Exodus 36
1 Therefore, Bezalel, and Oholiab, and every wise man, to whom the Lord gave wisdom and intelligence, so as to know how to work skillfully, made that which was necessary for the uses of the Sanctuary and which the Lord had instructed.
So Bezalel, Oholiab, and all the other craftsmen with the necessary expertise and given the skill and ability by the Lord, are to work out how to accomplish all the work of constructing the sanctuary as commanded by the Lord.”
2 And when Moses had called them and every man of learning, to whom the Lord had given wisdom, and who, of their own accord, had offered themselves in order to accomplish this work,
Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and all the skilled people who had been given special abilities by the Lord, everyone willing to come and do the work.
3 he handed over to them all the donations of the sons of Israel. And while they were pursuing this work, the people offered what they had vowed each day, in the morning.
Moses gave them everything the Israelites had contributed to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. In the meantime the people went on bringing freewill offerings every morning,
4 The artisans were compelled by this to go
so much so that all the craftsmen who were working on the sanctuary stopped what they were doing
5 to Moses and to say, “The people offer more than is needed.”
and went and told Moses, “The people have already brought enough to complete the work the Lord has ordered us to do.”
6 Therefore, Moses ordered this to be recited, with a voice of proclamation: “Let neither man nor woman offer anything further for the work of the Sanctuary.” And so they ceased from offering gifts,
Moses gave the order, and an announcement was made throughout the camp: “Men and women, don't bring anything more as an offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were stopped from bringing anything more,
7 because what was offered was sufficient and was more than an abundance.
since there was already more than enough to do all the work necessary.
8 And all those who were wise of heart, in order to accomplish the work of the tabernacle, made ten curtains of fine twisted linen, and hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, with diverse workmanship by the art of embroidery.
The skilled craftsmen among the workers made the ten curtains for the Tabernacle. They were made of finely-spun linen together with blue, purple, and crimson thread, embroidered with cherubim.
9 Each of these was twenty-eight cubits in length, and in width, four. All the curtains were of one measure.
Each curtain was twenty-eight cubits long by four cubits wide, and they were all the same size.
10 And he joined five curtains to one another, and the other five he coupled to one another.
They joined together five of the curtains as one set, and the other five he joined as a second set.
11 He also made loops of hyacinth along the edge of one curtain on both sides, and similarly along the edge of the other curtain,
They used blue material to make loops on the edge of the last curtain of both sets.
12 so that the loops might meet against one another and might be joined together.
They made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the last curtain of the second set, lining up the loops with each another.
13 For these, he also cast fifty gold rings, which would retain the loops of the curtains and so make the tabernacle one.
They also made fifty gold clips and joined the curtains together with the clips, so that the Tabernacle was a single structure.
14 He also made eleven canopies from the hair of goats, in order to cover the roof of the tabernacle:
They made eleven curtains of goat hair as a tent to cover the Tabernacle.
15 one canopy held in length thirty cubits, and in width four cubits. All the canopies were of one measure.
Each of the eleven curtains was the same size—thirty cubits long by four cubits wide.
16 Five of these he joined by themselves, and the other six separately.
They joined five of the curtains together as one set and the other six as another set.
17 And he made fifty loops along the edge of one canopy, and fifty along the edge of the other canopy, so that they might be joined to one another,
They made fifty loops on the edge of the last curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the last curtain in the second set.
18 and fifty buckles of brass, with which the roof might be woven together, so that from all the canopies there would be made one covering.
They made fifty bronze clips to join the tent together as a single cover.
19 He also made a covering for the tabernacle from the skins of rams, dyed-red; and another cover above it, from violet skins.
They made a covering for the goat hair tent from tanned ram skins, and placed an extra covering of fine leather over that.
20 He also made the standing panels of the tabernacle, from setim wood.
They made an upright framework of acacia wood for the Tabernacle.
21 Ten cubits was the length of one panel, and one and one half cubits comprised the width.
Each frame was ten cubits long by one and a half cubits wide.
22 There were two dovetails along every panel, so that one might be joined to the other. Thus did he make all the panels of the tabernacle.
Each frame had two pegs so the frames could be connected to each other. They made all the frames of the Tabernacle like this.
23 Of these, twenty were toward the meridian area, opposite the south,
They made twenty frames for the south side of the Tabernacle.
24 with forty bases of silver. Two bases were set under one panel at each of two sides at the corners, where the joints of the sides terminate in corners.
They made forty silver stands as supports for the twenty frames using two stands per frame, one under every frame peg.
25 Likewise, at that side of the tabernacle which looks toward the north, he made twenty panels,
Similarly for the north side of the Tabernacle, they made twenty frames
26 with forty bases of silver, two bases for each board.
and forty silver stands, two stands per frame.
27 Yet truly, opposite the west, that is, toward that part of the tabernacle which looks out toward the sea, he made six panels,
They made six frames for the back (west side) of the Tabernacle,
28 and two others at each corner of the tabernacle at the back,
along with two frames for its two back corners.
29 which were joined from bottom to top and held together by one joint. So did he make both corners on that side.
They joined these corner frames at the bottom and at the top near to the first ring. This is how they made the two corner frames.
30 So then, there were altogether eight panels, and they had sixteen bases of silver, with, of course, two bases under each panel.
In total there were eight frames and sixteen silver stands, two under each frame.
31 He also made bars from setim wood: five to hold together the panels at one side of the tabernacle,
They made five crossbars of acacia wood to hold together the frames on the south side of the Tabernacle,
32 and five others to fit together the panels of the other side, and, in addition to these, five other bars toward the western area of the tabernacle, opposite the sea.
five for those on the north, and five for those at the back of the Tabernacle, to the west.
33 He also made another bar, which came through the middle of the panels from corner to corner.
They made the central crossbar which was placed halfway up the frames and ran from one end to the other.
34 But the panels themselves he overlaid with gold, casting silver bases for them. And he made their rings from gold, through which the bars might be able to be drawn. And he covered the bars themselves with layers of gold.
They covered the frames with gold, and made gold rings to hold the crossbars in place. They covered the crossbars with gold too.
35 He also made a veil from hyacinth, and purple, from vermillion as well as fine twisted linen, with varied and distinctive embroidery,
They made a veil out of blue, purple, and crimson thread, and finely-spun linen, embroidered with cherubim by someone who was skilled.
36 and four columns of setim wood, which, along with their heads, he overlaid with gold, casting silver bases for them.
They made four posts of acacia wood for it and covered them with gold. They made gold hooks for the posts and cast their four silver stands.
37 He also made a tent at the entrance of the tabernacle from hyacinth, purple, vermillion, and fine twisted linen, wrought with embroidery,
They made a screen for the entrance to the tent using blue, purple, and crimson thread, and finely-spun linen, and had it embroidered.
38 and five columns with their heads, which he covered with gold, and he cast their bases from brass.
They also made five posts of acacia wood with hooks to hang the screen. They covered the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, and their five stands were made of bronze.
