Exodus 38:21

Exodus 38:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.
• New International Version (NIV)These are the amounts of the materials used for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the covenant law, which were recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These are the records of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were recorded at the commandment of Moses, the responsibility of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)This is the inventory of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, which was counted according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.

Context of Exodus 38:21

19Their four pillars and four bases were bronze. Their hooks along with the overlaying of their capitals and their bands were silver. 20All the pegs of the Tabernacle and the courtyard all around were bronze. These are the accounts of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, as they were recorded according to the commandment of Moses, by the service of the Levites, under the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the kohen. 22Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur of the tribe of Judah made all that Adonai commanded Moses. 23Along with him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman, a skillful workman, and a weaver of colors, in blue, purple, scarlet and fine linen.

Exodus 38:21 word by word

אֵ֣לֶּה פְקוּדֵ֤י הַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ מִשְׁכַּ֣ן הָעֵדֻ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר פֻּקַּ֖ד עַל־פִּ֣י מֹשֶׁ֑ה עֲבֹדַת֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם בְּיַד֙ אִֽיתָמָ֔ר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֖ן הַכֹּהֵֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thisאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• is the sumפְּקוּדִיםpâqad · reckoningH6485
• of the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• of testimonyעֵדוּת‛êdûth · testimonyH5715
• as it was countedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• according to the commandmentפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
• of Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• the serviceעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: workH5656
• of the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• by the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of Ithamarאִיתָמָר'îythâmâr · IthamarH385
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• to Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for Exodus 38:21

• Numbers 24:5How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, and your dwellings, O Israel!
• Matthew 17:4Peter responded to Yeshua, “Master, it’s good for us to be here! If You wish, I will make three sukkot here—one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
• Job 11:4For you have said, ‘My teaching is flawless’ and ‘I am pure in Your eyes!’
• Job 22:23If you return to Shaddai, you will be restored; if you remove iniquity far from your tent
• Exodus 26:1“Moreover you are to make the Tabernacle with ten curtains of fine woven linen, of blue , purple and scarlet, with cheruvim made by the work of a skillful craftsman.
• Hebrews 9:2For a tent was prepared: in the outer part were the menorah, the table, and the presentation of the bread—this is called the Holy Place.
• Hebrews 8:2He is a priestly attendant of the Holies and the true Tent—which Adonai set up, not man.
• Hebrews 9:11But when Messiah appeared as Kohen Gadol of the good things that have now come, passing through the greater and more perfect Tent not made with hands (that is to say not of this creation),
• Psalms 15:1A psalm of David. Adonai, who may dwell in Your tent? Who may live on Your holy mountain?
• 2 Corinthians 5:1For we know that if the tent, our earthly home, is torn down, we have a building from God—a home not made with human hands, eternal in the heavens.
• 2 Peter 1:13I think it right to stir you up with a reminder, as long as I remain alive in this “tent” of a body—
• Revelation 21:3I also heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the dwelling of God is among men, and He shall tabernacle among them. They shall be His people, and God Himself shall be among them and be their God.
• Numbers 1:50Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the Tabernacle of the Testimony, over all its implements and all pertaining to it. They are to carry the Tabernacle and all its utensils, tend to it and camp around it.
• Numbers 9:15On the day the Tabernacle was erected, the cloud covered the Tabernacle. By evening until morning, the cloud above the Tent of Testimony had an appearance like fire.
• Numbers 10:11On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud lifted up from above the Tabernacle of the Testimony.
• Numbers 17:7Moses placed the staffs before Adonai in the Tent of Testimony.

Commentaries on Exodus 38:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21This is the sum of the tabernacle - That is, The foregoing account contains a detail of all the articles which Bezaleel and Aholiab were commanded to make; and which were reckoned up by the Levites, over whom Ithamar, the son of Aaron, presided.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21This is the sum … - “This is the reckoning of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony as it was reckoned up according to the commandment of Moses, by the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar,” etc. The weight of the metals was taken by the Levites, under the direction of Ithamar. The tabernacle is called the tabernacle of the testimony, or the depository of the testimony, i. e. the tables of the law Exodus 25:16.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 The foundation of massy pieces of silver showed the solidity and purity of the truth upon which the church is founded. Let us regard the Lord Jesus Christ while reading of the furniture of the tabernacle. While looking at the altar of burnt-offering, let us see Jesus. In him, his righteousness, and salvation, is a full and sufficient offering for sin. In the laver of regeneration, by his Holy Spirit, let our souls be washed, and they shall be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21Since the tabernacle contained the ark of the covenant (also called the ark of the Testimony), it is called the tabernacle of the Testimony.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. This is the sum of the tabernacle--Having completed his description of the component parts of the tabernacle, the inspired historian digresses into a statement respecting the gold and silver employed in it, the computation being made according to an order of Moses--by the Levites, under the direction of Ithamar, Aaron's youngest son.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 38:21

• Ithamar
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Moses
• Cunning
• Fillet
• Occupy
• Overlaying
• Tabernacle
• Testimony, Tabernacle of
• Atonement, Day of
• Color; Colors

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
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings