Ex. 38 The altar of burn offering, with its furniture Ex. 38:1–7, laver of brass, Ex. 38:8. The court, and the hangings thereof, Ex. 38:9–20. Bezaleel and Aholiab make all ready, Ex. 38:22–23. The sums of what the people offered, Ex. 38:24–31.

Looking-glasses, as now they are sometimes made of polished steel, so anciently were made of polished brass, as appears both from sacred and from profane writers. See Job 37:18, Phil. 3:9;c.

Upon the hooks they hanged the beasts to be sacrificed, as the Jews affirm.

The height relates to its standing or hanging upright, and the breadth relates to the hanging itself, and the height of the hanging was taken in the breadth.

This doth not belong to the following account of gold and silver, but to the foregoing particulars of holy things relating to the tabernacle, for these only were committed to the care of the Levites, as it here follows, but this gold and silver was put into other hands.

Every talent contained three thousand shekels. See Gen. 23:15, Ex. 30:13. It is not said that all this gold and following silver were used about the building of the tabernacle, for the people brought much more than enough, Ex. 36:5.