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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.

1He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. Five cubits was its length, and five cubits its breadth. It was square, and three cubits was its height.

2He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece with it. Then he overlaid it with bronze.

2He made horns for it on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and 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.

3And he made all the utensils of the altar, the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its utensils of bronze.

4He constructed for the altar a grate of bronze mesh under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom.

4And he made for the altar a grating, a network of bronze, under its ledge, extending halfway down.

5He cast four rings at the four corners of the bronze grate as holders for the poles.

5He cast four rings on the four corners of the bronze grating as holders for the poles.

6He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.

6He 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.

7And he put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar to carry it with them. He made it hollow, with boards.

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.

8He made the basin of bronze and its stand of bronze, from the mirrors of the ministering women who ministered in the entrance of the tent of meeting.

9Then he made the courtyard. The hangings on the south side of the courtyard were of finely spun linen, 150 feet long,

9And he made the court. For the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits;

10including their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with silver hooks and silver bands for the posts.

10their twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

11The hangings on the north side were also 150 feet long, including their twenty posts and twenty bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.

11And for the north side there were hangings of a hundred cubits; their twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

12The hangings on the west side were 75 feet long, including their ten posts and their ten bases, with silver hooks and silver bands for the posts.

12And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their ten pillars, and their ten bases; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

13And for the east side toward the sunrise, 75 feet long,

13And for the front to the east, fifty cubits.

14the hangings on one side of the gate were 22 1/2 feet, including their three posts and their three bases.

14The hangings for one side of the gate were fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases.

15It was the same for the other side of the courtyard gate. The hangings were 22 1/2 feet, including their three posts and their three bases.

15And so for the other side. On both sides of the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three bases.

16All the hangings around the courtyard were of finely spun linen.

16All the hangings around the court were of fine twined linen.

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.

17And the bases for the pillars were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. The overlaying of their capitals was also of silver, and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.

18The screen for the gate of the courtyard was made of finely spun linen, expertly embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. It was 30 feet long, and like the hangings of the courtyard, 7 1/2 feet high.

18And the screen for the gate of the court was embroidered with needlework in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. It was twenty cubits long and five cubits high in its breadth, corresponding to the hangings of the court.

19It had four posts with their four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, and their top plating and their bands were silver.

19And their pillars were four in number. Their four bases were of bronze, their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals and their fillets of silver.

20All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze.

20And all the pegs for the tabernacle and for the court all around were of bronze.

21This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, that was recorded at Moses's command. It was the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

21These are the records of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were recorded at the commandment of Moses, the responsibility of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

22Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD commanded Moses.

22Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all 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.

23and with him was Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and designer and embroiderer in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined 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, according to the sanctuary shekel.

24All the gold that was used for the work, in all the construction of the sanctuary, the gold from the offering, was twenty-nine talents and 730 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary.

25The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds, according to the sanctuary shekel--

25The silver from those of the congregation who were recorded was a hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary:

26two-fifths of an ounce per man, that is, half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years old or more who had crossed over to the registered group, 603,550 men.

26a beka a head (that is, half a shekel, by the shekel of the sanctuary), for everyone who was listed in the records, from twenty years old and upward, for 603,550 men.

27There were 7,500 pounds of silver used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the curtain--one hundred bases from 7,500 pounds, 75 pounds for each base.

27The hundred talents of silver were for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil; a hundred bases for the hundred talents, a talent a base.

28With the remaining 44 pounds he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.

28And of the 1,775 shekels he made hooks for the pillars and overlaid their capitals and made fillets for them.

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

29The bronze that was offered was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels;

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,

30with it he made the bases for the entrance of the tent of meeting, the bronze altar and the bronze grating for it and all the utensils of 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.

31the bases around the court, and the bases of the gate of the court, all the pegs of the tabernacle, and all the pegs around the court.

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