CHAPTER XXXVIII _Bezaleel makes the altar of burnt-offering_, 1-7. _He makes the laver and its foot out of the mirrors given_ _by the women_, 8. _The court, its pillars, hangings, c._, 9-20. _The whole tabernacle and its work finished by Bezaleel_, _Aholiab, and their assistants_, 21-23. _The... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Exodus 38:8. _HE MADE THE LAVER_] Exodus 30:18, c. _THE LOOKING-GLASSES_] The word מראת _maroth_, from ראה _raah, he saw_, signifies _reflectors_ or _mirrors_ of any kind. Here _metal_, highly polished, must certainly be meant, as glass was not yet in use and had it even been in use, we are... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Exodus 38:9. _THE COURT_] Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Exodus 38:17. _THE HOOKS - AND THEIR FILLETS_] The capitals, and the silver bands that went round them; Exodus 26:32.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Exodus 38:21. _THIS IS THE SUM OF THE TABERNACLE._] That is, The foregoing account contains a detail of all the articles which Bezaleel and Aholiab were commanded to make; and which were reckoned up by the Levites, over whom _Ithamar_, the son of Aaron, presided.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Exodus 38:24. _ALL THE GOLD THAT WAS OCCUPIED FOR THE WORK, C._] To be able to ascertain the quantum and value of the gold, silver, and brass, which were employed in the tabernacle, and its different utensils, altars, c., it will be necessary to enter into the subject in considerable detail.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Exodus 38:26. _A BEKAH FOR EVERY MAN_] The Hebrew word בקי _beka_, from בקי _baka_, to _divide, separate into two_, seems to signify, not a particular coin, but a shekel _broken_ or _cut in two_; so, anciently, our _farthing_ was a penny divided in the midst and then subdivided, so that each d... [ Continue Reading ]