January 30
Exodus 38:1 —
40:38
38 And
he went on to make the altar of burnt offering out of acacia wood. Five cubits
was its length, and five cubits its width, it being foursquare, and three cubits
was its height.
2 Then
he made its horns upon its four corners. Its horns proceeded out of it. Next he
overlaid it with copper.
3 After
that he made all the utensils of the altar, the cans and the shovels and the
bowls, the forks and the fire holders. All its utensils he made of copper.
4 He
further made for the altar a grating, a network of copper, under its rim, down
toward its center.
5 Then
he cast four rings on the four extremities near the grating of copper, as
supports for the poles.
6 After
that he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with copper.
7 Then
he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it with
them. He made it a hollow chest of planks.
8 Then
he made the basin of copper and its stand of copper, by the use of the mirrors
of the women servants who did organized service at the entrance of the tent of
meeting.
9 And
he proceeded to make the courtyard. For the side toward the Negeb, to the
south, the hangings of the courtyard were of fine twisted linen, for a hundred
cubits.
10 Their
twenty pillars and their twenty socket pedestals were of copper. The pegs of the
pillars and their joints were of silver.
11 Also,
for the north side there were a hundred cubits. Their twenty pillars and their
twenty socket pedestals were of copper. The pegs of the pillars and their joints
were of silver.
12 But
for the west side the hangings were for fifty cubits. Their pillars were ten and
their socket pedestals ten. The pegs of the pillars and their joints were of
silver.
13 And
for the east side toward the sunrising there were fifty cubits.
14 The
hangings were for fifteen cubits to the one wing. Their pillars were three and
their socket pedestals three.
15 And
for the other wing, on this as well as that side, of the gate of the courtyard,
the hangings were for fifteen cubits. Their pillars were three and their socket
pedestals three.
16 All
the hangings of the courtyard round about were of fine twisted linen.
17 And
the socket pedestals for the pillars were of copper. The pegs of the pillars and
their joints were of silver and the overlaying of their tops was of silver, and
there were silver joinings for all the pillars of the courtyard.
18 And
the screen of the gate of the courtyard was the work of a weaver, of blue thread
and wool dyed reddish purple and coccus scarlet material and fine twisted linen,
and twenty cubits was the length, and the height throughout its extent was five
cubits equally with the hangings of the courtyard.
19 And
their four pillars and their four socket pedestals were of copper. Their pegs
were of silver and the overlaying of their heads and their joints were of
silver.
20 And
all the tent pins for the tabernacle and for the courtyard round about were of
copper.
21 The
following are the things inventoried of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the
Testimony, which was inventoried at the command of Moses, as the service of the
Levites under the guidance of Ithamar
the son of Aaron the priest.
22 And
Bezalel
the son of Uri the son of Hur of the tribe of Judah did all that Jehovah had
commanded Moses.
23 And
with him was Oholiab
the son of Ahisamach
of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman and embroiderer and weaver in the blue thread
and the wool dyed reddish purple and coccus scarlet material and fine linen.
24 All
the gold that was used for the work in all the work of the holy place came to
the amount of the gold of the wave offering, twenty-nine talents and seven
hundred and thirty shekels by the shekel of the holy place.
25 And
the silver of the ones registered of the assembly was a hundred talents and one
thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels by the shekel of the holy place.
26 The
half shekel for an individual was the half of a shekel by the shekel of the holy
place, for every man who was passing over to those who were registered from
twenty years of age and upward, amounting to six hundred and three thousand five
hundred and fifty.
27 And
a hundred talents of silver went into the casting of the socket pedestals of the
holy place and the socket pedestals of the curtain. A hundred socket pedestals
equaled a hundred talents, a talent to a socket pedestal.
28 And
out of the thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels he made pegs for the
pillars and overlaid their tops and joined them together.
29 And
the copper of the wave offering was seventy talents and two thousand four
hundred shekels.
30 And
with this he proceeded to make the socket pedestals of the entrance of the tent
of meeting and the copper altar and the copper grating that belonged to it, and
all the utensils of the altar,
31 and
the socket pedestals of the courtyard round about, and the socket pedestals of
the gate of the courtyard, and all the tent pins of the tabernacle and all the
tent pins of the courtyard round about.
39
And out of the blue thread and wool dyed reddish purple and coccus scarlet
material they made garments of knitted work for ministering in the holy place.
