The Courtyard

⁹ “You^(A) are to make the courtyard for the tabernacle. Make the hangings on the south of the courtyard out of finely spun linen, 150 feet^[a] long on that side. ¹⁰ There are to be 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands^[b] of the posts must be silver. ¹¹ Then make the hangings on the north side 150 feet^[c] long. There are to be 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands^[d] of the posts must be silver. ¹² Make the hangings of the courtyard on the west side 75 feet^[e] long, including their 10 posts and 10 bases. ¹³ Make the hangings of the courtyard on the east side toward the sunrise 75 feet.^{[f] 14} Make the hangings on one side of the gate 22½ feet,^[g] including their three posts and their three bases. ¹⁵ And make the hangings on the other side 22½ feet,^[h] including their three posts and their three bases. ¹⁶ The gate of the courtyard is to have a thirty-foot^[i] screen^(B) embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It is to have four posts including their four bases.

¹⁷ “All the posts around the courtyard are to be banded with silver and have silver hooks and bronze bases. ¹⁸ The length of the courtyard is to be 150 feet, the width 75 feet at each end, and the height 7½ feet,^[j] all of it made of finely spun linen. The bases of the posts must be bronze. ¹⁹ All the tools of the tabernacle for every use and all its tent pegs as well as all the tent pegs of the courtyard are to be made of bronze.

¹⁷ the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and bases, and the screen for the gate of the courtyard; ¹⁸ the tent pegs for the tabernacle and the tent pegs for the courtyard, along with their ropes;

Making the Courtyard

⁹ Then^(A) he made the courtyard. The hangings on the south side of the courtyard were of finely spun linen, 150 feet in length,^{[a] 10} including their 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands^[b] of the posts were silver. ¹¹ The hangings on the north side were also 150 feet in length,^[c] including their 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands^[d] of the posts were silver. ¹² The hangings on the west side were 75 feet in length,^[e] including their 10 posts and 10 bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver. ¹³ The hangings on the east toward the sunrise were also 75 feet in length.^{[f] 14} The hangings on one side of the gate were 22½ feet,^[g] including their three posts and three bases. ¹⁵ It was the same for the other side. The hangings were 22½ feet,^[h] including their three posts and three bases on both sides of the courtyard gate. ¹⁶ All the hangings around the courtyard were of finely spun linen. ¹⁷ The bases for the posts were bronze; the hooks and bands^[i] of the posts were silver; and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver. All the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver.

¹⁸ The screen for the gate of the courtyard was embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It was 30 feet^[j] long, and like the hangings of the courtyard, 7½ feet^[k] high.^{[l] 19} It had four posts, including their four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, and the bands^[m] as well as the plating of their tops were silver. ²⁰ All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze.

Inventory of Materials

²¹ This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony,^(B) that was recorded at Moses’ command. It was the work of the Levites under the direction of^[n] Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.^{(C) 22} Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the Lord commanded Moses. ²³ With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a gem cutter, a designer, and an embroiderer with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.

²⁴ All the gold of the presentation offering that was used for the project in all the work on the sanctuary, was 2,193 pounds,^[o] according to the sanctuary shekel.^{(D) 25} The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds,^[p] according to the sanctuary shekel— ²⁶ 2⁄5 of an ounce^[q] per man, that is, half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone 20 years old or more who had crossed over to the registered group, 603,550 men. ²⁷ There were 7,500 pounds^[r] of silver used to cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil—100 bases from 7,500 pounds,^[s] 75 pounds^[t] for each base.^{(E) 28} With the remaining 44 pounds^[u] he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands^[v] for them.

²⁹ The bronze of the presentation offering totaled 5,310 pounds.^{[w] 30} He made with it the bases for the entrance to the tent of meeting, the bronze altar and its bronze grate, all the utensils for the altar, ³¹ the bases for the surrounding courtyard, the bases for the gate of the courtyard, all the tent pegs for the tabernacle, and all the tent pegs for the surrounding courtyard.