Berean Standard Bible
Exodus 38
(Exodus 27:1–8)
1Bezalelconstructedוַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213אֶת־'et-H853the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930from acaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086.It was squareרָב֔וּעַra.Vu.a'H7251,fiveחָמֵשׁ֩cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֨וֹת'a.MotH520longאָרְכּ֜וֹ'a.re.KoH753,fiveוְחָֽמֵשׁ־ve.cha.mesh-H2568cubitsאַמּ֤וֹת'a.MotH520wideרָחְבּוֹ֙ra.che.BoH7341,and threeוְשָׁלֹ֥שׁve.sha.LoshH7969cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520highקֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967.
2He madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a hornקַרְנֹתָ֗יוkar.no.TavH7161at each ofעַ֚ל'alH5921its fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנֹּתָ֔יוpi.no.TavH6438,so that the hornsקַרְנֹתָ֑יוkar.no.TavH7161and altarwereהָי֣וּha.YuH1961of one pieceמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480,and he overlaidוַיְצַ֥ףvay.TzafH6823אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853the altarwith bronzeנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.
3He madeוַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213אֶֽת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the altar’sהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196אֶת־'et-H853utensilsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of bronzeנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178—its potsהַסִּירֹ֤תha.si.RotH5518וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,shovelsהַיָּעִים֙hai.ya.'ImH3257וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,sprinkling bowlsהַמִּזְרָקֹ֔תha.miz.ra.KotH4219אֶת־'et-H853,meat forksהַמִּזְלָגֹ֖תha.miz.la.GotH4207וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and firepansהַמַּחְתֹּ֑תha.mach.TotH4289עָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213כָּל־kol-H3605כֵּלָ֖יוke.LavH3627.
4He madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a grateמִכְבָּ֔רmikh.BarH4345of bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178meshרֶ֣שֶׁתRe.shetH7568for the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ מַעֲשֵׂ֖הla.miz.Be.ach ma.'a.SehH4196H4639underתַּ֧חַתTa.chatH8478its ledgeכַּרְכֻּבּ֛וֹkar.ku.BoH3749,halfwayחֶצְיֽוֹ׃chetz.YoH2677up from the bottomמִלְּמַ֖טָּה עַד־mi.le.Ma.tah 'ad-H4295H5704.
5At the fourאַרְבַּ֧ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersהַקְּצָוֹ֖תha.ke.tza.VotH7117of the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֑שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178grateלְמִכְבַּ֣רle.mikh.BarH4345he castוַיִּצֹ֞קvai.yi.TzokH3332fourבְּאַרְבַּ֥עbe.'ar.Ba'H702ringsטַבָּעֹ֛תta.ba.'OtH2885as holdersבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004for the polesלַבַּדִּֽים׃la.ba.DimH905.
7Then he insertedוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935אֶת־'et-H853the polesהַבַּדִּ֜יםha.ba.DimH905into the ringsבַּטַּבָּעֹ֗תba.ta.ba.'OtH2885onעַ֚ל'alH5921the sidesצַלְעֹ֣תtzal.'OtH6763of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196for carryingלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375itאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.He madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213the altarאֹתֽוֹ׃ ס'o.ToH853with boardsלֻחֹ֖תlu.ChotH3871so that it was hollowנְב֥וּבne.VuvH5014.
The Bronze Basin
(Exodus 30:17–21)
8Next he madeוַיַּ֗עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213אֵ֚ת'etH853the bronzeנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853basinהַכִּיּ֣וֹרha.ki.YorH3595and its standכַּנּ֣וֹ נְחֹ֑שֶׁתka.No ne.Cho.shetH3653H5178from the mirrorsבְּמַרְאֹת֙be.mar.'OtH4759of the women whoהַצֹּ֣בְאֹ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֣רha.Tzoe.'Ot 'a.SherH834H6633servedצָֽבְא֔וּtza.ve.'UH6633at the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607to the Tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃ סmo.'EdH4150.
