1 T hen he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide, square, and 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 its four corners, its horns being 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 of the altar, the pails and the shovels and the basins, the flesh hooks and the firepans; he made all its utensils 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 H e made for the altar a grating of bronze network beneath, under its ledge, reaching halfway up.

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 on the four ends of the bronze grating as holders for the poles.

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

6 H e 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 H e inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, 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 M oreover, he made the laver of bronze with its base of bronze, from the mirrors of the serving women who served at the doorway 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 T hen he made the court: for the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twisted linen, one 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 twenty pillars, and their twenty sockets, made of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver.

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

11 F or the north side there were one hundred cubits; their twenty pillars and their twenty sockets were of bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their bands 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 F or the west side there were hangings of fifty cubits with their ten pillars and their ten sockets; the hooks of the pillars and their bands 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 F or the east side fifty cubits.

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

14 T he hangings for the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets,

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

15 a nd 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 sockets.

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

16 A ll the hangings of the court all around were of fine twisted 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 bands, of silver; and the overlaying of their tops, of silver, and all the pillars of the court were furnished with silver bands.

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 screen of the gate of the court was the work of the weaver, of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen. And the length was twenty cubits and the height 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 four pillars and their four sockets were of bronze; their hooks were of silver, and the overlaying of their tops and their bands 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 of the tabernacle and of the court all around were of bronze. The Cost of the Tabernacle

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

21 T his is the number of the things for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were numbered according to the command of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar the 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 N ow Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lord had 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 Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and a skillful workman and a weaver in blue and in purple and in scarlet material, and 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 work of the sanctuary, even the gold of the wave offering, was 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to 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 T he silver of those of the congregation who were numbered was 100 talents and 1, 775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;

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

26 a beka a head ( that is, half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary), for each one who passed over to those who were numbered, 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 hundred talents of silver were for casting the sockets of the sanctuary and the sockets of the veil; one hundred sockets for the hundred 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 bands 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 wave offering was 70 talents and 2, 400 shekels.

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

30 W ith it he made the sockets to the doorway of the tent of meeting, and the bronze altar and its bronze grating, 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 a nd the sockets of the court all around and the sockets of the gate of the court, and all the pegs of the tabernacle and all the pegs of the court all around.

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.