in the Holy Place, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.H8504H713H8144H8438H6213H899H8278H8334H6944H6213H6944H899H175H3068H6680H48722Bezalel made the ephod of finely woven linen and embroidered it with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread.H6213H646H2091H8504H713H8438H8144H7806H83363He made gold thread by hammering out thin sheets of gold and cutting it into fine strands. With great skill and care, he worked it into the fine linen with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread.H7554H2091H854H6341H7112H6616H6213H8432H8504H713H8144H8438H8336H2803H46394The ephod consisted of two pieces, front and back, joined at the shoulders with two shoulder-pieces.H6213H3802H2266H8147H7098H7099H22665The decorative sash was made of the same materials: finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.H2805H642H4639H2091H8504H713H8144H8438H7806H8336H3068H6680H48726They mounted the two onyx stones in settings of gold filigree. The stones were engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel, just as a seal is engraved.H6213H7718H68H4142H4865H2091H6605H2368H6603H8034H1121H34787He fastened these stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod as a reminder that the priest represents the people of Israel. All this was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses.H7760H3802H646H68H2146H1121H3478H3068H6680H48728Bezalel made the chestpiece with great skill and care. He made it to match the ephod, using finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread.H6213H2833H2803H4639H4639H646H2091H8504H713H8144H8438H7806H83369He made the chestpiece of a single piece of cloth folded to form a pouch nine inches square.H7251H6213H2833H3717H2239H753H2239H7341H371710They mounted four rows of gemstones on it. The first row contained a red carnelian, a pale-green peridot, and an emerald.H4390H702H2905H68H2905H124H6357H1304H259H290511The second row contained a turquoise, a blue lapis lazuli, and a white moonstone.H8145H2905H5306H5601H309512The third row contained an orange jacinth, an agate, and a purple amethyst.H7992H2905H3958H7618H30613The fourth row contained a blue-green beryl, an onyx, and a green jasper. All these stones were set in gold filigree.H7243H2905H8658H7718H3471H4142H4865H2091H439614Each stone represented one of the twelve sons of Israel, and the name of that tribe was engraved on it like a seal.H68H8034H1121H3478H8147H6240H8034H6603H2368H376H8034H8147H6240H762615To attach the chestpiece to the ephod, they made braided cords of pure gold thread.H6213H2833H8333H1383H5688H4639H2889H209116They also made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings and attached them to the top corners of the chestpiece.H6213H8147H4865H2091H8147H2091H2885H5414H8147H2885H8147H7098H283317They tied the two gold cords to the rings on the chestpiece.H5414H8147H5688H2091H8147H2885H7098H283318They tied the other ends of the cords to the gold settings on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod.H8147H7098H8147H5688H5688H5414H8147H4865H5414H3802H646H6440H413619Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the inside edges of the chestpiece next to the ephod.H6213H8147H2885H2091H7760H8147H7098H2833H8193H5676H646H100420Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the front of the ephod, below the shoulder-pieces, just above the knot where the decorative sash was fastened to the ephod.H6213H8147H2091H2885H5414H8147H3802H646H4295H4136H6440H5980H4225H4605H2805H64621They attached the bottom rings of the chestpiece to the rings on the ephod with blue cords. In this way, the chestpiece was held securely to the ephod above the decorative sash. All this was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses.H7405H2833H2885H2885H646H6616H8504H2805H646H2833H2118H646H3068H6680H487222Bezalel made the robe that is worn with the ephod from a single piece of blue woven cloth,H6213H4598H646H707H4639H3632H850423with an opening for Aaron's head in the middle of it. The opening was reinforced with a woven collar so it would not tear.H6310H8432H4598H6310H8473H8193H5439H6310H716724They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and attached them to the hem of the robe.H6213H7757H4598H7416H8504H713H8144H8438H780625They also made bells of pure gold and placed them between the pomegranates along the hem of the robe,H6213H6472H2889H2091H5414H6472H8432H7416H7757H4598H5439H8432H741626with