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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Exodus 38 New American Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/exodus/38.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/exodus/38-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com/catholic">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NABRE</a> > Exodus 38</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../exodus/37.htm" title="Exodus 37">◄</a> Exodus 38 <a href="../exodus/39.htm" title="Exodus 39">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Bible Revised Edition</td><td width="1%" valign="top"></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><section id="ch02038" class="chapter"> <h1 id="cn02038" class="cn"></h1> <p class="pf"><span class="hemb">The Altar for Burnt Offerings.</span> <span id="v02038001" class="ver">1</span>The altar for burnt offerings<a id="ren02038001-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en02038001-a">a</a> was made of acacia wood, on a square, five cubits long and five cubits wide; its height was three cubits. <span id="v02038002" class="ver">2</span>At the four corners horns were made that sprang directly from the altar. It was then plated with bronze. <span id="v02038003" class="ver">3</span>All the utensils of the altar, the pots, shovels, basins, forks and fire pans, were likewise made of bronze. <span id="v02038004" class="ver">4</span>A grating, a bronze network, was made for the altar and placed around it, on the ground, half as high as the altar itself. <span id="v02038005" class="ver">5</span>Four rings were cast for the four corners of the bronze grating, as holders for the poles, <span id="v02038006" class="ver">6</span>which were made of acacia wood and plated with bronze. <span id="v02038007" class="ver">7</span>The poles were put through the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it. The altar was made in the form of a hollow box.</p> <p><span id="v02038008" class="ver">8</span>The bronze basin,<a id="ren02038008-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en02038008-b">b</a> with its bronze stand, was made from the mirrors of the women who served<a id="rfn02038008-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn02038008-1">*</a> at the entrance of the tent of meeting.</p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">The Court of the Tabernacle.</span> <span id="v02038009" class="ver">9</span><a id="ren02038009-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en02038009-c">c</a> The court was made as follows. On the south side the hangings of the court were of fine linen twined, a hundred cubits long, <span id="v02038010" class="ver">10</span>with twenty columns and twenty pedestals of bronze, the hooks and bands of the columns being of silver. <span id="v02038011" class="ver">11</span>On the north side there were similar hangings, a hundred cubits long, with twenty columns and twenty pedestals of bronze; the hooks and bands of the columns were of silver. <span id="v02038012" class="ver">12</span>On the west side there were hangings, fifty cubits long, with ten columns and ten pedestals; the hooks and bands of the columns were of silver. <span id="v02038013" class="ver">13</span>On the east side the court was fifty cubits. <span id="v02038014" class="ver">14</span>On one side there were hangings to the extent of fifteen cubits, with three columns and three pedestals; <span id="v02038015" class="ver">15</span>on the other side, beyond the gate of the court, there were likewise hangings to the extent of fifteen cubits, with three columns and three pedestals. <span id="v02038016" class="ver">16</span>The hangings on all sides of the court were woven of fine linen twined. <span id="v02038017" class="ver">17</span>The pedestals of the columns were of bronze, while the hooks and bands of the columns were of silver; the capitals were silver-plated, and all the columns of the court were banded with silver.</p> <p><span id="v02038018" class="ver">18</span>At the gate of the court there was a variegated curtain, woven of violet, purple, and scarlet yarn and of fine linen twined, twenty cubits long and five cubits wide, in keeping with the hangings of the court. <span id="v02038019" class="ver">19</span>There were four columns and four pedestals of bronze for it, while their hooks were of silver, and their capitals and their bands silver-plated. <span id="v02038020" class="ver">20</span>All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the court around it were of bronze.</p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">Amount of Metal Used.</span> <span id="v02038021" class="ver">21</span>The following is an account of the various amounts used on the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the covenant, drawn up at the command of Moses by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest. <span id="v02038022" class="ver">22</span>However, it was Bezalel, son of Uri,<a id="ren02038022-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en02038022-d">d</a> son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, who made all that the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> commanded Moses, <span id="v02038023" class="ver">23</span>and he was assisted by Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, who was an engraver, an embroiderer, and a weaver of variegated cloth of violet, purple, and scarlet yarn and of fine linen.</p> <p><span id="v02038024" class="ver">24</span>All the gold used in the entire construction of the sanctuary, having previously been given as an offering, amounted to twenty-nine talents and seven hundred and thirty shekels, according to the standard of the sanctuary shekel. <span id="v02038025" class="ver">25</span>The silver of those of the community who were enrolled was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the standard of the sanctuary shekel; <span id="v02038026" class="ver">26</span>one bekah apiece, that is, a half-shekel, according to the standard of the sanctuary shekel, was received from everyone who was enrolled, of twenty years or more, namely, six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty men.<a id="ren02038026-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en02038026-e">e</a> <span id="v02038027" class="ver">27</span>One hundred talents of silver were used for casting the pedestals of the sanctuary and the pedestals of the veil, one talent for each pedestal, or one hundred talents for the one hundred pedestals. <span id="v02038028" class="ver">28</span>The remaining one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels were used for making the hooks on the columns, for plating the capitals, and for banding them with silver. <span id="v02038029" class="ver">29</span>The bronze, given as an offering, amounted to seventy talents and two thousand four hundred shekels. <span id="v02038030" class="ver">30</span>With this were made the pedestals at the entrance of the tent of meeting, the bronze altar with its bronze gratings, and all the utensils of the altar, <span id="v02038031" class="ver">31</span>the pedestals around the court, the pedestals at the gate of the court, and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the court around it.</p> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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