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crafted with four lamp cups shaped like almond
blossoms, complete with buds and petals.
21 There was an almond bud beneath each pair
of branches where the six branches extended
from the center stem, all made of one piece.
22 The almond buds and branches were all of
one piece with the center stem, and they were
hammered from pure gold.
23 He also made seven lamps for the lampstand, lamp snuffers, and trays, all of pure gold.
24 The entire lampstand, along with its accessories, was made from 75 pounds* of pure gold.
Building the Incense Altar
25 Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia
wood. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches
high,* with horns at the corners carved from the
same piece of wood as the altar itself. 26 He overlaid the top, sides, and horns of the altar with
pure gold, and he ran a gold molding around
the entire altar. 27 He made two gold rings and
attached them on opposite sides of the altar
below the gold molding to hold the carrying
poles. 28 He made the poles of acacia wood and
overlaid them with gold.
29 Then he made the sacred anointing oil and
the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a
skilled incense maker.
Building the Altar of Burnt Offering
Next Bezalel* used acacia wood to
construct the square altar of burnt offering. It was 71⁄2 feet wide, 71⁄2 feet long, and
41⁄2 feet high.* 2 He made horns for each of its
four corners so that the horns and altar were
all one piece. He overlaid the altar with bronze.
3 Then he made all the altar utensils of bronze—
the ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks,
and firepans. 4 Next he made a bronze grating
and installed it halfway down the side of the
altar, under the ledge. 5 He cast four rings and
attached them to the corners of the bronze grating to hold the carrying poles. 6 He made the
poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with
bronze. 7 He inserted the poles through the rings
on the sides of the altar. The altar was hollow
and was made from planks.
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Building the Washbasin
8 Bezalel made the bronze washbasin and its
bronze stand from bronze mirrors donated by
the women who served at the entrance of the
Tabernacle.*
37:24 Hebrew 1 talent [34 kilograms]. 37:25 Hebrew 1 cubit
[46 centimeters] long and 1 cubit wide, a square, and 2 cubits
[92 centimeters] high. 38:1a Hebrew he; also in 38:8, 9.
38:1b Hebrew 5 cubits [2.3 meters] wide, 5 cubits long, a square,
and 3 cubits [1.4 meters] high. 38:8 Hebrew Tent of Meeting;
also in 38:30. 38:9 Hebrew 100 cubits [46 meters]; also in 38:11.
38:12 Hebrew 50 cubits [23 meters]; also in 38:13. 38:14 Hebrew
15 cubits [6.9 meters]; also in 38:15. 38:18 Hebrew 20 cubits
[9.2 meters] long and 5 cubits [2.3 meters] high. 38:21 Hebrew
the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle of the Testimony. 38:24 Hebrew
29 talents and 730 shekels [994 kilograms]. Each shekel weighed
about 0.4 ounces or 11 grams. 38:25 Hebrew 100 talents and
1,775 shekels [3,420 kilograms].
EXODUS 38
Building the Courtyard
9 Then Bezalel made the courtyard, which was
enclosed with curtains made of finely woven
linen. On the south side the curtains were
150 feet long.* 10 They were held up by twenty
posts set securely in twenty bronze bases.
He hung the curtains with silver hooks and
rings. 11 He made a similar set of curtains for
the north side—150 feet of curtains held up by
twenty posts set securely in bronze bases. He
hung the curtains with silver hooks and rings.
12 The curtains on the west end of the courtyard were 75 feet long,* hung with silver hooks
and rings and supported by ten posts set into
ten bases. 13 The east end, the front, was also
75 feet long.
14 The courtyard entrance was on the east
end, flanked by two curtains. The curtain on
the right side was 221⁄2 feet long* and was supported by three posts set into three bases. 15 The
curtain on the left side was also 221⁄2 feet long
and was supported by three posts set into three
bases. 16 All the curtains used in the courtyard
were made of finely woven linen. 17 Each post
had a bronze base, and all the hooks and rings
were silver. The tops of the posts of the courtyard were overlaid with silver, and the rings to
hold up the curtains were made of silver.
18 He made the curtain for the entrance to
the courtyard of finely woven linen, and he
decorated it with beautiful embroidery in blue,
purple, and scarlet thread. It was 30 feet long,
and its height was 71⁄2 feet,* just like the curtains of the courtyard walls. 19 It was supported
by four posts, each set securely in its own
bronze base. The tops of the posts were overlaid
with silver, and the hooks and rings were also
made of silver.
20 All the tent pegs used in the Tabernacle and
courtyard were made of bronze.
Inventory of Materials
21 This is an inventory of the materials used in
building the Tabernacle of the Covenant.* The
Levites compiled the figures, as Moses directed,
and Ithamar son of Aaron the priest served as
recorder. 22 Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur,
of the tribe of Judah, made everything just as
the Lord had commanded Moses. 23 He was assisted by Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe
of Dan, a craftsman expert at engraving, designing, and embroidering with blue, purple, and
scarlet thread on fine linen cloth.
24 The people brought special offerings of
gold totaling 2,193 pounds,* as measured by the
weight of the sanctuary shekel. This gold was
used throughout the Tabernacle.
25 The whole community of Is ra el gave
7,545 pounds* of silver, as measured by the
weight of the sanctuary shekel. 26 This silver
came from the tax collected from each man