So they made the holy garments that were for Aaron, just as Jehovah had
commanded Moses.
2
Accordingly he made the ephod of gold, blue thread and wool dyed reddish purple
and coccus scarlet material and fine twisted linen.
3 Then
they beat plates of gold to thin sheets, and he cut out threads to work in among
the blue thread and the wool dyed reddish purple and the coccus scarlet material
and the fine linen, as the work of an embroiderer.
4 They
made shoulder pieces for it that were joined. It was joined at its two
extremities.
5 And
the girdle, which was upon it for tying it close, was of the same material
according to its workmanship, of gold, blue thread, and wool dyed reddish purple
and coccus scarlet material and fine twisted linen, just as Jehovah had
commanded Moses.
6 Then
they made the onyx stones set with settings of gold, engraved with the
engravings of a seal according to the names of the sons of Israel.
7 So
he placed them upon the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the
sons of Israel, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
8 Then
he made the breastpiece with the workmanship of an embroiderer, like the
workmanship of the ephod, out of gold, blue thread and wool dyed reddish purple
and coccus scarlet material and fine twisted linen.
9 It
proved to be foursquare when doubled. They made the breastpiece, when doubled, a
span of the hand in its length and a span in its width.
10 Then
they filled it with four rows of stones. A row of ruby, topaz and emerald was
the first row.
11 And
the second row was turquoise, sapphire and jasper.
12 And
the third row was leshem stone, agate and amethyst.
13 And
the fourth row was chrysolite
and onyx and jade. They were set with settings of gold in their fillings.
14 And
the stones were according to the names of the sons of Israel. They were twelve
according to their names, with the engravings of a seal, each according to its
name for the twelve tribes.
15 And
they proceeded to make upon the breastpiece wreathed chains, in ropework, of
pure gold.
16 Then
they made two settings of gold and two rings of gold and put the two rings upon
the two extremities of the breastpiece.
17 After
that they put the two ropes of gold through the two rings at the extremities of
the breastpiece.
18 And
they put the two ends of the two ropes through the two settings. Then they put
them upon the shoulder pieces of the ephod, at the forefront of it.
19 Next
they made two rings of gold and set them at the two extremities of the
breastpiece upon its edge that is on the side toward the ephod inward.
20 Then
they made two rings of gold and put them upon the two shoulder pieces of the ephod
from below, on its forefront, near its place of joining, above the girdle of the
ephod.
21 Finally
they bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue
string, that it might continue above the girdle of the ephod and the
breastpiece might not get displaced from on top the ephod, just as Jehovah had
commanded Moses.
22 Then
he made the sleeveless coat of the ephod, the workmanship of a loom worker, all
of blue thread.
23 And
the opening of the sleeveless coat was in the middle of it, like the opening of
a coat of mail. Its opening had a border round about that it might not be torn.
24 Then
they made upon the hem of the sleeveless coat pomegranates of blue thread and
wool dyed reddish purple and coccus scarlet material, twisted together.
25 Further,
they made bells of pure gold and put the bells in between the pomegranates upon
the hem of the sleeveless coat round about, in between the pomegranates;
26 a
bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate upon the hem of the sleeveless
coat round about, for ministering, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
27 Next
they made the robes of fine linen, the workmanship of a loom worker, for Aaron
and his sons,
28 and
the turban of fine linen and the ornamental headgears of fine linen and the
linen drawers of fine twisted linen,
29 and
the sash of fine twisted linen and blue thread and wool dyed reddish purple and
coccus scarlet material, the work of a weaver, just as Jehovah had commanded
Moses.
30 Finally
they made the shining plate, the holy sign of dedication, out of pure gold and
inscribed upon it an inscription with the engravings of a seal: “Holiness
belongs to Jehovah.”
31 Then
they put a string of blue thread to it in order to put it upon the turban up
above, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
32 So
the work for the tabernacle of the tent of meeting all came to its completion,
in that the sons of Israel kept doing according to all that Jehovah had
commanded Moses. They did just so.
