Exodus 38
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HE made] Chap 27. 1.
Exodus 38:4
unto the midst] So that the Gridyron, or grate was halfe so high as the Altar, and stood within it.
Exodus 38:8
| Looking-glasses] | Or, brasen glasses. Rab. Kimchi saith, that women brought their Looking-glasses, which were of brasse, or fine metall, and offered them freely unto the use of the Tabernacle. The words in the Originall, and other Languages, have nothing in them that signifieth glasse, but onely looking, or representing the looke, or to the lookes, which may be done in many sorts of metals; and for brasse in particular, it was the manner (not onely among the Jews, but other Nations) for women to dresse themselves by setting a piece of shining brasse, or some other piece of bright burnisht metall before their faces; as the manner with us, and many others is to use steeled glasses. See Plin. Nat.
Hist. lib. 33. 100: 9. These (notwithstanding their former fashion to trim themselves by them) they willingly gave up to the service of the Sanctuary, preferring therein Gods glory before their owne gracefulnesse.
assembling] Their Assembling to give up their desireable things to the service of God, was (according to the Originall reading) by troopes; so forward and free-hearted were they in their offerings, that they seemed to make haste, and as it were to strive who should come soonest with their gift.
Exodus 38:13
- East side Eastward] * Chap. 27. 13.
Exodus 38:21
summe of the Tabernacle] As an Inventorie of the particular furniture of the Tabernacle to bee kept by the Levites, and of the cost which was bestowed upon it, by the oblations of the people.
Levites] That the Levites might have the charge thereof, and minister in the same, as Eeazr and Ithamar, Numbers 3:4.
Exodus 38:24
- all the gold] * 1 Chron. 22. 14.
Exodus 38:25
an hundred talents] Every talent tooke up in weight and value three thousand shekels. See Annot. on Genesis 23:15. and on Exodus 30:13.
Exodus 38:26
- sixe hundred thousand] Chap. 12. 37. Numbers 1:46. Exodus 30:13.
halfe a shekel] The rate set upon the people, was for the offering of silver, vers. 25. but for the gold, vers. 24. there is no law, that setteth any rate upon them.
Exodus 38:27
an hundred sockets] Whereof fourtie were on the South-side, fourtie on the North, sixteene on the West, and four on the East, under the foure Pillars, dividing the Sanctuarie from the Holy of Holies. See Chap. 26. 19.
Exodus 38:29
talents] See Annot. on Chap. 25. 39.