Exodus 38

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

Exodus 38

1And Beseleel made the ark,Καὶ ἐποίησε Βεσελεὴλ τὴν κιβωτόν,

2and overlaid it with pure gold within and without;καὶ κατεχρύσωσεν αὐτὴν χρωσίῳ καθαρῷ ἔσωθεν καὶ ἔξωθεν·

3and he cast for it four golden rings, two on the one side, and two on the other,καὶ ἐχώνευσεν αὐτῇ τέσσαρας δακτυλίους χρυσοῦς· δύο ἐπὶ τὸ κλίτος τὸ ἓν, καὶ δύο ἐπὶ τὸ κλίτος τὸ δεύτερον,

4wide enough for the staves, so that men should bear * the ark with them.εὐρεῖς τοῖς διωστῆρσιν, ὥστε αἴρειν αὐτὴν ἐν αὐτοῖς.

5And he made the propitiatory over the ark of pure gold,Καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ ἱλαστήριον ἐπάνωθεν τῆς κιβωτοῦ ἐκ χρυσίου καθαροῦ,

6and the two cherubs of gold;καὶ τοὺς δύο χερουβεὶμ χρυσοῦς·

7one cherub on the one end of the propitiatory, and another cherub on the other end of the propitiatory,χεροὺβ ἕνα ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον τοῦ ἱλαστηρίου τὸ ἓν, καὶ χεροὺβ ἕνα ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον τοῦ ἱλαστηρίου τὸ δεύτερον,

8overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings.σκιάζοντα ταῖς πτέρυξιν αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τὸ ἱλαστήριον.

9And he made the † set table of pure gold,Καὶ ἐποίησε τὴν τράπεζαν τὴν προκειμένην ἐκ χρυσίου καθαροῦ,

10and cast for it four rings: two on the one side and two on the other side, broad, so that men should lift it with the staves in them. ‡καὶ ἐχώνευσεν αὐτῇ τέσσαρας δακτυλίους, δύο ἐπὶ τοῦ κλίτους τοῦ ἑνὸς, καὶ δύο ἐπὶ τοῦ κλίτους τοῦ δευτέρου, εὐρεῖς, ὥστε αἴρειν τοῖς διωστῆρσιν ἐν αὐτοῖς.

11And he made the staves of the ark and of the table, and gilded them with gold.Καὶ τοὺς διωστῆρας τῆς κιβωτοῦ καὶ τῆς τραπέζης ἐποίησε, καὶ κατεχρύσωσεν αὐτοὺς χρυσίῳ.

12And he made the furniture of the table, both the dishes, and the censers, and the cups, and the bowls with which he § should offer drink-offerings, of gold.Καὶ ἐποίησε τὰ σκεύη τῆς τραπέζης, τά τε τρυβλία, καὶ τὰς θυίσκας, καὶ τοὺς κυάθους, καὶ τὰ σπονδεῖα, ἐν οἷς σπείσει ἐν αὐτοῖς, χρυσᾶ.

13And he made the candlestick which gives light, of gold;Καὶ ἐποίησε τὴν λυχνίαν ἣ φωτίζει, χρυσῆν,

14the stem solid, and the branches from both its sides;στερεὰν τὸν καυλόν, καὶ τοὺς καλαμίσκους ἐξ ἀμφοτέρων τῶν μερῶν αὐτῆς·

15and blossoms proceeding from its branches, three on this side, and three on the other, made equal to each other.ἐκ τῶν καλαμίσκων αὐτῆς οἱ βλαστοὶ ἐκ τῶν καλαμίσκων αὐτῆς οἱ βλαστοὶ ἐξέχοντες· τρεῖς ἐκ τούτου, καὶ τρεῖς ἐκ τούτου, ἐξισούμενοι ἀλλήλοις.

16And as to their lamps, which are on the ends, ** knops proceeded from them; and sockets proceeding from them, that the lamps might be upon them; and the seventh socket, on the top of the candlestick, on the summit above, entirely of solid gold.Καὶ τὰ λαμπάδια αὐτῶν, ἅ ἐστιν ἐπὶ τῶν ἄκρων, καρυωτὰ ἐξ αὐτῶν· καὶ τὰ ἐνθέμια ἐξ αὐτῶν, ἵνα ὦσιν οἱ λύχνοι ἐπʼ αὐτῶν· καὶ τὸ ἐνθέμιον τὸ ἕβδομον, τὸ ἐπʼ ἄκρου τοῦ λαμπαδίου, ἐπὶ τῆς κορυφῆς ἄνωθεν, στερεὸν ὅλον χρυσοῦν·

17And on †† the candlestick seven golden lamps, and its snuffers gold, and its ‡‡ funnels gold.Καὶ ἑπτὰ λύχνους ἐπʼ αὐτῆς χρυσοῦς, καὶ τὰς λαβίδας αὐτῆς χρυσᾶς, καὶ τὰς ἐπαρυστρίδας αὐτῶν χρυσᾶς.

18He overlaid the posts with silver, and cast for §§ each post golden rings, and gilded the bars with gold; and he gilded the posts of the veil with gold, and made the hooks of gold.Οὗτος περιηργύρωσε τοὺς στύλους, καὶ ἐχώνευσε τῷ στύλῳ δακτυλίους χρυσοῦς, καὶ ἐχρύσωσε τοὺς μοχλοὺς χρυσίῳ, καὶ κατεχρύσωσε τοὺς στύλους τοῦ καταπετάσματος χρυσίῳ, καὶ ἐποίησε τὰς ἀγκύλας χρυσᾶς.

