21-23 Bezalel had worked closely with Oholiab, who was an expert at designing and engraving, and at embroidering blue, purple, and red wool. The two of them completed the work that the Lord had commanded to be done.Moses put Aaron's son Ithamar in charge of the Levites who kept record of the metals used for the sacred tent.
24 According to the official weights, the amount of gold given was a ton,
25 and the silver that was collected when the people were counted came to 3.4 tons.
26 Everyone who was counted paid the required amount, and there was a total of 603,550 men who were 20 years old or older.
27 Thirty-four kilograms of the silver were used to make each of the 100 stands for the sacred tent and the curtain.
28 The remaining 30 kilograms of silver were used for the hooks and rods and for covering the tops of the posts.
29 Two thousand four hundred and twenty-five kilograms of bronze were given.