| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. | 1Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, 7 1/2 feet long and 7 1/2 feet wide, and was 4 1/2 feet high. |
| 2He made a horn at each of its four corners, so that the horns and altar were of one piece, and he overlaid the altar with bronze. | 2He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece. Then he overlaid it with bronze. |
| 3He made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans. | 3He made all the altar's utensils: the pots, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze. |
| 4He made a grate of bronze mesh for the altar under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom. | 4He constructed for the altar a grate of bronze mesh under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom. |
| 5At the four corners of the bronze grate he cast four rings as holders for the poles. | 5At the four corners of the bronze grate he cast four rings as holders for the poles. |
| 6And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. | 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 for carrying it. He made the altar with boards so that it was hollow. | 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. |
| 8Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. | 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. |
| 9Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen, | 9Then he made the courtyard. The hangings on the south side of the courtyard were of finely spun linen, 150 feet in length, |
| 10with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. | 10including their 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver. |
| 11The north side was also a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver. | 11The 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. |
| 12The west side was fifty cubits long and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver. | 12The 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. |
| 13And the east side, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits long. | 13The hangings on the east toward the sunrise were also 75 feet in length. |
| 14The curtains on one side of the entrance were fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases. | 14The hangings on one side of the gate were 22 1/2 feet, including their three posts and three bases. |
| 15And the curtains on the other side were also fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases as well. | 15It was the same for the other side. The hangings were 22 1/2 feet, including their three posts and three bases on both sides of the courtyard gate. |
| 16All the curtains around the courtyard were made of finely spun linen. | 16All the hangings around the courtyard were of finely spun linen. |
| 17The bases for the posts were bronze, the hooks and bands were silver, and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver. So all the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver. | 17The 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. |
| 18The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It was twenty cubits long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits high, | 18The 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, 7 1/2 feet high. |
| 19with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, as well as the bands and the plating of their tops. | 19It 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. |
| 20All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze. | 20All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze. |
| 21This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. | 21This 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. |
| 22Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD had commanded Moses. | 22Bezalel 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, an engraver, designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen. | 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 from the wave offering used for the work on the sanctuary totaled 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel. | 24All 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. |
| 25The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel— | 25The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds, according to the sanctuary shekel-- |
| 26a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men. | 26 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. |
| 27The hundred talents of silver were used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil—100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent per base. | 27There 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. |
| 28With the 1,775 shekels of silver he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them. | 28With the remaining 44 pounds he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them. |
| 29The bronze from the wave offering totaled 70 talents and 2,400 shekels. | 29The bronze of the presentation offering totaled 5,310 pounds. |
| 30He used it to make the bases for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the bronze altar and its bronze grating, all the utensils for the altar, | 30He 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 and its gate, and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and its surrounding courtyard. | 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. |
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