Exodus 38
- 1And he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood: 7½ feet was its length, and 7½ feet its width. It was foursquare, and 4½ feet its height.
- 2And he made its horns on the four corners of it. Its horns were of the same: and he covered it with bronze.
- 3And he made all the items of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the bowls, and the meat forks, and the fire pans: all its items made he of bronze.
- 4And he made for the altar a bronze grate of network under its compass beneath to the middle of it.
- 5And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of bronze, to be places for the poles.
- 6And he made the poles of acacia wood, and covered them with bronze.
- 7And he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it besides. He made the altar hollow with boards.
- 8And he made the washbasin of bronze, and the foot of it of bronze, from the bronze mirrors of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
- 9And he made the court: on the south side southward the curtains of the court were of fine twisted linen, 150 feet:
- 10Their pillars were twenty, and their bronze bases twenty. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver.
- 11And for the north side the curtains were 150 feet, their pillars were twenty, and their bases of bronze twenty, the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver.
- 12And for the west side were curtains of 75 feet, their pillars ten, and their bases ten, the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver.
- 13And for the east side eastward 75 feet.
- 14The curtains of the one side of the gate were 22½ feet, their pillars three, and their bases three.
- 15And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were curtains of 22½ feet, their pillars three, and their bases three.
- 16All the curtains of the court all around were of fine twisted linen.
- 17And the bases for the pillars were of bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver, and the overlaying of their caps of silver. All the pillars of the court were banded with silver.
- 18And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen: and 30 feet was the length, and the height in the width was 7½ feet, answerable to the curtains of the court.
- 19And their pillars were four, and their bases of bronze four, their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their caps and their bands of silver.
- 20And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court all around, were of bronze.
- 21This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of the covenant, 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.
- 22And Bezaleel the son Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lord commanded Moses.
- 23And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skilled workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
- 24All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was about 1 ton, by the official sanctuary weight.
- 25And the silver of those who were numbered of the congregation was about 3¾ tons, by the official sanctuary weight:
- 26Each man gave a small silver coin weighing about a fifth of an ounce, by the official sanctuary weight, for everyone who went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
- 27And with most of the silver they cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil: a hundred bases, 75 pounds of silver for each base.
- 28And with the other 44½ pounds of silver he made hooks for the pillars, and covered their caps, and banded them.
- 29And the bronze of the offering was about 2½ tons.
- 30And with it he made the bases to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the bronze altar, and the bronze grate for it, and all the items of the altar,
- 31And the bases of the court all around, and the bases of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court all around.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Exodus 38 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.
GIGAKJVAnd he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood: 7½ feet was its length, and 7½ feet its width. It was foursquare, and 4½ feet its height.
KJVAnd he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.
GIGAKJVAnd he made its horns on the four corners of it. Its horns were of the same: and he covered it with bronze.
KJVAnd he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.
GIGAKJVAnd he made all the items of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the bowls, and the meat forks, and the fire pans: all its items made he of bronze.
KJVAnd he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.
GIGAKJVAnd he made for the altar a bronze grate of network under its compass beneath to the middle of it.
KJVAnd he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.
GIGAKJVAnd he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of bronze, to be places for the poles.
KJVAnd he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
GIGAKJVAnd he made the poles of acacia wood, and covered them with bronze.
KJVAnd he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
GIGAKJVAnd he put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it besides. He made the altar hollow with boards.
KJVAnd he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
GIGAKJVAnd he made the washbasin of bronze, and the foot of it of bronze, from the bronze mirrors of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
KJVAnd he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
GIGAKJVAnd he made the court: on the south side southward the curtains of the court were of fine twisted linen, 150 feet:
KJVTheir pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.
GIGAKJVTheir pillars were twenty, and their bronze bases twenty. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver.
KJVAnd for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
GIGAKJVAnd for the north side the curtains were 150 feet, their pillars were twenty, and their bases of bronze twenty, the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver.
KJVAnd for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
GIGAKJVAnd for the west side were curtains of 75 feet, their pillars ten, and their bases ten, the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver.
KJVAnd for the east side eastward fifty cubits.
GIGAKJVAnd for the east side eastward 75 feet.
KJVThe hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
GIGAKJVThe curtains of the one side of the gate were 22½ feet, their pillars three, and their bases three.
KJVAnd for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
GIGAKJVAnd for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were curtains of 22½ feet, their pillars three, and their bases three.
KJVAll the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.
GIGAKJVAll the curtains of the court all around were of fine twisted linen.
KJVAnd the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.
GIGAKJVAnd the bases for the pillars were of bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver, and the overlaying of their caps of silver. All the pillars of the court were banded with silver.
KJVAnd the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.
GIGAKJVAnd the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen: and 30 feet was the length, and the height in the width was 7½ feet, answerable to the curtains of the court.
KJVAnd their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver.
GIGAKJVAnd their pillars were four, and their bases of bronze four, their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their caps and their bands of silver.
KJVAnd all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.
GIGAKJVAnd all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court all around, were of bronze.
KJVThis 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.
GIGAKJVThis is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of the covenant, 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.
KJVAnd with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
GIGAKJVAnd with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skilled workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
KJVAll the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
GIGAKJVAll the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was about 1 ton, by the official sanctuary weight.
KJVAnd the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
GIGAKJVAnd the silver of those who were numbered of the congregation was about 3¾ tons, by the official sanctuary weight:
KJVA bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
GIGAKJVEach man gave a small silver coin weighing about a fifth of an ounce, by the official sanctuary weight, for everyone who went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
KJVAnd of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail; an hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket.
GIGAKJVAnd with most of the silver they cast the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil: a hundred bases, 75 pounds of silver for each base.
KJVAnd of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.
GIGAKJVAnd with the other 44½ pounds of silver he made hooks for the pillars, and covered their caps, and banded them.
KJVAnd the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.
GIGAKJVAnd the bronze of the offering was about 2½ tons.
KJVAnd therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar,
GIGAKJVAnd with it he made the bases to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the bronze altar, and the bronze grate for it, and all the items of the altar,
KJVAnd the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.
GIGAKJVAnd the bases of the court all around, and the bases of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court all around.
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