1 H e made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. It was square. Its length was five cubits, its width was five cubits, and its height was three cubits.

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 were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with brass.

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

3 H e made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its vessels of brass.

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 a network of brass, under the ledge around it beneath, 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 for the four ends of brass 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 H e made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with brass.

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

7 H e put 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 H e made the basin of brass, and its base of brass, out of the mirrors of the ministering 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 H e made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined 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 pillars were twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets 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 one hundred cubits, their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, 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 were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, 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 eastward fifty cubits.

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

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

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 this hand and that hand by the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets 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 brass. The hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver; and the overlaying of their capitals, of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted 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 screen for the gate of the court was the work of the embroiderer, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen. Twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the width was five cubits, like 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 four, of brass; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals, and their fillets, 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 pins of the tabernacle, and around the court, were of brass.

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

21 T his is the amount of material used for the tabernacle, even the Tabernacle of the Testimony, as they were counted, according to the commandment 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 B ezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that Yahweh 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 an embroiderer in blue, in purple, in 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 work of the sanctuary, even the gold of the offering, was twenty-nine talents, and seven hundred thirty shekels, after 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 who were numbered of the congregation was one hundred talents, and one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels, after 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, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for everyone who passed over to those who were numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty 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 one hundred talents of silver were for casting the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil; one hundred sockets for the one 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 one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, overlaid their capitals, and made fillets 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 brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand four hundred shekels.

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

30 W ith this he made the sockets to the door of the Tent of Meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating for it, all the vessels 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 around the court, the sockets of the gate of the court, all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins 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.