The Bronze Altar (Exodus 27:1–8)
1 DRA He made also the altar of holocaust of setim wood, five cubits square, and three in height: BSB BSB: Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
2 DRA The horns whereof went out from the corners, and he overlaid it with plates of brass. BSB BSB: He made a horn at each of its four corners, so that the horns and altar were of one piece, and he overlaid the altar with bronze.
3 DRA And for the uses thereof, he prepared divers vessels of brass, cauldrons, tongs, fleshhooks, pothooks, and firepans. BSB BSB: He made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans.
4 DRA And he made the grate thereof of brass, in manner of a net, and under it in the midst of the altar a hearth, BSB BSB: He made a grate of bronze mesh for the altar under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom.
5 DRA Casting four rings at the four ends of the net at the top, to put in bars to carry it. BSB BSB: At the four corners of the bronze grate he cast four rings as holders for the poles.
6 DRA And he made the bars of setim wood, and overlaid them with plates of brass: BSB BSB: And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
7 DRA And he drew them through the rings that stood out in the sides of the altar. And the altar itself was not solid, but hollow, of boards, and empty within. BSB BSB: Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it. He made the altar with boards so that it was hollow.
The Bronze Basin (Exodus 30:17–21)
8 DRA He made also the laver of brass, with the foot thereof, of the mirrors of the women that watch at the door of the tabernacle. BSB BSB: Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
The Courtyard (Exodus 27:9–19)
9 DRA He made also the court, in the south side whereof were hangings of fine twisted linen, of a hundred cubits, BSB BSB: Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen,
10 DRA Twenty pillars of brass with their sockets, the heads of the pillars, and the whole graving of the work, of silver. BSB BSB: with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
11 DRA In like manner at the north side the hangings, the pillars, and the sockets and heads of the pillars were of the same measure, and work and metal. BSB BSB: The north side was also a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.
12 DRA But on that side that looketh to the west, there were hangings of fifty cubits, ten pillars of brass with their sockets, and the heads of the pillars, and all the graving of the work, of silver. BSB BSB: The west side was fifty cubits long and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver.
13 DRA Moreover towards the east he prepared hangings of fifty cubits: BSB BSB: And the east side, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits long.
14 DRA Fifteen cubits of which were on one side with three pillars, and their sockets: BSB BSB: The curtains on one side of the entrance were fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.
15 DRA And on the other side (for between the two he made the entry of the tabernacle) there were hangings equally of fifteen cubits, and three pillars, and as many sockets. BSB BSB: And the curtains on the other side were also fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases as well.
16 DRA All the hangings of the court were woven with twisted linen. BSB BSB: All the curtains around the courtyard were made of finely spun linen.
17 DRA The sockets of the pillars were of brass, and their heads with all their gravings of silver: and he overlaid the pillars of the court also with silver. BSB BSB: The bases for the posts were bronze, the hooks and bands were silver, and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver. So all the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver.
18 DRA And he made in the entry thereof an embroidered hanging of violet, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen, that was twenty cubits long, and five cubits high according to the measure of all the hangings of the court. BSB BSB: The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It was twenty cubits long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits high,
19 DRA And the pillars in the entry were four with sockets of brass, and their heads and gravings of silver. BSB BSB: with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, as well as the bands and the plating of their tops.
20 DRA The pins also of the tabernacle and of the court round about he made of brass. BSB BSB: All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze.
An Inventory of Materials (Ezra 2:68–70; Nehemiah 7:70–73)
21 DRA These are the instruments of the tabernacle of the testimony, which were counted according to the commandment of Moses, in the ceremonies of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest: BSB BSB: This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
22 DRA Which Beseleel the son of Uri the son of Hur of the tribe of Juda had made as the Lord commanded by Moses, BSB BSB: Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD had commanded Moses.
23 DRA Having for his companion Ooliab the son of Achisamech of the tribe of Dan: who also was an excellent artificer in wood, and worker in tapestry and embroidery in violet, purple, scarlet, and fine linen. BSB BSB: With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen.
24 DRA All the gold that was spent in the work of the sanctuary, and that was offered in gifts was nine and twenty talents, and seven hundred and thirty sicles according to the standard of the sanctuary. BSB BSB: All the gold from the wave offering used for the work on the sanctuary totaled 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
25 DRA And it was offered by them that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upwards, of six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty men able to bear arms. BSB BSB: The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—
26 DRA There were moreover a hundred talents of silver, whereof were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and of the entry where the veil hangeth. BSB BSB: a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.
27 DRA A hundred sockets were made of a hundred talents, one talent being reckoned for every socket. BSB BSB: The hundred talents of silver were used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil—100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent per base.
28 DRA And of the thousand seven hundred and seventy-five he made the heads of the pillars, which also he overlaid with silver. BSB BSB: With the 1,775 shekels of silver he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.
29 DRA And there were offered of brass also seventy-two thousand talents, and four hundred sicles besides. BSB BSB: The bronze from the wave offering totaled 70 talents and 2,400 shekels.
30 DRA Of which were cast the sockets in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony, and the altar of brass with the grate thereof, and all the vessels that belong to the use thereof. BSB BSB: He used it to make the bases for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the bronze altar and its bronze grating, all the utensils for the altar,
31 DRA And the sockets of the court as well round about as in the entry thereof, and the pins of the tabernacle and of the court round about. BSB BSB: the bases for the surrounding courtyard and its gate, and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and its surrounding courtyard.