33 And
they proceeded to bring the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its utensils,
its hooks, its panel frames, its bars and its pillars and its socket pedestals,
34 and
its covering of ram skins dyed red and its covering of sealskins and the curtain
of the screen,
35 and
the ark of the testimony and its poles and the cover,
36 the
table, all its utensils and the showbread,
37 the
lampstand of pure gold, its lamps, the row of lamps, and all its utensils and
the oil of illumination,
38 and
the altar of gold and the anointing oil and the perfumed incense and the screen
for the entrance of the tent,
39 the
altar of copper and the grating of copper that belonged to it, its poles and all
its utensils, the basin and its stand,
40 the
hangings of the courtyard, its pillars and its socket pedestals and the screen
for the gate of the courtyard, its tent cords and its tent pins and all the
utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting,
41 the
garments of knitted work for ministering in the sanctuary, the holy garments for
Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons for acting as priests.
42 According
to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses, that was the way the sons of Israel did
all the service.
43 And
Moses got to see all the work, and, look! they had done it just as Jehovah had
commanded. That was the way they had done. Consequently Moses blessed them.
40
Then Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying:
2 “On
the day of the first month, on the first of the month, you are to set up the
tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
3 And
you must place the ark of the testimony in it and shut off approach to the Ark
with the curtain.
4 And
you must bring the table in and set its arrangement in order, and you must bring
in the lampstand and light up its lamps.
5 And
you must put the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony and
put the screen of the entrance for the tabernacle in place.
6 “And
you must put the altar of burnt offering before the entrance of the tabernacle
of the tent of meeting,
7 and
you must put the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water
in it.
8 And
you must place the courtyard round about and put up the screen of the gate of
the courtyard.
9 And
you must take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it,
and you must sanctify it and all its utensils, and so it must become something
holy.
10 And
you must anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils and sanctify
the altar, and so it must become a most holy altar.
11 And
you must anoint the basin and its stand and sanctify it.
12 “Then
you must bring Aaron and his sons near to the entrance of the tent of meeting
and wash them with water.
13 And
you must clothe Aaron with the holy garments and anoint him and sanctify him,
and so he must act as priest to me.
14 After
that you will bring his sons near and you must clothe them with robes.
15 And
you must anoint them just as you anointed their father, and so they must act as
priests to me, and their anointing must serve continually for them as a
priesthood to time indefinite during their generations.”
16 And
Moses proceeded to do according to all that Jehovah had commanded him. He did
just so.
17 Accordingly
it came about that in the first month, in the second year, on the first day of
the month, the tabernacle was set up.
18 When
Moses proceeded to set up the tabernacle, he went putting its socket pedestals
down and placing its panel frames and putting its bars in and setting up its
pillars.
19 Then
he spread out the tent over the tabernacle and placed the covering of the tent
above upon it, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
20 After
that he took the Testimony and put it into the Ark and placed the poles on the
Ark and put the cover above upon the Ark.
21 Then
he brought the Ark into the tabernacle and put the curtain of the screen in
place and shut off approach to the ark of the testimony, just as Jehovah had
commanded Moses.
22 Next
he put the table in the tent of meeting on the side of the tabernacle to the
north outside the curtain,
23 and
he arranged the row of bread upon it before Jehovah, just as Jehovah had
commanded Moses.
24 Then
he placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting in front of the table, on the
side of the tabernacle to the south.
25 He
then lit up the lamps before Jehovah, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
26 He
next placed the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the curtain,
27 that
he might make perfumed incense smoke upon it, just as Jehovah had commanded
Moses.
28 Finally
he put the screen of the entrance of the tabernacle in place.
29 And
he placed the altar of burnt offering at the entrance of the tabernacle of the
tent of meeting, that he might offer up the burnt offering and the grain
offering upon it, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
30 Then
he placed the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in
it for washing.
31 And
Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet at it.
32 When
they went into the tent of meeting and when they went near to the altar they
would wash, just as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
33 Finally
he set up the courtyard round about the tabernacle and the altar and put up the
screen of the gate of the courtyard.
So Moses finished the work.
34 And
the cloud began to cover the tent of meeting, and Jehovah’s glory filled the
tabernacle.
35 And
Moses was not able to go into the tent of meeting, because the cloud resided
over it and Jehovah’s glory filled the tabernacle.
36 And
when the cloud lifted itself up from over the tabernacle the sons of Israel
would break camp during all their stages of journey.
37 However,
if the cloud did not lift itself up, then they would not break camp until the
day when it lifted itself up.
38 For
Jehovah’s cloud was over the tabernacle by day, and a fire continued upon it by
night in the sight of all the house of Israel during all their stages of
journey.