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| 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. | 1He made the altar for the burnt offering of acacia wood seven feet six inches long and seven feet six inches wide--it was square--and its height was four feet six inches. |
| 2He made horns for it on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze. | 2He made its horns on its four corners; its horns were part of it, and he overlaid it with 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. | 3He made all the utensils of the altar--the pots, the shovels, the tossing bowls, the meat hooks, and the fire pans--he made all its utensils of bronze. |
| 4And he made for the altar a grating, a network of bronze, under its ledge, extending halfway down. | 4He made a grating for the altar, a network of bronze under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom. |
| 5He cast four rings on the four corners of the bronze grating as holders for the poles. | 5He cast four rings for the four corners of the bronze grating, to provide places 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. |
| 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. | 7He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made the altar hollow, out of boards. |
| 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. | 8He made the large basin of bronze and its pedestal of bronze from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance of the tent of meeting. |
| 9And he made the court. For the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits; | 9He made the courtyard. For the south side the hangings of the courtyard were of fine twisted linen, one hundred fifty feet long, |
| 10their twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. | 10with their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with the hooks of the posts and their bands of 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. | 11For the north side the hangings were one hundred fifty feet, with their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with the hooks of the posts and their bands of silver. |
| 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. | 12For the west side there were hangings seventy-five feet long, with their ten posts and their ten bases, with the hooks of the posts and their bands of silver. |
| 13And for the front to the east, fifty cubits. | 13For the east side, toward the sunrise, it was seventy-five feet wide, |
| 14The hangings for one side of the gate were fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases. | 14with hangings on one side of the gate that were twenty-two and a half feet long, with 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. | 15and for the second side of the gate of the courtyard, just like the other, the hangings were twenty-two and a half feet long, with their three posts and their three bases. |
| 16All the hangings around the court were of fine twined linen. | 16All the hangings around the courtyard were of fine twisted linen. |
| 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. | 17The bases for the posts were bronze. The hooks of the posts and their bands were silver, their tops were overlaid with silver, and all the posts of the courtyard had silver bands. |
| 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. | 18The curtain for the gate of the courtyard was of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer. It was thirty feet long, and like the hangings in the courtyard, it was seven and a half feet high, |
| 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. | 19with four posts and their four bronze bases. Their hooks and their bands were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver. |
| 20And all the pegs for the tabernacle and for the court all around were of bronze. | 20All the tent pegs of the tabernacle and of the courtyard all around were bronze. |
| 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. | 21This is the inventory of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, which was counted by the order of Moses, being the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest. |
| 22Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses; | 22Now Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD had commanded Moses; |
| 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. | 23and with him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an artisan, a designer, and an embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen. |
| 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. | 24All the gold that was used for the work, in all the work of the sanctuary (namely, the gold of the wave offering) was twenty-nine talents and 730 shekels, 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: | 25The silver of those who were numbered of the community was one hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel, |
| 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. | 26one beka per person, that is, a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, for everyone who crossed over to those numbered, from twenty years old or older, 603,550 in all. |
| 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. | 27The one hundred talents of silver were used for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the special curtain--one hundred bases for one hundred talents, one talent per base. |
| 28And of the 1,775 shekels he made hooks for the pillars and overlaid their capitals and made fillets for them. | 28From the remaining 1,775 shekels he made hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and made bands for them. |
| 29The bronze that was offered was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels; | 29The bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels. |
| 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, | 30With it he made the bases for the door of the tent of meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating for it, and all the utensils of the altar, |
| 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. | 31the bases for the courtyard all around, the bases for the gate of the courtyard, all the tent pegs of the tabernacle, and all the tent pegs of the courtyard all around. |
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