The Courtyard
(Exodus 27:9–19)
9Then he constructedוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213אֶת־'et-H853the courtyardהֶחָצֵ֑רhe.cha.TzerH2691.The southנֶ֣גֶב תֵּימָ֗נָהNe.gev tei.Ma.nahH5045H8486sideלִפְאַ֣ת׀lif.'AtH6285of the courtyardהֶֽחָצֵר֙he.cha.TzerH2691was a hundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967cubitsבָּאַמָּֽה׃ba.'a.MahH520long and hadcurtainsקַלְעֵ֤יkal.'EiH7050of finely spunמָשְׁזָ֔רma.she.ZarH7806linenשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8336,
10with twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242postsעַמּוּדֵיהֶ֣ם'a.mu.dei.HemH5982and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֖ים'es.RimH6242bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178basesוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֥םve.'ad.nei.HemH134,and with silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701hooksוָוֵ֧יva.VeiH2053and bandsוַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶ֖םva.cha.shu.kei.HemH2838on the postsהָעַמֻּדִ֛יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982.
11The northצָפוֹן֙tza.fOnH6828sideוְלִפְאַ֤תve.lif.'AtH6285was alsoa hundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967cubitsבָֽאַמָּ֔הva.'a.MahH520long,with twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242postsעַמּוּדֵיהֶ֣ם'a.mu.dei.HemH5982and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֖ים'es.RimH6242bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178basesוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֥םve.'ad.nei.HemH134.The hooksוָוֵ֧יva.VeiH2053and bandsוַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶ֖םva.cha.shu.kei.HemH2838of the postsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֛יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982were silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.
12The westיָ֗םYamH3220sideוְלִפְאַת־ve.lif.'at-H6285wasfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubits longבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520and hadcurtainsקְלָעִים֙ke.la.'ImH7050,with tenעֲשָׂרָ֔ה'a.sa.RahH6235postsעַמּוּדֵיהֶ֥ם'a.mu.dei.HemH5982and tenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235basesוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םve.'ad.nei.HemH134.The hooksוָוֵ֧יva.VeiH2053and bandsוַחֲשׁוּקֵיהֶ֖םva.cha.shu.kei.HemH2838of the postsהָעַמֻּדִ֛יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982were silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.
14The curtainsקְלָעִ֛יםke.la.'ImH7050onאֶל־'el-H413one sideהַכָּתֵ֑ףha.ka.TefH3802of the entrance werefifteenחֲמֵשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הcha.mesh- 'es.RehH2568H6240cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520long,with threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֔הshe.lo.ShahH7969postsעַמּוּדֵיהֶ֣ם'a.mu.dei.HemH5982and threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969basesוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םve.'ad.nei.HemH134.
15And the curtainsקְלָעִ֕יםke.la.'ImH7050on the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתha.she.NitH8145sideוְלַכָּתֵ֣ףve.la.ka.TefH3802were also fifteenחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240cubits longאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520,with threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֔הshe.lo.ShahH7969postsעַמֻּדֵיהֶ֣ם'a.mu.dei.HemH5982and threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969basesוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םve.'ad.nei.HemH134as wellלְשַׁ֣עַר הֶֽחָצֵ֔רle.Sha.'ar he.cha.TzerH2088H2691H8179.
17The basesוְהָאֲדָנִ֣יםve.ha.'a.da.NimH134for the postsלָֽעַמֻּדִים֮la.'a.mu.DimH5982were bronzeנְחֹשֶׁת֒ne.cho.ShetH5178,the hooksוָוֵ֨יva.VeiH2053and bandsוַחֲשׁוּקֵיהֶם֙va.cha.shu.kei.HemH2838הָֽעַמּוּדִ֜יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982were silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,and the platingוְצִפּ֥וּיve.tzi.PuiH6826for the topsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.HemH7218of the posts was silverכָּ֑סֶף וְהֵם֙Ka.sef ve.HemH3701H1992.So allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the postsעַמֻּדֵ֥י'a.mu.DeiH5982of the courtyardהֶחָצֵֽר׃he.cha.TzerH2691were bandedמְחֻשָּׁקִ֣יםme.chu.sha.KimH2836with silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701.
