Exodus 38:21-31

The Supervision of the Work

²¹ This is an inventory of The Dwelling that housed The Testimony drawn up by order of Moses for the work of the Levites under Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest. ²² Bezalel, the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that God had commanded Moses. ²³ Working with Bezalel was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an artisan, designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet fabrics and fine linen.

The Metal of the Sanctuary

²⁴ Gold. The total amount of gold used in construction of the Sanctuary, all of it contributed freely, weighed out at 1,900 pounds according to the Sanctuary standard. ²⁵ Silver. The silver from those in the community who were registered in the census came to 6,437 pounds according to the Sanctuary standard ²⁶ - that amounted to a beka, or half-shekel, for every registered person aged twenty and over, a total of 603,550 men. ²⁷ They used the three and one-quarter tons of silver to cast the bases for the Sanctuary and for the hangings, one hundred bases at sixty-four pounds each. ²⁸ They used the remaining thirty-seven pounds to make the connecting hooks on the posts, and the caps and bands for the posts. ²⁹ Bronze. The bronze that was brought in weighed 4,522 pounds. ³⁰ It was used to make the door of the Tent of Meeting, the Bronze Altar with its bronze grating, all the utensils of the Altar, ³¹ the bases around the Courtyard, the bases for the gate of the Courtyard, and all the pegs for The Dwelling and the Courtyard.