Exodus 38

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1He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. It was square. Its length was five cubits, its breadth was five cubits, and its height was three cubits.

2He made its horns on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with brass.

3He made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its vessels of brass.

4He made for the altar a grating of a network of brass, under the ledge around it beneath, reaching halfway up.

5He cast four rings for the four ends of brass grating, to be places for the poles.

6He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with brass.

7He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.

8He made the basin of brass, and its base of brass, out of the mirrors of the ministering women who ministered at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

9He made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, one hundred cubits;

10their pillars were twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

11For the north side one hundred cubits, their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver.

12For the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver.

13For the east side eastward fifty cubits.

14The hangings for the one side were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three;

15and so for the other side: on this hand and that hand by the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

16All the hangings around the court were of fine twined linen.

17The sockets for the pillars were of brass. The hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver; and the overlaying of their capitals, of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.

18The screen for the gate of the court was the work of the embroiderer, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen. Twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, like to the hangings of the court.

19Their pillars were four, and their sockets four, of brass; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals, and their fillets, of silver.

20All the pins of the tabernacle, and around the court, were of brass.

21This is the amount of material used for the tabernacle, even the Tabernacle of the Testimony, as they were counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

22Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that Yahweh commanded Moses.

23With him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skillful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen.

24All the gold that was used for the work in all the work of the sanctuary, even the gold of the offering, was twenty-nine talents, and seven hundred thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

25The silver of those who were numbered of the congregation was one hundred talents, and one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

26a beka a head, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for everyone who passed over to those who were numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.

27The one hundred talents of silver were for casting the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil; one hundred sockets for the one hundred talents, a talent for a socket.

28Of the one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, overlaid their capitals, and made fillets for them.

29The brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand four hundred shekels.

30With this he made the sockets to the door of the Tent of Meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating for it, all the vessels of the altar,

31the sockets around the court, the sockets of the gate of the court, all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins around the court.

Commentary

38:1 The altar of burnt - offering - On this all their sacrifices were offered. Christ was himself the altar to his own sacrifice of atonement, and so he is to all our sacrifices of acknowledgment. We must have an eye to him in offering them, as God hath in accepting them.

Chapter 38 Here is an account, I. Of the making of the brazen altar (v. 1-7), and the laver (v. 8). II. The preparing of the hangings for the enclosing of the court in which the tabernacle was to stand (v. 9–20). III. A summary of the gold, silver, and brass, that was contributed to, and used in, the preparing of the tabernacle (v. 21, etc.).Verses 1-8 Bezaleel having finished the gold-work, which, though the richest, yet was ordered to lie most out of sight, in the tabernacle itself, here goes on to prepare the court, which lay open to the view of all. Two things the court was furnished with, and both made of brass:—I. An altar of burnt-offering, v. 1-7. On this all their sacrifices were offered, and it was this which, being sanctified itself for this purpose by the divine appointment, sanctified the gift that was in faith offered on it. Christ was himself the altar to his own sacrifice of atonement, and so he is to all our sacrifices of acknowledgment. We must have an eye to him in offering them, as God has in accepting them.II. A laver, to hold water for the priests to wash in when they went in to minister, v. 8. This signified the provision that is made in the gospel of Christ for the cleansing of our souls from the moral pollution of sin by the merit and grace of Christ, that we may be fit to serve the holy God in holy duties. This is here said to be made of the looking-glasses (or mirrors) of the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle.1. It should seem these women were eminent and exemplary for devotion, attending more frequently and seriously at the place of public worship than others did; and notice is here taken of it to their honour. Anna was such a one long afterwards, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day, Lu. 2:37. It seems in every age of the church there have been some who have thus distinguished themselves by their serious zealous piety, and they have thereby distinguished themselves; for devout women are really honourable women (Acts 13:50), and not the less so for their being called, by the scoffers of the latter days, silly women. Probably these women were such as showed their zeal upon this occasion, by assisting in the work that was now going on for the service of the tabernacle. They assembled by troops, so the word is; a blessed sight, to see so many, and those so zealous and so unanimous, in this good work.2. These women parted with their mirrors (which were of the finest brass, burnished for that purpose) for the use of the tabernacle. Those women that admire their own beauty, are in love with their own shadow, and make the putting on of apparel their chief adorning by which they value and recommend themselves, can but ill spare their looking-glasses; yet these women offered them to God, either, (1.) In token of their repentance for the former abuse of them, to the support of their pride and vanity; now that they were convinced of their folly, and had devoted themselves to the service of God at the door of the tabernacle, they thus threw away that which, though lawful and useful in itself, yet had been an occasion of sin to them. Thus Mary Magdalene, who had been a sinner, when she became a penitent wiped Christ’s feet with her hair. Or, (2.) In token of their great zeal for the work of the tabernacle; rather than the workmen should want brass, or not have of the best, they would part with their mirrors, though they could not do well without them. God’s service and glory must always be preferred by us before any satisfactions or accommodations of our own. Let us never complain of the want of that which we may honour God by parting with.3. These mirrors were used for the making of the laver. Either they were artfully joined together, or else molten down and cast anew; but it is probable that the laver was so brightly burnished that the sides of it still served for mirrors, that the priests, when they came to wash, might there see their faces, and so discover the spots, to wash them clean. Note, In the washing of repentance, there is need of the looking-glass of self-examination. The word of God is a glass, in which we may see our own faces (see Jam. 1:23); and with it we must compare our own hearts and lives, that, finding out our blemishes, we may wash with particular sorrow, and application of the blood of Christ to our souls. Usually the more particular we are in the confession of sin the more comfort we have in the sense of the pardon.

