Exodus

Exodus 38:28–31

²⁸With the 1,775 shekels of silver^l he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.

²⁹The bronze from the wave offering totaled 70 talents and 2,400 shekels.^m ³⁰He used it to make the bases for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the bronze altar and its bronze grating, all the utensils for the altar, ³¹the bases for the surrounding courtyard and its gate, and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and its surrounding courtyard.

Footnotes

l 38:28 1,775 shekels is approximately 44.6 pounds or 20.2 kilograms of silver.
m 38:29 The total weight of the bronze was approximately 2.67 tons or 2.42 metric tons.

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Exodus 38:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
With the 1,775	הָאֶ֜לֶף	hā·’e·lep̄	Article; Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
he made	עָשָׂ֥ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the hooks	וָוִ֖ים	wā·wîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2053 hook, pin or peg
for the posts	לָעַמּוּדִ֑ים	lā·‘am·mū·ḏîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5982 pillar, column
overlaid	וְצִפָּ֥ה	wə·ṣip·pāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6823 lay out, lay over
their tops	רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם	rā·šê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H7218 head
and supplied bands	וְחִשַּׁ֥ק	wə·ḥiš·šaq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2836 be attached to, love
for them	אֹתָֽם׃	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative

Exodus 38:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The bronze	וּנְחֹ֥שֶׁת	ū·nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5178 copper, bronze
from the wave offering	הַתְּנוּפָ֖ה	hat·tə·nū·p̄āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8573 a swinging, waving, wave-offering, offering
totaled 70	שִׁבְעִ֣ים	šiḇ·‘îm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
talents	כִּכָּ֑ר	kik·kār	Noun - feminine singular	H3603 a round
and 2,400	וְאַלְפַּ֥יִם	wə·’al·pa·yim	Conjunctive waw; Number - md	H505 thousand
shekels	שָֽׁקֶל׃	šā·qel	Noun - masculine singular	H8255 shekel

Exodus 38:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He used it to make	וַיַּ֣עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the bases	אַדְנֵי֙	’aḏ·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H134 base, pedestal
for the entrance	פֶּ֚תַח	pe·ṯaḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
to the Tent	אֹ֣הֶל	’ō·hel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H168 tent
of Meeting	מוֹעֵ֔ד	mō·w·‘êḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
the bronze	הַנְּחֹ֔שֶׁת	han·nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
altar	מִזְבַּ֣ח	miz·baḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4196 altar
and its bronze	הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת	han·nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
grating	מִכְבַּ֥ר	miḵ·bar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4345 a netted cloth or coverlet
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the utensils	כְּלֵ֥י	kə·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
for the altar	הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar

Exodus 38:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the bases	אַדְנֵ֤י	’aḏ·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H134 base, pedestal
for the surrounding	סָבִ֔יב	sā·ḇîḇ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
courtyard	הֶֽחָצֵר֙	he·ḥā·ṣêr	Article; Noun - common singular	H2691 enclosure, court
its gate	שַׁ֣עַר	ša·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
and	וְאֵ֨ת	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the tent pegs	יִתְדֹ֧ת	yiṯ·ḏōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3489 peg, pin
for the tabernacle	הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן	ham·miš·kān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
and	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
its surrounding	סָבִֽיב׃	sā·ḇîḇ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
courtyard	הֶחָצֵ֖ר	he·ḥā·ṣêr	Article; Noun - common singular	H2691 enclosure, court

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