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Exodus 35-40
New American Standard Bible

The Sabbath Emphasized

35 Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, “(A)These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to [a]do:

2 “(B)For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, (C)a Sabbath of complete rest to the Lord; (D)whoever does any work on it shall be put to death. 3 (E)You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”

4 Moses spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying, 5 ‘(F)Take from among you a [b]contribution to the Lord; whoever is of a willing heart is to bring it as the Lord’s [c]contribution: gold, silver, and [d]bronze, 6 and [e]violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goats’ hair, 7 and rams’ skins [f]dyed red, and [g]fine leather, and acacia wood, 8 and oil for lighting, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense, 9 and onyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the [h]breastpiece.

Tabernacle Artisans

10 ‘(G)Have every skillful person among you come and make all that the Lord has commanded: 11 the [i](H)tabernacle, its tent and its covering, its hooks and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its bases; 12 the (I)ark and its poles, the [j]atoning cover, and the covering curtain; 13 the (J)table and its poles, and all its [k]utensils, and the bread of the [l]Presence; 14 the (K)lampstand also for the light and its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light; 15 and the (L)altar of incense and its poles, and the (M)anointing oil and the (N)fragrant incense, and the curtain for the doorway at the [m]entrance of the tabernacle; 16 (O)the altar of burnt offering with its [n]bronze grating, its poles, and all its [o]utensils, the basin and its stand; 17 (P)the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars and its bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard; 18 the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the courtyard and their ropes; 19 the [p](Q)woven garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to serve as priests.’”

Gifts Received

20 Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel departed from Moses’ presence. 21 And (R)everyone whose heart [q]stirred him and everyone whose spirit [r]moved him came and brought the Lord’s [s]contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service, and for the holy garments. 22 Then all [t]whose hearts moved them, both men and women, came and brought brooches and [u]earrings and signet rings and bracelets, all articles of gold; so did everyone who [v]presented an offering of gold to the Lord. 23 Everyone [w]who was in possession of violet, purple, or scarlet material or fine linen or goats’ hair, or rams’ skins [x]dyed red or fine leather, brought them. 24 Everyone who could make a [y]contribution of silver and [z]bronze brought the Lord’s [aa]contribution; and everyone [ab]who was in possession of acacia wood for any work of the service brought it. 25 And all the [ac]skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in violet, purple, and scarlet material, and in fine linen. 26 And all the women whose heart [ad]stirred with a skill spun the goats’ hair. 27 The rulers, moreover, brought the onyx stones and the stones for setting for the ephod and for the [ae]breastpiece; 28 and (S)the spice and the oil for the light and for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. 29 The [af]Israelites, all the men and women, whose heart [ag]moved them to bring material for all the work, which the Lord had commanded through Moses to be done, brought a (T)[ah]voluntary offering to the Lord.

30 (U)Then Moses said to the sons of Israel, “See, the Lord has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 31 And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all [ai]craftsmanship; 32 to create [aj]designs for working in gold, in silver, and in [ak]bronze, 33 and in the cutting of stones for settings and in the carving of wood, so as to perform in every inventive work. 34 He also has put in his heart to teach, both he and (V)Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. 35 (W)He has filled them with [al]skill to perform every work of an engraver, of a designer, and of an embroiderer, in violet, purple, and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs.

The Tabernacle Underwritten

36 “Now Bezalel, Oholiab, and every [am]skillful person in whom the Lord has put [an]skill and understanding to know how to perform all the work [ao]in the construction of the sanctuary, shall perform in accordance with everything that the Lord has commanded.”

2 Then Moses called Bezalel, Oholiab, and every [ap]skillful person in [aq]whom the Lord had put [ar]skill, (X)everyone whose heart stirred him, to come to the work to perform it. 3 They received from Moses every [as]contribution which the sons of Israel had brought to perform [at]the work [au]in the construction of the sanctuary. And they still continued bringing to him [av]voluntary offerings every morning. 4 And all the [aw]skillful people who were performing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from [ax]the work which they were performing, 5 and they said to [ay]Moses, “(Y)The people are bringing much more than enough for the [az]construction work which the Lord commanded us to [ba]perform.” 6 So Moses issued a command, and circulated a [bb]proclamation throughout the camp, saying, “No man or woman is to perform work any longer for the [bc]contributions of the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing any more. 7 (Z)For the [bd]material they had was sufficient and more than enough for all the work, to perform it.