18The curtainוּמָסַ֞ךְu.ma.SakhH4539for the entranceשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179to the courtyardהֶחָצֵר֙ מַעֲשֵׂ֣הhe.cha.Tzer ma.'a.SehH2691H4639was embroideredרֹקֵ֔םro.KemH7551with blueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarlet yarnוְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖יve.to.La.'at sha.NiH8438H8144,and finely spunמָשְׁזָ֑רma.she.ZarH7806linenוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8336. It wastwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520longאֹ֔רֶךְ'O.rekhH753and, likeלְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.MatH5980the curtainsקַלְעֵ֥יkal.'EiH7050of the courtyardהֶחָצֵֽר׃he.cha.TzerH2691,fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520highוְקוֹמָ֤ה בְרֹ֙חַב֙ve.ko.Mah ve.Ro.chavH6967H7341,
19with fourאַרְבָּעָ֔ה'ar.ba.'AhH702postsוְעַמֻּֽדֵיהֶם֙ve.'a.mu.dei.HemH5982and fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178basesוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֥םve.'ad.nei.HemH134.Their hooksוָוֵיהֶ֣םva.vei.HemH2053were silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,as well as the bandsוַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶ֖םva.cha.shu.kei.HemH2838and the platingוְצִפּ֧וּיve.tzi.PuiH6826of their topsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֛םra.shei.HemH7218כָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.
An Inventory of Materials
(Ezra 2:68–70; Nehemiah 7:70–73)
21Thisאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428is the inventoryפְקוּדֵ֤יfe.ku.DeiH6485for the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908,the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of the Testimonyהָעֵדֻ֔תha.'e.DutH5715,asאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834recordedפֻּקַּ֖דpu.KadH6485atעַל־'al-H5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872’commandפִּ֣יpiH6310byעֲבֹדַת֙'a.vo.DatH5656the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881under the directionבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of Ithamarאִֽיתָמָ֔ר'i.ta.MarH385sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.
22Bezalelוּבְצַלְאֵ֛לu.ve.tzal.'ElH1212sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uriאוּרִ֥י'u.RiH221,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hurח֖וּרchurH2354,of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,madeעָשָׂ֕ה'a.SahH6213אֵ֛ת'etH853everythingכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.
23With himוְאִתּ֗וֹve.'i.ToH854wasOholiabאָהֳלִיאָ֞ב'o.ho.li.'AvH171sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahisamachאֲחִיסָמָ֛ךְ'a.chi.sa.MakhH294,of the tribeלְמַטֵּה־le.ma.teh-H4294of Danדָ֖ןdanH1835,an engraverחָרָ֣שׁcha.RashH2796,designerוְחֹשֵׁ֑בve.cho.ShevH2803,and embroidererוְרֹקֵ֗םve.ro.KemH7551in blueבַּתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ba.te.Khe.letH8504,purpleוּבָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ןu.va.'ar.ga.ManH713,and scarlet yarnוּבְתוֹלַ֥עַת הַשָּׁנִ֖יu.ve.to.La.'at ha.sha.NiH8438H8144and fine linenוּבַשֵּֽׁשׁ׃ סu.va.SheshH8336.
24Allכָּל־kol-H3605the goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091from the wave offeringהַתְּנוּפָ֗הha.te.nu.FahH8573usedהֶֽעָשׂוּי֙he.'a.SuiH6213for the workבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH4399H3605on the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944totaledוַיְהִ֣י׀ זְהַ֣בvay.Hi ze.HavH1961H209129תֵּ֤שַׁע וְעֶשְׂרִים֙Te.sha' ve.'es.RimH8672H6242talentsכִּכָּ֔רki.KarH3603and 730וּשְׁבַ֨ע מֵא֧וֹת וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםu.she.Va' me.'ot u.she.lo.ShimH7651H3967H7970shekelsשֶׁ֖קֶלShe.kelH8255,according to the sanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944shekelבְּשֶׁ֥קֶלbe.She.kelH8255.