19He made also the rings of the tabernacle of gold; and the rings of the court, and the rings for drawing out the veil above of brass.Οὗτος ἐποίησε καὶ τοὺς κρίκους τῆς σκηνῆς χρυσοῦς, καὶ τοὺς κρίκους τῆς αὐλῆς, καὶ κρίκους εἰς τὸ ἐκτείνειν τὸ κατακάλυμμα ἄνωθεν χαλκοῦς·

20He cast the silver capitals of the tabernacle, and the brazen capitals of the door of the tabernacle, and the gate of the court; and he made silver hooks for the posts, he overlaid them with silver on the posts.Οὗτος ἐχώνευσε τὰς κεφαλίδας τὰς ἀργυρᾶς τῆς σκηνῆς, καὶ τὰς κεφαλίδας τὰς χαλκᾶς τῆς θύρας τῆς σκηνῆς, καὶ τὴν πύλην τῆς αὐλῆς· καὶ ἀγκύλας ἐποίησε τοῖς στύλοις ἀργυρᾶς, ἐπὶ τῶν στύλων οὗτος περιηργύρωσεν αὐτάς·

21He made the pins of the tabernacle and the pins of the court of brass.Οὗτος ἐποίησε τοὺς πασσάλους τῆς σκηνῆς, καὶ τοὺς πασσάλους τῆς αὐλῆς χαλκοῦς·

22He made the brazen altar of the brazen censers, which belonged to the men engaged in sedition with the gathering of Core.Οὗτος ἐποίησε τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὸ χαλκοῦν ἐκ τῶν πυρείων τῶν χαλκῶν, ἃ ἦσαν τοῖς ἀνδράσιν τοῖς καταστασιάσασι μετὰ τῆς Κορὲ συναγωγῆς·

23He made all the vessels of the altar and its *** grate, and its base, and its bowls, and the brazen flesh hooks.Οὗτος ἐποίησε πάντα τὰ σκεύη τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου, καὶ τὸ πυρεῖον αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὴν βάσιν, καὶ τὰς φιάλας, καὶ τὰς κρεάγρας τὰς χαλκᾶς·

24He made an appendage for the altar of network under the grate, beneath it as far as the middle of it; and he fastened to it four brazen rings on the four parts of the appendage of the altar, wide enough for the bars, so as to bear the altar with them.Οὗτος ἐποίησε θυσιαστηρίῳ παράθεμα, ἔργον δικτυωτὸν κάτωθεν τοῦ πυρείου ὑπὸ αὐτὸ ἕως τοῦ ἡμίσους αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐπέθηκεν αὐτῷ τέσσαρας δακτυλίους ἐκ τῶν τεσσάρων μερῶν τοῦ παραθέματος τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου χαλκοῦς, εὐρεῖς τοῖς μοχλοῖς, ὥστε αἴρειν ἐν αὐτοῖς τὸ θυσιαστήριον·

25He made the holy anointing oil and the composition of the incense, the pure work of the perfumer.Οὗτος ἐποίησε τὸ ἔλαιον τῆς χρίσεως τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ τὴν σύνθεσιν τοῦ θυμιάματος καθαρὸν ἔργον μυρεψοῦ·

26He made the brazen laver, and the brazen base of it of the mirrors of the women that fasted, who fasted by the doors of the tabernacle of witness, in the day in which he set it up.Οὗτος ἐποίησε τὸν λουτῆρα τὸν χαλκοῦν, καὶ τὴν βάσιν αὐτοῦ χαλκῆν ἐκ τῶν κατόπτρων τῶν νηστευσασῶν, αἳ ἐνήστευσαν παρὰ τὰς θύρας τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου, ἐν ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ ἔπηξεν αὐτήν.

27And he made the laver, that ††† at it Moses and Aaron and his sons might wash their hands and their feet: when they went into the tabernacle of witness, or whenever they should advance to the altar to do service, they washed ‡‡‡ at it, as the Lord commanded Moses.Καὶ ἐποίησε τὸν λουτῆρα, ἵνα νίπτωνται ἐξ αὐτοῦ Μωυσῆς καὶ Ἀαρὼν καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν καὶ τοὺς πόδας, εἰσπορευομένων αὐτῶν εἰς τὴν σκηνὴν τοῦ μαρτυρίου, ἢ ὅταν προσπορεύωνται πρὸς τὸ θυσιαστήριον λειτουργεῖν, ἐνίπτοντο ἐξ αὐτοῦ, καθάπερ συνέταξε Κύριος τῷ Μωυσῇ.

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. 4*Gr. it.
• v. 9†i. e. table of show bread.
• v. 10‡i. e. the rings.
• v. 12§Gr. will.
• v. 16**Gr. knops like walnuts.
• v. 17††Gr. it.
• v. 17‡‡Or, snuff-dishes; but the word seems to mean the instruments with which oil was poured into the lamp.
• v. 18§§Gr. the post.
• v. 23***Or, firepan.
• v. 27†††Gr. of it.
• v. 27‡‡‡Gr. of it.