Exodus 37
Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel
Exodus chapter 37 is given here in full, verse by verse, in Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), with the Greek text of the Septuagint set beneath each verse. The text follows the Septuagint tradition received throughout the Orthodox Church.
Patristic commentary for this chapter has not yet been attached. The translator's notes for this chapter (3) follow the text. Related material may be found among the Church Fathers and the theology tables.
Exodus 37
1And they made ten curtains for the tabernacle;Καὶ ἐποίησαν τῇ σκηνῇ δέκα αὐλαίας·
2of eight and twenty cubits the length of one curtain: the same measure was to all, and the breadth of one curtain was of four cubits.ὀκτὼ καὶ εἴκοσι πήχεων μῆκος τῆς αὐλαίας τῆς μιᾶς· τὸ αὐτὸ ἦν πάσαις· καὶ τεσσάρων πήχεων τὸ εὖρος τῆς αὐλαίας τῆς μιᾶς.
3And they made the veil of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, the woven work with cherubs.καὶ ἐποίησαν τὸ καταπέτασμα ἐξ ὑακίνθου, καὶ πορφύρας, καὶ κοκκίνου νενησμένου, καὶ βύσσου κεκλωσμένης, ἔργον ὑφαντὸυ χερουβείμ·
4And they put it on four posts of incorruptible wood overlaid with gold; and their capitals were gold, and their four sockets were silver.καὶ ἐπέθηκαν αὐτὸ ἐπὶ τέσσαρας στύλους ἀσήπτους κατακεχρυσωμένους ἐν χρυσίῳ· καὶ αἱ κεφαλίδες αὐτῶν χρυσαῖ, καὶ αἱ βάσεις αὐτῶν τέσσαρες ἀργυραῖ.
5And they made the veil of the door of the tabernacle of witness of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, woven work with cherubs,καὶ ἐποίησαν τὸ καταπέτασμα τῆς θύρας τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου ἐξ ὑακίνθου, καὶ πορφύρας, καὶ κοκκίνου νενησμένου, καὶ βύσσου κεκλωσμένης, ἔργον ὑφαντὸντοῦ χερουβείμ·
6and their posts five, and the rings; and they gilded their capitals and their clasps with gold, and they had five sockets of brass.καὶ τοὺς στύλους αὐτῶν πέντε, καὶ τοὺς κρίκους· καὶ τὰς κεφαλίδας αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰς ψαλίδας αὐτῶν κατεχρύσωσαν χρυσίῳ· καὶ αἱ βάσεις αὐτῶν πέντε χαλκαῖ.
7And they made the court toward the south; the curtains of the court of fine linen twined, one hundred cubits * every way,Καὶ ἐποίησαν τὴν αὐλῆν τὰ πρὸς Λίβα, ἱστία τῆς αὐλῆς ἐκ βύσσου κεκλωσμένης ἑκατὸν ἐφʼ ἑκατόν·
8and their posts twenty, and their sockets twenty;καὶ οἱ στύλοι αὐτῶν εἴκοσι, καὶ αἱ βάσεις αὐτῶν εἴκοσι.
9and on the north side one hundred every way, and on the south side one hundred every way, and their posts twenty and their sockets twenty.καὶ τὸ κλίτος τὸ πρὸς Βοῤῥᾶν, ἑκατὸν ἐφʼ ἑκατόν· καὶ τὸ κλίτος τὸ πρὸς Νότον, ἑκατὸν ἐφʼ ἑκατόν· καὶ οἱ στύλοι αὐτῶν εἴκοσι, καὶ αἱ βάσεις αὐτῶν εἴκοσι·
10And on the west side curtains of fifty cubits, their posts ten and their sockets ten.Καὶ τὸ κλίτος τὸ πρὸς θάλασσαν αὐλαῖαι πεντήκοντα πήχεων· στύλοι αὐτῶν δέκα, καὶ αἱ βάσεις αὐτῶν δέκα·
11And on the east side curtains of fifty cubits of fifteen cubits behind,Καὶ τὸ κλίτος τὸ πρὸς ἀνατολὰς πεντήκοντα πήχεων ἱστία, πεντεαίδεκα πήχεων τὸ κατὰ νώτου·
12and their pillars three, and their sockets three.καὶ οἱ στύλοι αὐτῶν τρεῖς, καὶ αἱ βάσεις αὐτῶν τρεῖς·
13And at the second back on this side and on that by the gate of the court, curtains of fifteen cubits, their pillars three and their sockets three;Καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ νώτου τοῦ δευτέρου ἔνθεν καὶ ἔνθεν κατὰ τὴν πύλην τῆς αὐλῆς, αὐλαῖαι πεντεκαίδεκα πήχεων· στύλοι αὐτῶν τρεῖς, καὶ αἱ βάσεις αὐτῶν τρεῖς·
14all the curtains of the tabernacle of fine linen twined.πᾶσαι αἱ αὐλαῖαι τῆς σκηνῆς ἐκ βύσσου κεκλωσμένης.
