two cubits and a half long, one and a half broad, and deep, 2. And overlaid it with gold within and without; and made a border of gold around it, (in form of a crown), 3. And four golden rings for the corners, 4. And made staves of Shittim-wood, and overlaid them with gold; 5. And put them along the sides, and into the rings at the corners, to carry it. 6. And he made the (atonement covering, or) mercy-seat, the lid of the ark of pure gold, two cu bits and a half long, and one and a half broad.

7. And he made one golden cherub on each end of it out of the same piece. 8, 9. The cherubs stretched their wings high above the (propitiatory, or) mercy-seat, spreading them over it to cover it, with their faces to each other, and` towards the (atonement covering, or) mercy-seat.

10. And he made the table of Shittim-wood, two cubits long, a cubit broad, and a cubit and a half high, 11. And overlaid it with pure gold, and made a border around it, in form of a crown, 12. Of an hand-breadth.

13. And casting four rings of gold, he put them in the four corners of its bases, 14. On the sides of the border, for the staves to bear it. 15. He made the staves also of Shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. 16. And he made the utensils to be on the table, the plates, spoons, cups, and their covers, of pure gold.

17. He made the candlestick also of solid work of pure gold; the shaft and its branches, bowls, balls, and flowers, were all of the same piece. 18. Three branches proceeded out of each side of the shaft. 19, 20. The bowls were like almonds, with balls and flowers; every two branches had one ball under them. 21, 22. All its parts were of one piece of solid work of pure gold: 23. The snuffers, and snuff-holders, for the seven lamps, were also of gold. 24. The candlestick, with all its utensils, were made out of one talent of pure gold.

25. He made the incense altar of Shittim-wood four-square, a cubit long, and a cubit broad, and two cubits high; its horns were of the same piece. 26. The top, the horns, and the sides all around, he overlaid with gold; he made also a border a round it in form of a crown. 27. He made two rings of gold for two of the corners under the crown, to put the staves in, to carry it; 28. And he made the staves also of Shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

? 29. And he made the sacred anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, with the apotheca ry's art.

CHAP. XXXVIII.

FORM OF THE COURT.

He made the altar for burnt-offerings of Shittim wood, four-square, five cubits long, five broad, and three high; 2. And he made horns on the four cor ners out of the same piece, and overlaid it with brass.

3. He made all the altar's utensils, even the pots, shovels, basons, forks, and fire pans, of brass. 4. And he made for the altar a brazen grate of neťwork around it, the half of its height from the bottom. 5. And he made four rings for its four corn ers, to put the staves in to carry it, 6. Which he made of Shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass; 7. And put them along its sides into the rings to carry it: he made the altar hollow, with boards for holding the offering.

8. He made also a brazen washing vessel, with its brazen cover, under the inspection of the women, who assembled at the tabernacle door.

9. And he made the court about the tabernacle. The hangings of the south and north sides were à 'hundred cubits each side of fine twisted linen. 10. Their pillars and sockets of brass for each side twenty; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, were of silver.

11, 12, 13, The hangings of the east and west sides were fifty cubits each side; their pillars, with their sockets, ten for each side; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver. 14. The hangings of each side of the court-gate were fifteen cubits, their pillars three, and their sockets three.

15, 16. All the hangings of the court around were of fine twisted linen. 17. The sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver, and the overlaying of their heads of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.

18. The hanging for the court-gate was embroi dered work, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine doubled linen; it was twenty cubits long, its height and breadth five, in proportion to the hangings of the court. 19. Their pillars and sockets of brass, were four each; their hooks and the overlaying of their heads, and their fillets, of silver. 20. All the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court a round, were of brass.

21. This is the sum of the work of the tabernacle of the (divine) testimony, as it was appointed by the command of Moses, for the religious service of the Levites, under the ministry of Ithamar, the priest, Aaron's son.

22. Bezaleel made all that the Eternal commanded Moses; 23. With the aid of Aholiab, an engrav er, a skilful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen.

24. All the gold of the work was twenty-nine ta lents, and seven hundred and thirty sacred shekels: all which were given in free-will offerings. 25. And the silver was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and seventy-five sacred shekels.

26. A bekah, that is, half a sacred shekel for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old to fifty, for six hundred thousand and three thousand five hundred and fifty men.

27. And of the hundred talents of silver, were cast the sockets for the boards of the sanctuary, and these for the vail, a talent for a socket. 28. And of the thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, were hooks made for the pillars; the heads were overlaid, and filleted. 29. And the brass occupied was seventy talents, two thousand and four hundred shekels; 30. Of which were made sockets for the tabernacle door, and the brazen altar, with its brazen grate, and all the utensils of the altar, 31. And the sockets of the court-pillars around, and of the court-gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle.

CHAP. XXXIX.

THE CLOTHES OF THE SACRED SERVICE.

THE sacred garments for Aaron to minister in holy things, as the Eternal commanded Moses, were made of blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen. 2. He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen. 3. They beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires to work it artfully in the blue, the purple, and scarlet, and fine duplicated linen, with skilful work.

4. They made the shoulder pieces for it to couple it together, and it was joined by its two edges, 5. And the embroidered girdle of the ephod was of the same materials, and the same colours, as the Eternal commanded Moses.

6. And they inclosed the onyx stones in gold, having the names of the twelve tribes engraven by art, like signets; 7. And he put them in the shoulders of the ephod for a memorial of Israel's tribes, as the Eternal commanded Moses.

8. And he made the breast-plate of like materials, with artificial work like that of the ephod; 9. It was four-square, a span long and a span broad, being doubled; 10. And they set in it four rows of stones;

the first contained a ruby, a topaz, and a carbuncle; 11. And the second an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond; 12. And the third a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst; 13. And the fourth a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were enclosed in golden sockets, 14. And had the names of the twelve tribes engraven in them, the name of a tribe engraven in each, like the engraving of a signet. 15. And they made to the breast-plate chains at the ends, to tie it to the ephod; they were twisted work of pure gold; 16. And two clasps of gold, and two gold rings, and put these in the two upper ends of the breast-plate; 17. And put the two twisted chains of gold in the rings in the two ends of the breastplate; 18. And these two ends of the wreathen chains were fixt to the two clasps, and these were fixt to the opposite ends of the ephod's shoulders. 19. They made also two rings of gold, and put them on the nether ends of the breast-plate, at the inner edge of its borders, on the inside joining of the ephod. 20. And they made two other golden rings, and put them on its two ends, below and before, opposite the other coupling, above the ephod's cu rious girdle. 21. And they bound the breast-plate by its rings to those of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be fixed on the ephod's curious girdle, and not be loosed from it, as the Eternal commanded Moses. 22. And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue; 23. And the hole of the robe through which the head was put, in putting it on, was in the midst of its neck, as the collar of a coat of mail, with a binding about it, that it might not rent. 24. And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen: 25. And they made bells of pure gold, and put one between each two pomegranates on the hem of the robe all around, 26. To minister in, as the Eternal com manded Moses,