38:1-8 In all ages of the church there have been some persons more devoted to God, more constant in their attendance upon his ordinances, and more willing to part even with lawful things, for his sake, than others. Some women, devoted to God and zealous for the tabernacle worship, expressed zeal by parting with their mirrors, which were polished plates of brass. Before the invention of looking-glasses, these served the same purposes.

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AMHEVG ርዝመቱ አምስት ክንድ፥ ወርዱም አምስት ክንድ ለሚቃጠል መሥዋዕት የሚሆን መሠዊያን ከግራር እንጨት አደረገ፤ አራት ማዕዘንም ነበረ፤ ከፍታው ሦስት ክንድ ነበረ። አማርኛ ENGNIV They built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubi… English BCV ብዕንፀይቲ ሰራው ገይሩ፥ ሓሙሽተ እመት ዝምንዋሑ፥ ሓሙሽተ እመት ዝምግፋሑ፥ መስዋእቲ ዝቃፀለሉ መሰውኢ ገበረ። እቲ መሰውኢ ኣርባዕተ መኣዝን ነበረ፤ ምብራኹ ድማ ሰለስተ እመት ነበረ። ትግርኛ GAZBIB Bazaali'el itti fufee muka laaftoo irraa iddoo aarsaa dheerinni isaa dhundhuma shan, bal'inni isaa dhundhuma shan, irra… Afaan Oromoo BCV GIZ ወገብረ ምሥዋዐ ለመሥዋዕት እምዕፅ ዘኢይነቅዝ ዘኅምስቱ በእመት ኑኁ፡ ወኅምስቱ ራኅቡ፡ ርቡዐ ኮነ፡ ወሥልሰ በእመት ቆመ። giz GAZGAZ Bazaali'el itti fufee muka laaftoo irraa iddoo aarsaa dheerinni isaa dhundhuma shan, bal'inni isaa dhundhuma shan, irra… Afaan Oromoo BCV aksum ብዕንፀይቲ ሰራው ገይሩ፥ ሓሙሽተ እመት ዝምንዋሑ፥ ሓሙሽተ እመት ዝምግፋሑ፥ መስዋእቲ ዝቃፀለሉ መሰውኢ ገበረ። እቲ መሰውኢ ኣርባዕተ መኣዝን ነበረ፤ ምብራኹ ድማ ሰለስተ እመት ነበረ። ትግርኛ AMHNIV ከፍታው ሦስት ክንድ የሆነ የሚቃጠል መሥዋዕት መሠዊያ ከግራር ዕንጨት ሠሩ፤ ርዝመቱ አምስት ክንድ፣ ወርዱ አምስት ክንድ የሆነ ባለ ዐራት ማእዘን ነበረ። አማርኛ