1 B ezalel made the burnt offering altar of acacia wood; its top was five cubits square and it was three cubits high.

Then he made the altar for burnt gifts of acacia wood. It was as long and as wide as three steps, and as tall as a man’s chest.

2 H e made its horns on the four corners of it; the horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.

He made horns on its four corners of one piece with it and covered it with brass.

3 H e made all the utensils and vessels of the altar, the pots, shovels, basins, forks or fleshhooks, and firepans; all its utensils and vessels he made of bronze.

He made all the objects of the altar, its pails, its tools for picking up the ashes, its pots, meat-hooks and fire-holders of brass.

4 A nd he made for the altar a bronze grate of network under its ledge, extending halfway down it.

He made a net for it of brass. It was put under the altar and it came up half-way.

5 H e cast four rings for the four corners of the bronze grating to be places for the poles.

He put four rings of brass at the four corners of the net to hold the long pieces of wood.

6 A nd he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.

He made the long pieces of wood out of acacia wood and covered them with brass.

7 A nd he put the poles through the rings on the altar’s sides with which to carry it; he made it hollow with planks.

He put the long pieces of wood through the rings on each side of the altar for carrying it. He made the altar with pieces of wood so it was empty inside. Making the Pot of Brass for Washing

8 H e made the laver and its base of bronze from the mirrors of the women who ministered at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

He made the pot for washing and its base of brass. They were made from the mirrors of the women servants who worked at the door of the meeting tent.

9 A nd he made the court: for the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits;

Then he made the open space for the holy tent. On the south side were curtains for the open space. They were made of fine linen, as long as fifty long steps.

10 T heir pillars and their bronze sockets or bases were twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their joinings were silver.

They hung from twenty pillars with twenty brass bases. The hooks of the pillar and their rings were made of silver.

11 A nd for the north side the hangings were a hundred cubits; their pillars and their sockets or bases of bronze were twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their joinings were of silver.

And on the north side there were curtains as long as fifty long steps, and twenty pillars with twenty brass bases. The hooks of the pillars and their rings were made of silver.

12 B ut for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars and their sockets or bases were ten; the hooks of the pillars and their joinings were of silver.

On the west side there were curtains as long as twenty-five long steps. They had ten pillars with ten bases. The hooks of the pillars and their rings were made of silver.

13 A nd for the front, the east side, fifty cubits.

The east side was as wide as twenty-five long steps.

14 T he hangings for one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three and their sockets or bases three.

The curtains for one side of the gate were as long as seven steps. They had three pillars with three bases.

15 A lso for the other side of the court gate, left and right, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three and their sockets or bases three.

And on the other side there were curtains as long as seven steps, with three pillars and three bases.

16 A ll the hangings around the court were of fine twined linen.

All the curtains around the open space were made of fine linen.

17 T he sockets for the pillars were of bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their joinings of silver, the overlaying of their tops of silver, and all the pillars of the court were joined with silver.

The bases for the pillars were made of brass. The hooks of the pillars and their rings were made of silver. Their tops were covered with silver. And the pillars were joined with silver.

18 T he hanging or screen for the gate of the court was embroidered in blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; the length was twenty cubits and the height in the breadth was five cubits, corresponding to the hangings of the court.

The curtain for the gate of the open space was the work of an able workman. It was made of blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen. It was as long as ten long steps, and as high as a man raises his hand, to go with the curtains around the open space.

19 T heir pillars were four and their sockets of bronze four; their hooks were of silver, and the overlaying of their tops and their joinings were of silver.

Its four pillars and their bases were made of brass. Their hooks and rings were made of silver. And their tops were covered with silver.

20 A ll the pegs for the tabernacle and around the court were of bronze.

All the nails of the meeting tent and the open space were made of brass. The Parts Are Weighed

21 T his is the sum of the things for the tabernacle of the Testimony, as counted at the command of Moses, for the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest.

This is the number of the things for the meeting tent, the meeting tent of the Law, as they were given by the mouth of Moses, for the work of the Levites, under the leading of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the religious leader.

22 B ezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lord commanded Moses.

Bezalel, the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the family of Judah, made all that the Lord had told Moses.

23 W ith him was Aholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, a skillful craftsman, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet, and in fine linen.

With him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the family of Dan. He was an able workman who cut words in stone, gold or silver, and in sewing blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen.

24 A ll the gold that was used for the work in all the building and furnishing of the sanctuary, the gold from the offering, was 29 talents and 730 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary.

All the gold used for the work of the holy tent, the gold given as a gift in worship, weighed as much as twelve men.

25 A nd the silver from those numbered of the congregation was 100 talents and 1, 775 shekels, by sanctuary standards:

The silver given by the people weighed as much as forty men.

26 A beka for each man, that is, half a shekel, by the sanctuary shekel, for everyone who was counted, from twenty years old and upward, for 603, 550 men.

Each one of the men who were twenty years old and older, added up to 603, 550 men, gave only a small weight of silver.

27 T he 100 talents of silver were for casting the sockets or bases of the sanctuary and of the veil; 100 sockets for the 100 talents, a talent for a socket.

One hundred heavy weights of silver were used for making the bases for the holy tent and for the curtain in front of the most holy place. One hundred bases were made from the heavy weights of silver.

28 O f the 1, 775 shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their tops, and made joinings for them.

And from the heavy weights of silver he made hooks and joining parts for the pillars, and also covered their tops.

29 T he bronze of the offering was 70 talents and 2, 400 shekels.

The brass that was given weighed as much as thirty men.

30 W ith it Bezalel made the sockets for the door of the Tent of Meeting, and the bronze altar and the bronze grate for it, and all the utensils of the altar,

With it he made the base for the door of the meeting tent, the brass altar and its brass net, and all the objects of the altar.

31 T he sockets of the court round about and of the court gate, and all the pegs of the tabernacle and around the court.

He also made bases all around the open space and the base for the gate of the open space, and all the nails of the meeting tent and all around the open space.