Exodus 36
The Tabernacle Underwritten
1“Now Bezalel and Oholiab, and every ▼▼ Lit man wise of heart
skillful person in whom the Lord has put ▼▼ Lit wisdom
skill and understanding to know how to perform all the work ▼▼ Or connected with the service of; lit of the service of
in the construction of the sanctuary, shall perform in accordance with all that the Lord has commanded.” 2Then Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every ▼▼ Lit man wise of heart
skillful person in ▼▼ Lit whose heart
whom the Lord had put ▼▼ Lit wisdom
skill, geveryone whose heart stirred him, to come to the work to perform it. 3They received from Moses all the ▼▼ Lit lifted offering
contributions which the sons of Israel had brought ▼▼ Lit to perform it for the work
to perform the work ▼▼ Lit of the service of
in the construction of the sanctuary. And they still continued bringing to him freewill offerings every morning. 4And all the ▼▼ Lit wise
skillful men who were performing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from ▼▼ Lit his
the work which ▼▼ Lit they were
he was performing, 5and they said to ▼▼ Lit Moses, saying,
Moses, o“The people are bringing much more than enough for the ▼▼ Lit service for the work
construction work which the Lord commanded us to ▼▼ Lit perform it
perform.” 6So Moses issued a command, and a ▼▼ Lit voice
proclamation was circulated throughout the camp, saying, “Let no man or woman any longer perform work for the ▼▼ Lit heave offering
contributions of the sanctuary.” Thus the people were restrained from bringing any more. 7 tFor the ▼▼ Lit work
material they had was sufficient and more than enough for all the work, to perform it. Construction Proceeds
8 vAll the ▼▼ Lit wise of heart
skillful men among those who were performing the work made the ▼▼ Lit dwelling place
tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twisted linen and ▼▼ Or violet
blue and purple and scarlet material, with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman, ▼▼ Lit he
Bezalel made them. 9The length of each curtain was twenty-eight ▼▼ I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.
cubits and the width of each curtain four ▼▼ I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.
cubits; all the curtains had ▼▼ Lit one measure
the same measurements. 10He ▼▼ Or coupled
joined five curtains to one another and the other five curtains he ▼▼ Or coupled
joined to one another. 11He made loops of ▼▼ Or violet
blue on the edge of the ▼▼ Lit one curtain from the end in the coupling
outermost curtain in the first ▼▼ Lit coupling
set; he did likewise on the edge of the curtain that was ▼▼ Lit one curtain from the end in the coupling
outermost in the second ▼▼ Lit coupling
set. 12He made akfifty loops in the one curtain and he made fifty loops on the ▼▼ Lit end
edge of the curtain that was in the second ▼▼ Lit coupling
set; the loops were opposite each other. 13He made anfifty clasps of gold and ▼▼ Or coupled
joined the curtains to one another with the clasps, so the tabernacle was ▼▼ Lit one
a unit. 14Then aqhe made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtains ▼▼ Lit in number
in all. 15The length of each curtain was thirty cubits and four cubits the width of each curtain; the eleven curtains had ▼▼ Lit one measure
the same measurements. 16He ▼▼ Or coupled
joined five curtains by themselves and the other six curtains by themselves. 17Moreover, he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the first ▼▼ Lit coupling
set, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the second ▼▼ Lit coupling
set. 18He made fifty clasps of ▼▼ Or copper
bronze to ▼▼ Or couple
join the tent together so that it would be ▼▼ Lit one
a unit. 19He made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins ▼▼ Or tanned
dyed red, and a covering of porpoise skins above. 20 baThen he made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright. 21Ten cubits was the length of ▼▼ Lit the
each board and one and a half cubits the width of each board. 22There were two tenons for each board, ▼▼ Lit bound
fitted to one another; thus he did for all the boards of the tabernacle. 23He made the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards ▼▼ Lit to the side of the Negev, to the south
for the south side; 24and he made forty ▼▼ Or bases
sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two ▼▼ Or bases
sockets under one board for its two tenons and two ▼▼ Or bases
sockets under another board for its two tenons. 25Then for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he made twenty boards, 26and their forty ▼▼ Or bases
sockets of silver; two ▼▼ Or bases
sockets under one board and two ▼▼ Or bases
sockets under another board. 27For the ▼▼ Lit extreme parts
rear of the tabernacle, to the west, he made six boards. 28He made two boards for the corners of the ▼▼ Lit dwelling place
tabernacle at the ▼▼ Lit extreme parts
rear. 29They were double beneath, and together they were complete to its ▼▼ Or head
top ▼▼ Or with reference to
to the first ring; thus he did with both of them for the two corners. 30There were eight boards with their ▼▼ Or bases
sockets of silver, sixteen ▼▼ Or bases
sockets, ▼▼ Lit two sockets
two under every board. 31Then he made bsbars of acacia wood, five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle, 32and five bars for the boards of the ▼▼ Or second
other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the ▼▼ Lit extreme parts
rear side to the west. 33He made the middle bar to pass through in the ▼▼ Lit midst
center of the boards from end to end. 34He overlaid the boards with gold and made their rings of gold as holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. 35 bwMoreover, he made the veil of ▼▼ Or violet
blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman. 36He made four pillars of acacia for it, and overlaid them with gold, with their hooks of gold; and he cast four ▼▼ Or bases
sockets of silver for them. 37He made a bzscreen for the doorway of the tent, of ▼▼ Or violet
blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, the work of a ▼▼ Lit variegator; i.e. a weaver in colors
weaver; 38and he made its ccfive pillars with their hooks, and he overlaid their tops and their ▼▼ Or fillets, rings
bands with gold; but their five ▼▼ Or bases
sockets were of ▼▼ Or copper
bronze.
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