Exodus 38: Record Breaking

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Dec 30, 2025 · 2m

“These are the records of the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle of the Pact, which were drawn up at Moses’ bidding—the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.” (Exodus 38:21)

אֵלֶּה פְקוּדֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן מִשְׁכַּן הָעֵדֻת אֲשֶׁר פֻּקַּד עַל־פִּי מֹשֶׁה עֲבֹדַת הַלְוִיִּם בְּיַד אִיתָמָר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן׃

What are these “records”? According to Rashi, the “records” are a listing of the weights and amounts of the materials used in the Mishkan—a kind of public accounting to show transparency and integrity. Ibn Ezra explains that this verse is really the…