Construction Begins

8 (AA)All the [be]skillful people among those who were performing the work made the [bf]tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twisted linen and [bg]violet, purple, and scarlet material, with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer, [bh]Bezalel made them. 9 The length of each curtain was [bi]twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains had [bj]the same measurements. 10 He [bk]joined five curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he [bl]joined to one another. 11 And he made loops of violet on the edge of the [bm]outermost curtain in the first [bn]set; he did likewise on the edge of the curtain that was [bo]outermost in the second [bp]set. 12 He made (AB)fifty loops in the one curtain, and he made fifty loops on the [bq]edge of the curtain that was in the second [br]set; the loops were opposite each other. 13 He also made (AC)fifty clasps of gold, and [bs]joined the curtains to one another with the clasps, so that the tabernacle was [bt]a unit.

14 Then (AD)he made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he [bu]made eleven curtains in all. 15 The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the width of each curtain; the eleven curtains had [bv]the same measurements. 16 He [bw]joined five curtains by themselves, and the other six curtains by themselves. 17 Moreover, he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the first [bx]set, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the second [by]set. 18 He also made fifty clasps of [bz]bronze to [ca]join the tent together so that it would be [cb]a unit. 19 And he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins [cc]dyed red, and a covering of [cd]fine leather above.

20 (AE)Then he made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright. 21 Ten cubits was the length of [ce]each board, and one and a half cubits the width of each board. 22 There were two tenons for each board, [cf]fitted to one another; he did this to all the boards of the tabernacle. 23 So he made the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards [cg]for the south side; 24 and 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. 25 Then for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he made twenty boards, 26 and their forty bases of silver; two bases under one board, and two bases under another board. 27 And for the [ch]back of the tabernacle, to the west, he made six boards. 28 He made two boards for the corners of the [ci]tabernacle at the [cj]back. 29 They were double beneath, and together they were complete to its [ck]top, [cl]to the first ring; he did this with both of them for the two corners. 30 There were eight boards with their bases of silver, sixteen bases, two bases under every board.

31 Then he made (AF)bars of acacia wood, five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle, 32 and five bars for the boards of the [cm]other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the [cn]back side to the west. 33 And he made the middle bar to pass through in the [co]center of the boards from end to end. 34 Then he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold as holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.

35 (AG)Moreover, 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. 36 And 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. 37 He also made a (AH)curtain for the doorway of the tent, of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, the work of a [cp]weaver; 38 and he made its (AI)five pillars with their hooks, and he overlaid their tops and their [cq]bands with gold; but their five bases were of [cr]bronze.

Construction Continues

37 (AJ)Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was [cs]two and a half cubits, its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits; 2 and he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding for it all around. 3 He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet; two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the [ct]other side of it. 4 And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5 He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry [cu]it. 6 He also made [cv]an atoning cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits [cw]long and one and a half cubits [cx]wide. 7 And he made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work [cy]at the two ends of the atoning cover: 8 one cherub [cz]at the one end and one cherub [da]at the other end; he made the cherubim of one piece with the atoning cover [db]at the two ends. 9 And the cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the atoning cover with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the atoning cover.

10 (AK)Then he made the table of acacia wood, [dc]two cubits [dd]long, a cubit [de]wide, and one and a half cubits [df]high. 11 He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding for it all around. 12 And he made a rim for it of a [dg]hand width all around, and made a gold molding for its rim all around. 13 He also cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four legs. 14 Close by the rim were the rings, the holders for the poles to carry the table. 15 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table. 16 He also made the utensils which were on the table, its dishes, its pans, its libation bowls, and its jars, with which to pour out drink offerings, of pure gold.

17 (AL)Then he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft; its cups, its [dh]bulbs, and its flowers were of one piece with it. 18 There were six branches going out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand from the one side of it and three branches of the lampstand from the [di]other side of it; 19 three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a [dj]bulb and a flower on one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a [dk]bulb and a flower on the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand. 20 And on the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its [dl]bulbs and its flowers; 21 and a [dm]bulb was under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a [dn]bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a [do]bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. 22 Their [dp]bulbs and their branches were of one piece with it; the whole of it was a single hammered work of pure gold. 23 And he made its seven lamps with its tongs and its trays of pure gold. 24 He made it and all its utensils from a [dq]talent of pure gold.

25 (AM)Then he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit [dr]long and a cubit [ds]wide, square, and two cubits [dt]high; its horns were of one piece with it. 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its [du]sides all around, and its horns; and he made a gold molding for it all around. 27 He also made two golden rings for it under its molding, on its two sides—on opposite sides—as holders for poles with which to carry it. 28 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 29 (AN)Then he made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.

The Tabernacle Completed

38 (AO)Then he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, [dv]five cubits [dw]long, and five cubits [dx]wide, square, and three cubits [dy]high. 2 And he made its horns on its four corners, its horns [dz]being of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with [ea]bronze. 3 He also made all the utensils of the altar, the pails, the shovels, the basins, the meat-forks, and the firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze. 4 And he made for the altar a grating of bronze netting beneath, under its ledge, reaching halfway up. 5 He also cast four rings on the four ends of the bronze grating as holders for the poles. 6 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. 7 Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.

