Exodus Chapter 38

More tabernacle furnishings

38:1 And he made the altar of burnt offering [of] shittim
Trees and shrubs. Shittim tree at Engedi. (Ancacia Seyal Del.) LOC matpc.14961ושִׁטִּים
Shittah tree (Hebrew: שטה) or the plural “shittim” was used in the Tanakh to refer to trees belonging to the genera Vachellia and Faidherbia (both formerly classed in Acacia). Faidherbia albida, Vachellia seyal, Vachellia tortilis, and Vachellia gerrardii can be found growing wild in the Sinai Desert and the Jordan River Valley.For more info click here
wood five cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. [was] the length of it, and five cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. the width of it; [it was] foursquare ; and three cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. the height of it.
38:2 And he made the horns of it on the four corners of it; the horns of it were of the same and he overlaid it with brass.
38:3 And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, [and] the flesh hooks, and the firepans all the vessels of it he made [of] bronze.
38:4 And he made for the altar a bronze grate of network under the compass of it beneath to the middle of it.
38:5 And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, [to be] places for the staves-a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure..
38:6 And he made the staves-a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure. [of] shittim
Trees and shrubs. Shittim tree at Engedi. (Ancacia Seyal Del.) LOC matpc.14961ושִׁטִּים
Shittah tree (Hebrew: שטה) or the plural “shittim” was used in the Tanakh to refer to trees belonging to the genera Vachellia and Faidherbia (both formerly classed in Acacia). Faidherbia albida, Vachellia seyal, Vachellia tortilis, and Vachellia gerrardii can be found growing wild in the Sinai Desert and the Jordan River Valley.For more info click here
wood, and overlaid them with brass.
38:7 And he put the staves-a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure. into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
38:8 And he made the laver noun archaic or literary a basin or similar container used for washing oneself. (in biblical use) a large brass bowl for the ritual ablutions of Jewish priests. [of] brass, and the foot of it [of] brass, of the looking glasses of [the women] assembling (assembling by troops), which assembled [at] the door of the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּן
Transliteration: miškān dwelling place, tabernacle For more info click here
of the congregation.
38:9 And he made the court on the south side southward the hangings of the court [were of] fine twined linen, an hundred cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’.
38:10 Their pillars [were] twenty, and their bronze sockets twenty ; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets [were of] silver.
38:11 And for the north side [the hangings were] an hundred cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’., their pillars [were] twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty ; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets [of] silver.
38:12 And for the west side [were] hangings of fifty cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’., their pillars ten, and their sockets ten ; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets [of] silver.
38:13 And for the east side eastward fifty cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’..
38:14 The hangings of the one side [of the gate were] fifteen cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. ; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
38:15 And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, [were] hangings of fifteen cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. ; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
38:16 All the hangings of the court around it [were] of fine twined linen.
38:17 And the sockets for the pillars [were of] brass ; the nails of the pillars and their fillets [of] silver ; and the overlaying of their capitals [of] silver ; and all the pillars of the court [were] filleted with silver.
38:18 And the hanging for the gate of the court [was] needlework, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen and twenty cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. [was] the length, and the height in the width [was] five cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’., answerable to the hangings of the court.
38:19 And their pillars [were] four, and their sockets [of] brass four ; their hooks [of] silver, and the overlaying of their tops and their fillets [of] silver.
38:20 And all the pins of the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּן
Transliteration: miškān dwelling place, tabernacle For more info click here
, and of the court around it, [were of] brass.

Sum of the offerings


38:21 This is the sum of the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּן
Transliteration: miškān dwelling place, tabernacle For more info click here
, [even] of the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּן
Transliteration: miškān dwelling place, tabernacle For more info click here
of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” click here
, [for] the service of the Levitesלְוִיִּם
/ˈliːvaɪt/ LEE-vyte;romanized: Lǝvīyyīm) or Levi are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname Halevi, which consists of the Hebrew definite article “ה” Ha- (‘the’) plus Levi (‘Levite’) is not conclusive regarding being a Levite; a titular use of HaLevi indicates being a Levite. The daughter of a Levite is a Bat Levi (Bat being Hebrew for ‘daughter’) For more info click here
, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaronאַהֲרוֹן
Aaron is an English masculine given name. The ‘h’ phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation “Aharon” (אהרן) is dropped in the Greek, Ἀαρών, from which the English form, Aaron, is derived. The brother of Moses, is described in the Torah, the Quran and the Baha’i Iqan. The origin of the biblical name is uncertain; however, an Ancient Egyptian origin may indicate “aha rw” meaning “warrior lion”, For more info click here
the priestכֹּהֵן
kôhên, ko-hane’ Kohen = priest, principal officer or chief ruler For more info click here
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38:22 And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of  (ben) Hur, of the tribe of Judah יְהוּדָה
Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏā), literally “thanksgiving” or “praise,” is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), “to thank” or “to praise. The fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah. Also referring to the tribe of Judah or The Kingdom of Judah For more info click here
, made all that YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
commanded Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” click here
.
38:23 And with him [was] Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Danדָּן
Dān, “judgment” or “he judged”) was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Bilhah (Jacob’s fifth son). His mother, Bilhah, was Rachel’s handmaid, who becomes one of Jacob’s concubines, the tribe descended from Dan For more info click here
, an engraver, and a skilled workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
38:24 All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy [place], even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekelsשקל plural שקלים
Shekel or sheqel sheqalim or shekels, is an ancient Mesopotamian coin, usually of silver. A shekel was first a unit of weight—very roughly 11 grams (0.35 ozt)—and became currency in ancient Tyre and ancient Carthage and then in ancient Israel under the Maccabees.
, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
38:25 And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation [was] an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and sixty and fifteen shekelsשקל plural שקלים
Shekel or sheqel sheqalim or shekels, is an ancient Mesopotamian coin, usually of silver. A shekel was first a unit of weight—very roughly 11 grams (0.35 ozt)—and became currency in ancient Tyre and ancient Carthage and then in ancient Israel under the Maccabees.
, after the shekel of the sanctuary
38:26 A bekah for each man, [that is], half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty [men].
38:27 And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil ; an hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket.
38:28 And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekelsשקל plural שקלים
Shekel or sheqel sheqalim or shekels, is an ancient Mesopotamian coin, usually of silver. A shekel was first a unit of weight—very roughly 11 grams (0.35 ozt)—and became currency in ancient Tyre and ancient Carthage and then in ancient Israel under the Maccabees.
he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their capitals, and filleted them.
38:29 And the brass of the offering [was] seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekelsשקל plural שקלים
Shekel or sheqel sheqalim or shekels, is an ancient Mesopotamian coin, usually of silver. A shekel was first a unit of weight—very roughly 11 grams (0.35 ozt)—and became currency in ancient Tyre and ancient Carthage and then in ancient Israel under the Maccabees.
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38:30 And with that he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּן
Transliteration: miškān dwelling place, tabernacle For more info click here
of the congregation, and the bronze altar, and the bronze grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar,
38:31 And the sockets of the court around it, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּן
Transliteration: miškān dwelling place, tabernacle For more info click here
, and all the pins of the court around it.

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