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1They built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide. | 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. |
2They made a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar were of one piece, and they overlaid the altar with bronze. | 2He made horns for it on its four corners; the horns were of one piece with it. Then he overlaid it with bronze. |
3They made all its 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. |
4They made a grating for the altar, a bronze network, to be under its ledge, halfway up the altar. | 4He constructed for the altar a grate of bronze mesh under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom. |
5They cast bronze rings to hold the poles for the four corners of the bronze grating. | 5He cast four rings at the four corners of the bronze grate as holders for the poles. |
6They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. | 6He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. |
7They inserted the poles into the rings so they would be on the sides of the altar for carrying it. They made it hollow, out of boards. | 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. |
8They made the bronze basin and its bronze 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. |
9Next they made the courtyard. The south side was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely twisted linen, | 9Then he made the courtyard. The hangings on the south side of the courtyard were of finely spun linen, 150 feet long, |
10with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. | 10including their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with silver hooks and silver bands for the posts. |
11The north side was also a hundred cubits long and had twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, with silver hooks and bands on the posts. | 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. |
12The west end was fifty cubits wide and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases, with silver hooks and bands on the posts. | 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. |
13The east end, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits wide. | 13And for the east side toward the sunrise, 75 feet long, |
14Curtains fifteen cubits long were on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases, | 14the hangings on one side of the gate were 22 1/2 feet, including their three posts and their three bases. |
15and curtains fifteen cubits long were on the other side of the entrance to the courtyard, with three posts 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. |
16All the curtains around the courtyard were of finely twisted linen. | 16All the hangings around the courtyard were of finely spun linen. |
17The bases for the posts were bronze. The hooks and bands on the posts were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver; so all the posts of the courtyard had silver bands. | 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 made of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen--the work of an embroiderer. It was twenty cubits long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits high, | 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. |
19with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks and bands were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver. | 19It had four posts with their four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, and their top plating and their bands were silver. |
20All the tent pegs of the tabernacle and of the surrounding courtyard were bronze. | 20All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze. |
21These are the amounts of the materials used for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the covenant law, which were 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's command. It was the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. |
22(Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything the LORD 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 Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan--an engraver and designer, and an 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. |
24The total amount of the gold from the wave offering used for all the work on the sanctuary was 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 obtained from those of the community who were counted in the census was 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-- |
26one beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone who had crossed over to those counted, twenty years old or more, a total of 603,550 men. | 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. |
27The 100 talents of silver were used to cast the bases for the sanctuary and for the curtain--100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent for each base. | 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. |
28They used the 1,775 shekels to make the hooks for the posts, to overlay the tops of the posts, and to make their bands. | 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 was 70 talents and 2,400 shekels. | 29The bronze of the presentation offering totaled 5,310 pounds. |
30They used it to make the bases for the entrance to the tent of meeting, the bronze altar with its bronze grating and all its utensils, | 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 those for its entrance and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and those for the 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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