8 (AP)Moreover, he made the basin of bronze with its base of bronze, [eb]from the mirrors of the serving women who served at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

9 (AQ)Then he made the courtyard: [ec]for the south side the hangings of the courtyard were of fine twisted linen, a hundred cubits; 10 their twenty pillars, and their twenty bases, were made of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their [ed]bands were of silver. 11 For the north side there were a hundred cubits; their twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their [ee]bands were of silver. 12 For the west side there were hangings of fifty cubits with their ten pillars and their ten bases; the hooks of the pillars and their [ef]bands were of silver. 13 For the [eg]east side, fifty cubits. 14 The hangings for the one [eh]side of the gate were fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three bases, 15 and so for the [ei]other [ej]side. [ek]On both sides of the gate of the courtyard were hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three bases. 16 All the hangings of the courtyard all around were of fine twisted linen. 17 And the bases for the pillars were of bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their [el]bands, of silver; and the overlaying of their tops, of silver, and all the pillars of the courtyard were furnished with silver [em]bands. 18 Now the curtain of the gate of the courtyard was the work of the [en]weaver, of [eo]violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen. And the length was twenty cubits and the [ep]height was five cubits, corresponding to the hangings of the courtyard. 19 Their four pillars and their four bases were of bronze; their hooks were of silver, and the overlaying of their tops and their [eq]bands were of silver. 20 All the pegs of the [er]tabernacle and of the courtyard all around were of bronze.

The Cost of the Tabernacle

21 [es]This is the number of the things for the [et]tabernacle, the [eu]tabernacle of the testimony, as they were [ev]counted according to the [ew]command of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 22 Now (AR)Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the Lord had commanded Moses. 23 With him was (AS)Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and a skilled embroiderer, and a [ex]weaver in violet, in purple, and in scarlet material, and fine linen.

24 All the gold that was used for the work, in all the work of the sanctuary, [ey]which was the gold of the wave offering, was twenty-nine [ez]talents and 730 [fa]shekels, according to (AT)the shekel of the sanctuary. 25 And (AU)the silver of those of the congregation who were [fb]counted was a hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; 26 (AV)a beka a head (that is, half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary), assessed to each one who passed over to those who were [fc]counted, from twenty years old and upward, for (AW)603,550 men. 27 The hundred talents of silver were used for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil; a hundred bases for the hundred talents, a talent for a base. 28 And of the 1,775 shekels, he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their tops and made [fd]bands for them. 29 And the bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels. 30 With it he made the bases to the doorway of the tent of meeting, and the bronze altar and its bronze grating, and all the utensils of the altar, 31 and the bases of the courtyard all around and the bases of the gate of the courtyard, and all the pegs of the [fe]tabernacle and all the pegs of the courtyard all around.

The Priestly Garments

39 Now from the (AX)[ff]violet, purple, and scarlet material they made finely (AY)woven garments for ministering in the Holy Place, [fg]as well as the holy garments which were for Aaron, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

2 (AZ)He made the ephod of gold and of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen. 3 Then they hammered out gold sheets and cut them into threads [fh]to be woven in with the violet, the purple, and the scarlet material, and the fine linen, the work of a skilled embroiderer. 4 They made attaching shoulder pieces for [fi]the ephod; it was attached at its two upper ends. 5 And the skillfully woven band of its overlay which was on it was like its workmanship, [fj]of the same material: of gold and of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

6 (BA)They also made the onyx stones, set in gold filigree settings; they were engraved like the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the sons of Israel. 7 And (BB)he placed them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

8 And (BC)he made the breastpiece, the work of a skilled embroiderer, like the workmanship of the ephod: of gold and of violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen. 9 It was square; they made the breastpiece folded double, a [fk]span [fl]long and a span [fm]wide when folded double. 10 And they [fn]mounted four rows of stones on it. The first row was a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald; 11 and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; 12 and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; 13 and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were set in gold filigree settings when they were [fo]mounted. 14 The stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel; they were twelve, corresponding to their names, engraved with the engravings of a signet, each with its name for the twelve tribes. 15 And they made for the breastpiece chains like cords, work of twisted cords of pure gold. 16 They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastpiece. 17 Then they put the two gold cords in the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece. 18 And they put the other two ends of the two cords on the two filigree settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it. 19 They made two gold rings and placed them on the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inner edge which was next to the ephod. 20 Furthermore, they made two gold rings and placed them on the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on the front of it, close to the place where it joined, above the woven band of the ephod. 21 And they bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a violet cord, so that it would be on the woven band of the ephod, and that the breastpiece would not come loose from the ephod, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

