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13 one [curtain] to another. And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches so it became one tabernacle.

14 And he made curtains [of] goats' [hair] for the tent over 15 the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them. The length of one curtain [was] thirty cubits, eighteen yards and a quarter, and four cubits [was] the breadth of one curtain: the eleven 16 curtains [were] of one size. And he coupled five curtains 17 by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the 18 curtain which coupleth the second. And he made fifty taches [of] brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one. And he made a covering for the tent [of] rams' skins dyed red, and a covering [of] badgers' skins above [that.]

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And he made boards for the tabernacle [of] shittim wood, 21 standing up on their ends. The length of a board [was] ten 22 cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half. One

board had two tenons, equally distant one from another : 23 thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle. And

he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the 24 south side, southward: And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his 25 two tenons. And for the other side of the tabernacle,

[which is] toward the north corner, he made twenty boards, 26 And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one - 27 board, and two sockets under another board. And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards. 28 And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in 29 the two sides. And they were coupled beneath, and coupled

together at the head thereof, to one ring: thus he did to 30 both of them in both the corners. And there were eight boards; and their sockets [were] sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.

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And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of 32 the one side of the tabernacle, And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the 33 boards of the tabernacle for the sides westward. And he

made the middle bar to shoot through the boards from the 34 one end to the other. And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings [of] gold [to be] places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.

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And he made a veil for the most holy place, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: [with] cheru 36 bims made he it of cunning work. And he made thereunto four pillars [of] shittim [wood,] and overlaid them with

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gold their hooks [were of] gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.

And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door, which divided the holy place from the court, [of] blue, and purple, 38 and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needle work; And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets [were of] brass.

CHAP. XXXVII.

Contains a description of the ark; of the mercy seat and the cherubims; the table; the candlestick; and the altar of incense.

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ND Bezaleel made the ark [of] shittim wood: two cubits and a half [was] the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height 2 of it: And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, 3 and made a crown of gold to it round about. And he cast for it four rings of gold, [to be set] by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon 4 the other side of it. And he made staves [of] shittim wood, 5 and overlaid them with gold. And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

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And he made the mercy seat [of] pure gold: two cubits and a half [was] the length thereof, and one cubit and a half 7 the breadth thereof. And he made two cherubims [of] gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two 8 ends of the mercy seat; One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the [other] end on that side out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends 9 thereof. And the cherubims spread out [their] wings on high, [and] covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; [even] to the mercy seat ward were the faces of the cherubims.

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And he made the table [of] shittim wood; two cubits [was] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, 11 and a cubit and a half the height thereof: And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round 12 about. Also he made thereunto a border of an hand breadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border there. 13 of round about. And he cast for it four rings of gold, and

put the rings upon the four corners that [were] in the four 14 feet thereof. Over against the border were the rings, the 15 places for the staves to bear the table. And he made the

staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to 16 bear the table. And he made the vessels which [were] upon

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the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, [of] pure gold.

And he made the candlestick [of] pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick his shaft, and his branch, his 18 bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same: And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof: 19 Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six 20 branches going out of the candlestick. And in the candle

stick [were] four bows made like almonds, his knops, and his 21 flowers: And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out 22 of it. Their knops and their branches were of the same: all 23 of it [was] one beaten work [of] pure gold. And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuff dishes, [of] 24 pure gold. [Of] a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the

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vessels thereof.

And he made the incense altar [of] shittim wood; the length of it [was] a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; [it was] foursquare; and two cubits [was] the height of it; the 26 horns thereof were of the same. And he overlaid it with pure gold, [both] the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold 27 round about. And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal. 28 And he made the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

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And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.

CHAP. XXXVIII.

Contains an account of the altar of burnt offering; the laver of brass; the court; and the sum of the offering.

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ND he made the altar of burnt offering [of] shittim wood five cubits [was] the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; [it was] foursquare; and three 2 cubits the height thereof. And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the 3 same and he overlaid it with brass. And he made all the

vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, [and] the flesh hooks, and the fire pans: all the vessels 4 thereof made he [of] brass. And he made for the altar a brazen grate of net work under the compass thereof beneath 5 unto the midst of it. And he cast four rings for the four 6 ends of the grate of brass, [to be] places for the staves. And he made the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid them 7 with brass. And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.

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And he made the laver [of] brass, and the foot of it [of] brass, of the looking glasses of [the women] (which were all made of polished brass) assembling, which assembled [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court [were of] fine twined linen, an hun10 dred cubits, about sixty one yards: Their pillars [were] twenty, and their brazen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars 11 and their fillets [were of] silver. And for the north side [the hangings were] an hundred cubits, their pillars [were] twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the 12 pillars and their fillets [of] silver. And for the west side [were] hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets [of] 13 silver. And for the east side eastward fifty cubits. The 14 hangings of the one side [of the gate were] fifteen cubits; 15 their pillars three, and their sockets three. And for the other

side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, [were] hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sock16 ets three. All the hangings of the court round about [were] 17 of fine twined linen. And the sockets for the pillars [were of] brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets [of] silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters [of] silver; and all the pillars of the court [were] filleted with silver.

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And the hanging for the gate of the court [was] needle work, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen : and twenty cubits [was] the length, and the height in the breadth [was] five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the 19 court. And their pillars [were] four, and their sockets [of] brass four; their hooks [of] silver, and the overlaying of their 20 chapiters and their fillets [of] silver. And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, [were of] brass. This is the sum of the tabernacle,* [even] of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, [for] the service of the Levites, by the

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The particulars of the tabernacle and the holy things belonging to it; which were tak en, as it were in an inventory, by Ithamar at the commandment of Moses, and delivered into the custody of the Levites, that nothing might be lost.

22 hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest. And Bezaleel the son o Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all 23 that the LORD commanded Moses. And with him [was]

Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in 24 purple, and in scarlet, and in fine linen. 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 shekels, after the shekel of the 25 sanctuary.* And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation [was] an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the 26 shekel of the sanctuary :† A bekah for every 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 27 hundred and fifty [men.] 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 28 for a socket. And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five [shekels] he made hooks for the pillars and overlaid 29 their chapiters, and filleted them. And the brass of the of

fering [was] seventy talents, and two thousand and four hun30 dred shekels. And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the brazen altar, and the brazen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar. 31 And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.

CHAP. XXXIX.

Contains an account of the cloths of service; the holy garments s the ephod; the breastplate; and the robe of the ephod.

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ND of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy [place,] and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses.

And he made the ephod [of] gold, blue, and purple, and 3 scarlet, and fine twined linen. And they did beat the gold

* Which amounted to one hundred fifty nine thousand one hundred and seven pounds, five shillings of our money.

That is, thirty four thousand four hundred twenty one pounds, four shillings, and two pence halfpenny.

Which is in weight six thousand six hundred thirty seven pounds and a half, avoiraupois

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