bells and pomegranates alternating all around the hem. This robe was to be worn whenever the priest ministered before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.H6472H7416H6472H7416H5439H7757H4598H8334H3068H6680H487227They made tunics for Aaron and his sons from fine linen cloth.H6213H3801H8336H707H4639H175H112128The turban and the special head coverings were made of fine linen, and the undergarments were also made of finely woven linen.H4701H8336H6287H4021H8336H906H4370H7806H833629The sashes were made of finely woven linen and embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.H73H7806H8336H8504H713H8144H8438H7551H4639H3068H6680H487230Finally, they made the sacred medallion—the badge of holiness—of pure gold. They engraved it like a seal with these words: HOLY TO THE LORD.H6213H6731H6944H5145H2889H2091H3789H4385H6603H2368H6944H306831They attached the medallion with a blue cord to Aaron's turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.H5414H6616H8504H5414H4605H4701H3068H6680H487232And so at last the Tabernacle was finished. The Israelites had done everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.H5656H4908H168H4150H3615H1121H3478H6213H3068H6680H4872H621333And they brought the entire Tabernacle to Moses: the sacred tent with all its furnishings, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;H935H4908H4872H168H3627H7165H7175H1280H5982H13434the tent coverings of tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; the inner curtain to shield the Ark;H4372H352H5785H119H4372H8476H5785H6532H453935the Ark of the Covenant and its carrying poles; the Ark's cover—the place of atonement;H727H5715H905H372736the table and all its utensils; the Bread of the Presence;H7979H3627H6440H389937the pure gold lampstand with its symmetrical lamp cups, all its accessories, and the olive oil for lighting;H2889H4501H5216H5216H4634H3627H8081H397438the gold altar; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the entrance of the sacred tent;H2091H4196H4888H8081H5561H7004H4539H168H660739the bronze altar; the bronze grating and its carrying poles and utensils; the washbasin with its stand;H5178H4196H4345H5178H905H3627H3595H365340the curtains for the walls of the courtyard; the posts and their bases; the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; the ropes and tent pegs; all the furnishings to be used in worship at the Tabernacle;H7050H2691H5982H134H4539H2691H8179H4340H3489H3627H5656H4908H168H415041the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place—the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests.H899H8278H8334H6944H6944H899H175H3548H1121H899H354742So the people of Israel followed all of the LORD's instructions to Moses.H3068H6680H4872H1121H3478H6213H565643Then Moses inspected all their work. When he found it had been done just as the LORD had commanded him, he blessed them.H4872H7200H3651H4399H6213H3068H6680H6213H4872H1288
Exodus 40
40Then the LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H5592"Set up the Tabernacle on the first day of the new year.H7223H3117H259H2320H6965H4908H168H41503Place the Ark of the Covenant inside, and install the inner curtain to enclose the Ark within the Most Holy Place.H7760H8033H727H5715H5526H727H65324Then bring in the table, and arrange the utensils on it. And bring in the lampstand, and set up the lamps.H935H7979H6186H6187H935H4501H5927H52165"Place the gold incense altar in front of the Ark of the Covenant. Then hang the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle.H5414H4196H2091H7004H6440H727H5715H7760H4539H6607H49086Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the Tabernacle entrance.H5414H4196H5930H6440H6607H4908H168H41507Set the washbasin between the Tabernacle and the altar, and fill it with water.H5414H3595H168H4150H4196H5414H43258Then set up the courtyard around the outside of the tent, and hang the curtain for the courtyard entrance.H7760H2691H5439H5414H4539H2691H81799"Take the anointing oil and anoint the Tabernacle and all its furnishings to consecrate them and make them holy.H3947H4888H8081H4886H4908H6942H3627H694410Anoint the altar of burnt offering and its utensils to consecrate them. Then the altar will become absolutely holy.H4886H4196H5930H3627H6942H4196H4196H6944H694411Next anoint the washbasin and its stand to consecrate