15And the sockets of their pillars of brass, and their hooks of silver, and their capitals overlaid with silver, and all the posts of the court overlaid with silver:Καὶ αἱ βάσεις τῶν στύλων αὐτῶν χαλκαῖ, καὶ αἱ ἀγκύλαι αὐτῶν ἀργυραῖ, καὶ αἱ κεφαλίδες αὐτῶν περιηργυρωμέναι ἀργυρίῳ, καὶ οἱ στύλοι περιηργυρωμένοι ἀργυρίῳ πάντες οἱ στύλοι τῆς αὐλῆς·
16and the veil of the gate of the court, the work of an embroiderer of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined; the length of twenty cubits, and the height and the breadth of five cubits, made equal to the curtains of the court;καὶ τὸ καταπέτασμα τῆς πύλης τῆς αὐλῆς ἔργον ποικιλτοῦ ἐξ ὑακίνθου, καὶ πορφύρας, καὶ κοκκίνου νενησμένου, καὶ βύσσου κεκλωσμένης· εἴκοσι πήχεων τὸ μῆκος, καὶ τὸ ὕψος καὶ τὸ εὖρος πέντε πήχεων ἐξισούμενον τοῖς ἱστίοις τῆς αὐλῆς·
17and their pillars four, and their sockets four of brass, and their hooks of silver, and their capitals overlaid with silver.καὶ οἱ στύλοι αὐτῶν τέσσαρες, καὶ αἱ βάσεις αὐτῶν τέσσαρες χαλκαῖ, καὶ αἱ ἀγκύλαι αὐτῶν ἀργυραῖ, καὶ αἱ κεφαλίδες αὐτῶν περιηργυρωμέναι ἀργυρίῳ.
18And all the pins of the court round about of brass, and they were overlaid with silver.Καὶ πάντες οἱ πάσσαλοι τῆς αὐλῆς κύκλῳ χαλκοῖ, καὶ αὐτοὶ περιηργυρωμένοι ἀργυρίῳ.
19And this was the † construction of the tabernacle of witness, accordingly as it was appointed to Moses; so that the public service should belong to the Levites, through Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.Καὶ αὕτη ἡ σύνταξις τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου, καθὰ συνετάγη Μωυσῇ, τὴν λειτουργίαν εἶναι τῶν Λευιτῶν διὰ Ἰθάμαρ τοῦ υἱοῦ Ἀαρὼν τοῦ ἱερέως.
20And Beseleel the son of Urias of the tribe of Juda, did as the Lord commanded Moses.Καὶ Βεσελεὴλ ὁ τοῦ Οὐρείου, ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰούδα, ἐποίησε καθὰ συνέταξε Κύριος τῷ Μωυσῇ,
21And Eliab the son of Achisamach of the tribe of Dan was there, who was chief artificer in the woven works and needle-works and embroideries, ‡ in weaving with the scarlet and fine linen.καὶ Ἐλιὰβ ὁ τοῦ Ἀχισαμὰχ ἐκ φυλῆς Δὰν, ὅς ἠρχιτεκτόνησε τὰ ὑφαντὰ καὶ τὰ ῥαφιδευτὰ καὶ ποικιλτικά, ὑφάναι τῷ κοκκίνῳ καὶ τῇ βύσσῳ.
Translator's Notes
These notes come from the printed edition of Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), and record where the Greek differs from the English rendering or admits more than one reading.
- v. 7*Or, on each side.
- v. 19†Or, appointment.
- v. 21‡Gr. to weave.