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1“Now Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skillful person in whom the Lord has put skill and understanding to know how to perform all the work in the construction of the sanctuary, shall perform in accordance with everything that the Lord has commanded.”[#36:1 Lit man wise of heart; #36:1 Lit wisdom; #36:1 Or connected with the service of; lit of the service of]
2Then Moses called Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skillful person in whom the Lord had put skill, everyone whose heart stirred him, to come to the work to perform it.[#36:2 Lit man wise of heart; #36:2 Lit whose heart; #36:2 Lit wisdom]
3They received from Moses every contribution which the sons of Israel had brought to perform the work in the construction of the sanctuary. And they still continued bringing to him voluntary offerings every morning.[#36:3 Or uplifted offering; #36:3 Lit it for the work; #36:3 Lit of the service of; #36:3 Or freewill offering]
4And all the skillful people who were performing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from the work which they were performing,[#36:4 Lit wise; #36:4 Lit his]
5and they said to Moses, “The people are bringing much more than enough for the construction work which the Lord commanded us to perform.”[#36:5 Lit Moses, saying,; #36:5 Lit service for the work; #36:5 Lit perform it]
6So Moses issued a command, and circulated a proclamation throughout the camp, saying, “No man or woman is to perform work any longer for the contributions of the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing any more.[#36:6 Lit voice; #36:6 Or uplifted offering]
7For the material they had was sufficient and more than enough for all the work, to perform it.[#36:7 Lit work]
8All the skillful people among those who were performing the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twisted linen and violet, purple, and scarlet material, with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer, Bezalel made them.[#36:8 Lit wise of heart; #36:8 Lit dwelling place; #36:8 Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color, and so throughout the ch; #36:8 Lit he]
9The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains had the same measurements.[#36:9 About 42 ft. long and 6 ft. wide or 13 m and 1.8 m; #36:9 Lit one measure]
10He joined five curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he joined to one another.[#36:10 Or coupled; #36:10 Or coupled]
11And he made loops of violet on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set; he did likewise on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the second set.[#36:11 Lit one curtain from the end in the coupling; #36:11 Lit coupling; #36:11 Lit one curtain from the end in the coupling; #36:11 Lit coupling]
12He made fifty loops in the one curtain, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was in the second set; the loops were opposite each other.[#36:12 Lit end; #36:12 Lit coupling]
13He also made fifty clasps of gold, and joined the curtains to one another with the clasps, so that the tabernacle was a unit.[#36:13 Or coupled; #36:13 Lit one]
14Then he made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtains in all.[#36:14 Lit made them]
15The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the width of each curtain; the eleven curtains had the same measurements.[#36:15 Lit one measure]
16He joined five curtains by themselves, and the other six curtains by themselves.[#36:16 Or coupled]
17Moreover, he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the first set, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the second set.[#36:17 Lit tie; #36:17 Lit tie]
18He also made fifty clasps of bronze to join the tent together so that it would be a unit.[#36:18 Or copper; #36:18 Or couple; #36:18 Lit one]
19And he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of fine leather above.[#36:19 Or tanned; #36:19 Meaning of the Heb uncertain]
20Then he made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.
21Ten cubits was the length of each board, and one and a half cubits the width of each board.[#36:21 Lit the]
22There were two tenons for each board, fitted to one another; he did this to all the boards of the tabernacle.[#36:22 Lit bound]
23So he made the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side;[#36:23 Lit to the side of the Negev, to the south]
24and he made forty bases of silver under the twenty boards; two bases under one board for its two tenons, and two bases 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 bases of silver; two bases under one board, and two bases under another board.
27And for the back of the tabernacle, to the west, he made six boards.[#36:27 Lit far parts]
28He made two boards for the corners of the tabernacle at the back.[#36:28 Lit dwelling place; #36:28 Lit far parts]
29They were double beneath, and together they were complete to its top, to the first ring; he did this with both of them for the two corners.[#36:29 Or head; #36:29 Or with reference to]
30There were eight boards with their bases of silver, sixteen bases, two bases under every board.
31Then he made bars of acacia wood, five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle,
32and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the back side to the west.[#36:32 Or second; #36:32 Lit far parts]
33And he made the middle bar to pass through in the center of the boards from end to end.[#36:33 Lit midst]
34Then he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold as holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
35Moreover, he made the veil of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer.
36And he made four pillars of acacia for it, and overlaid them with gold, with their hooks of gold; and he cast four bases of silver for them.
37He also made a curtain for the doorway of the tent, of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, the work of a weaver;[#36:37 Lit variegator; i.e., a weaver in colors]
38and he made its five pillars with their hooks, and he overlaid their tops and their bands with gold; but their five bases were of bronze.[#36:38 Or rings; #36:38 Or copper]