25The silverוְכֶ֛סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701from those numberedפְּקוּדֵ֥יpe.ku.DeiH6485among the congregationהָעֵדָ֖הha.'e.DahH5712totaled 100מְאַ֣תme.'AtH3967talentsכִּכָּ֑רki.KarH3603and 1,775וְאֶלֶף֩ וּשְׁבַ֨ע מֵא֜וֹת וַחֲמִשָּׁ֧ה וְשִׁבְעִ֛יםve.'e.Lef u.she.Va' me.'ot va.cha.mi.Shah ve.shiv.'ImH505H7651H3967H2568H7657shekelsשֶׁ֖קֶלShe.kelH8255,according to the sanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944shekelבְּשֶׁ֥קֶלbe.She.kelH8255—
26a bekaבֶּ֚קַעBe.ka'H1235per personלַגֻּלְגֹּ֔לֶתla.gul.Go.letH1538, that is,halfמַחֲצִ֥יתma.cha.TzitH4276a shekelהַשֶּׁ֖קֶלha.She.kelH8255,according to the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944shekelבְּשֶׁ֣קֶלbe.She.kelH8255,from everyoneלְכֹ֨לle.KholH3605twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141of ageמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121or olderוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605who had crossed overהָעֹבֵ֜רha.'o.VerH5674toעַל־'al-H5921be numberedהַפְּקֻדִ֗יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485,a total of 603,550לְשֵׁשׁ־ וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת וַחֲמֵ֥שׁle.shesh- u.she.Lo.shet va.cha.MeshH8337H3967H505H7969H2568menוַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃va.cha.mi.ShimH2572.
27The hundredמְאַת֙me.'AtH3967talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603of silverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701wereוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961used to castלָצֶ֗קֶתla.Tze.ketH3332אֵ֚ת'etH853the basesאַדְנֵ֣י'ad.NeiH134of the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and the basesאַדְנֵ֣י'ad.NeiH134of the veilהַפָּרֹ֑כֶתha.pa.Ro.khetH6532—100מְאַ֧תme.'AtH3967basesאֲדָנִ֛ים'a.da.NimH134from the 100לִמְאַ֥תlim.'AtH3967talentsהַכִּכָּ֖רha.ki.KarH3603,one talentכִּכָּ֥רki.KarH3603per baseלָאָֽדֶן׃la.'A.denH134.
28וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853With the 1,775הָאֶ֜לֶף וּשְׁבַ֤ע הַמֵּאוֹת֙ וַחֲמִשָּׁ֣ה וְשִׁבְעִ֔יםha.'E.lef u.she.Va' ha.me.'Ot va.cha.mi.Shah ve.shiv.'ImH505H7651H3967H2568H7657shekels of silverhe madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213the hooksוָוִ֖יםva.VimH2053for the postsלָעַמּוּדִ֑יםla.'a.mu.DimH5982,overlaidוְצִפָּ֥הve.tzi.PahH6823their topsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.HemH7218,and supplied bandsוְחִשַּׁ֥קve.chi.ShakH2836for themאֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853.
30He used it to makeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213אֶת־'et-H853the basesאַדְנֵי֙'ad.NeiH134for the entranceפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607to the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853,the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֔שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196and its bronzeהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853gratingמִכְבַּ֥רmikh.BarH4345,allכָּל־kol-H3605the utensilsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627for the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196,
31וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the basesאַדְנֵ֤י'ad.NeiH134for the surroundingסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853courtyardהֶֽחָצֵר֙he.cha.TzerH2691andאַדְנֵ֖י'ad.NeiH134its gateשַׁ֣עַר הֶחָצֵ֑רSha.'ar he.cha.TzerH8179H2691,andוְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the tent pegsיִתְדֹ֧תyit.DotH3489for the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853andכָּל־kol-H3605יִתְדֹ֥תyit.DotH3489its surroundingסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439courtyardהֶחָצֵ֖רhe.cha.TzerH2691.
Commentaries on Exodus 38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
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