them.H4886H3595H3653H694212"Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water.H7126H175H1121H6607H168H4150H7364H432513Dress Aaron with the sacred garments and anoint him, consecrating him to serve me as a priest.H3847H175H6944H899H4886H6942H354714Then present his sons and dress them in their tunics.H7126H1121H3847H380115Anoint them as you did their father, so they may also serve me as priests. With their anointing, Aaron's descendants are set apart for the priesthood forever, from generation to generation."H4886H4886H1H3547H4888H5769H3550H175516Moses proceeded to do everything just as the LORD had commanded him.H6213H4872H3068H6680H621317So the Tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year.H7223H2320H8145H8141H259H2320H4908H696518Moses erected the Tabernacle by setting down its bases, inserting the frames, attaching the crossbars, and setting up the posts.H4872H6965H4908H5414H134H7760H7175H5414H1280H6965H598219Then he spread the coverings over the Tabernacle framework and put on the protective layers, just as the LORD had commanded him.H6566H168H4908H7760H4372H168H4605H3068H6680H487220He took the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant and placed them inside the Ark. Then he attached the carrying poles to the Ark, and he set the Ark's cover—the place of atonement—on top of it.H3947H5414H5715H727H7760H905H727H5414H3727H4605H72721Then he brought the Ark of the Covenant into the Tabernacle and hung the inner curtain to shield it from view, just as the LORD had commanded him.H935H727H4908H7760H6532H4539H5526H727H5715H3068H6680H487222Next Moses placed the table in the Tabernacle, along the north side of the Holy Place, just outside the inner curtain.H5414H7979H168H4150H3409H4908H6828H2351H653223And he arranged the Bread of the Presence on the table before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.H6187H3899H6186H6440H3068H3068H6680H487224He set the lampstand in the Tabernacle across from the table on the south side of the Holy Place.H7760H4501H168H4150H5227H7979H3409H4908H504525Then he lit the lamps in the LORD's presence, just as the LORD had commanded him.H5927H5216H6440H3068H3068H6680H487226He also placed the gold incense altar in the Tabernacle, in the Holy Place in front of the inner curtain.H7760H2091H4196H168H4150H6440H653227On it he burned the fragrant incense, just as the LORD had commanded him.H6999H5561H7004H3068H6680H487228He hung the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle,H7760H4539H6607H490829and he placed the altar of burnt offering near the Tabernacle entrance. On it he offered a burnt offering and a grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded him.H7760H4196H5930H6607H4908H168H4150H5927H5930H4503H3068H6680H487230Next Moses placed the washbasin between the Tabernacle and the altar. He filled it with water so the priests could wash themselves.H7760H3595H168H4150H4196H5414H4325H736431Moses and Aaron and Aaron's sons used water from it to wash their hands and feet.H4872H175H1121H7364H3027H727232Whenever they approached the altar and entered the Tabernacle, they washed themselves, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.H935H168H4150H7126H4196H7364H3068H6680H487233Then he hung the curtains forming the courtyard around the Tabernacle and the altar. And he set up the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard. So at last Moses finished the work.H6965H2691H5439H4908H4196H5414H4539H2691H8179H4872H3615H439934Then the cloud covered the Tabernacle, and the glory of the LORD filled the Tabernacle.H6051H3680H168H4150H3519H3068H4390H490835Moses could no longer enter the Tabernacle because the cloud had settled down over it, and the glory of the LORD filled the Tabernacle.H4872H3201H935H168H4150H6051H7931H3519H3068H4390H490836Now whenever the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out on their journey, following it.H6051H5927H5921H4908H1121H3478H5265H455037But if the cloud did not rise, they remained where they were until it lifted.H6051H5927H5265H3117H592738The cloud of the LORD hovered over the Tabernacle during the day, and at night fire glowed inside the cloud so the whole family of Israel could see it. This continued throughout all their journeys.H6051H3068H4908H3119H784H3915H5869H1004H3478H4550
Dublin, OH
used acacia wood to construct the square altar of burnt offering. It was 7 1/2 feet wide, 7 1/2 feet long, and 4 1/2 feet high.H6213
