Exodus 36

1 “So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD, who has given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the sanctuary.”

1 “Bezalel and Oholiab shall work with every wise-hearted man, in whom Yahweh has put wisdom and understanding to know how to do all the work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that Yahweh has commanded.”

2 Then Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person whom the LORD had gifted—everyone whose heart stirred him to come and do the work.

2 Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whose heart Yahweh had put wisdom, even everyone whose heart stirred him up to come to the work to do it.

3 They received from Moses all the contributions that the Israelites had brought to carry out the service of constructing the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning,

3 They received from Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, with which to make it. They kept bringing free will offerings to him every morning.

4 so that all the skilled craftsmen who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left their work

4 All the wise men, who performed all the work of the sanctuary, each came from his work which he did.

5 and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD has commanded us to do.”

5 They spoke to Moses, saying, “The people have brought much more than enough for the service of the work which Yahweh commanded to make.”

6 After Moses had given an order, they sent a proclamation throughout the camp: “No man or woman should make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing more,

6 Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman make anything else for the offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing.

7 since what they already had was more than enough to perform all the work.

7 For the stuff they had was sufficient to do all the work, and too much.

8 All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them.

8 All the wise-hearted men among those who did the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, blue, purple, and scarlet. They made them with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman.

9 Each curtain was twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide; all the curtains were the same size.

9 The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits. All the curtains had one measure.

10 And he joined five of the curtains together, and the other five he joined as well.

10 He coupled five curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he coupled to one another.

11 He made loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and also on the end curtain in the second set.

11 He made loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain from the edge in the coupling. Likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the second coupling.

12 He made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set, so that the loops lined up opposite one another.

12 He made fifty loops in the one curtain, and he made fifty loops in the edge of the curtain that was in the second coupling. The loops were opposite to one another.

13 He also made fifty gold clasps to join the curtains together, so that the tabernacle was a unit.

13 He made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains to one another with the clasps: so the tabernacle was a unit.

14 He then made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.

14 He made curtains of goats’ hair for a covering over the tabernacle. He made them eleven curtains.

15 Each of the eleven curtains was the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.

15 The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the width of each curtain. The eleven curtains had one measure.

16 He joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another.

16 He coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.

17 He made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.

17 He made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the coupling, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which was outermost in the second coupling.

18 He also made fifty bronze clasps to join the tent together as a unit.

18 He made fifty clasps of bronze to couple the tent together, that it might be a unit.

19 Additionally, he made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.

19 He made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sea cow hides above.

20 Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

20 He made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up.

21 Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

21 Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the width of each board.

22 Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame. He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.

22 Each board had two tenons, joined to one another. He made all the boards of the tabernacle this way.

23 He constructed twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle,

23 He made the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward.

24 with forty silver bases to put under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.

24 He made forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards: two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.

25 For the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty frames

25 For the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he made twenty boards

26 and forty silver bases—two bases under each frame.

26 and their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

27 He made six frames for the rear of the tabernacle, the west side,

27 For the far part of the tabernacle westward he made six boards.

28 and two frames for the two back corners of the tabernacle,

28 He made two boards for the corners of the tabernacle in the far part.

29 coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. He made both corners in this way.

29 They were double beneath, and in the same way they were all the way to its top to one ring. He did this to both of them in the two corners.

30 So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.

30 There were eight boards and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets—under every board two sockets.

31 He also made five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,

31 He made bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,

32 five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.

32 and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the hinder part westward.

33 He made the central crossbar to run through the center of the frames, from one end to the other.

33 He made the middle bar to pass through in the middle of the boards from the one end to the other.

34 And he overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold.

34 He overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold as places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.

35 Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.

35 He made the veil of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. He made it the work of a skillful workman.

36 He also made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold, along with gold hooks; and he cast four silver bases for the posts.

36 He made four pillars of acacia for it, and overlaid them with gold. Their hooks were of gold. He cast four sockets of silver for them.

37 For the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen,

37 He made a screen for the door of the tent, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer;

38 together with five posts and their hooks. He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, and their five bases were bronze.

38 and the five pillars of it with their hooks. He overlaid their capitals and their fillets with gold, and their five sockets were of bronze.