22 (BD)Then he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of violet; 23 (BE)and the opening of the robe was at the top in the center, as the opening of a coat of mail, with a binding all around its opening, so that it would not be torn. 24 And they made pomegranates of violet, purple, and scarlet material and twisted linen on the hem of the robe. 25 They also made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates all around on the hem of the [fp]robe, 26 [fq]alternating a bell and a pomegranate all around on the hem of the robe for the service, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

27 (BF)They also made the tunics of finely woven linen for Aaron and his sons, 28 and the turban of fine linen, and the decorated [fr]caps of fine linen, and the linen undergarments of fine twisted linen, 29 and the sash of fine twisted linen, and violet, purple, and scarlet material, the work of the [fs]weaver, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

30 (BG)They also made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and [ft]inscribed it like the engravings of a signet, “Holy to the Lord.” 31 Then they [fu]fastened a violet cord to it, to [fv]fasten it on the turban above, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

32 So all the work of the [fw]tabernacle of the tent of meeting was completed; and the sons of Israel did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses; so they did. 33 Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its [fx]furnishings: its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its bases; 34 and the covering of rams’ skins [fy]dyed red, and the covering of [fz]fine leather, and the covering curtain; 35 the ark of the testimony, its poles, and the [ga]atoning cover; 36 the table, all its utensils, and the bread of the [gb]Presence; 37 the pure gold lampstand, [gc]with its arrangement of lamps and all its utensils, and the oil for the light; 38 and the gold altar, and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the doorway of the tent; 39 the [gd]bronze altar and its [ge]bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils, the basin and its stand; 40 the hangings for the courtyard, its pillars and its bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and its pegs, and all the [gf]equipment for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting; 41 the woven garments for ministering in the Holy Place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to serve as priests. 42 So the sons of Israel did all the work according to everything that the Lord had commanded Moses. 43 And Moses [gg]examined all the work, and behold, they had done it; just as the Lord had commanded, this they had done. So Moses (BH)blessed them.

The Tabernacle Erected

40 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “(BI)On the first day of the first month you shall set up the [gh]tabernacle of the tent of meeting. 3 (BJ)You shall place the ark of the testimony there, and you shall screen off the ark with the veil. 4 Then you shall (BK)bring in the table and (BL)arrange [gi]what belongs on it; and you shall (BM)bring in the lampstand and [gj]mount its lamps. 5 You shall also (BN)set the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the testimony, and set up the curtain for the doorway to the tabernacle. 6 And you shall set the altar of burnt offering in front of the doorway of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. 7 Then you shall (BO)set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water [gk]in it. 8 You shall also set up the courtyard all around and [gl]hang up the curtain for the gate of the courtyard. 9 Then you shall take the anointing oil and (BP)anoint the tabernacle and everything that is in it, and consecrate it and all its [gm]furnishings; and it shall be holy. 10 You shall also anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, and (BQ)the altar shall be most holy. 11 And you shall anoint the basin and its stand, and consecrate it. 12 Then you shall (BR)bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. 13 And (BS)you shall put the holy garments on Aaron and anoint him and consecrate him, so that he may serve as a priest to Me. 14 You shall also bring his sons and put tunics on them; 15 and you shall anoint them just as you have anointed their father, so that they may serve as priests to Me; and their anointing will [gn]qualify them for a (BT)permanent priesthood throughout their generations.” 16 So Moses did these things; according to all that the Lord had commanded him, so he did.

17 Now (BU)in the first month [go]of the second year, on the first day of the month, the [gp]tabernacle was erected. 18 Moses erected the tabernacle and [gq]laid its bases, and set up its boards, and [gr]inserted its bars, and erected its pillars. 19 And he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent [gs]on top of it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 20 Then he took (BV)the testimony and put it into the ark, and [gt]attached the poles to the ark, and put the [gu]atoning cover [gv]on top of the ark. 21 He then brought the ark into the tabernacle, and (BW)set up a veil for the covering, and screened off the ark of the testimony, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 22 He also (BX)put the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil. 23 And he set the arrangement of (BY)bread in order on it before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 24 Then he placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the south side of the tabernacle. 25 And he (BZ)lighted the lamps before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 26 Then he (CA)placed the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the veil; 27 and he (CB)burned fragrant incense on it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 28 Then he set up the curtain for the doorway of the tabernacle. 29 And he (CC)set the altar of burnt offering in front of the doorway of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and (CD)offered on it the burnt offering and the meal offering, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 30 He placed the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing. 31 (CE)From it Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet. 32 When they entered the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 33 And he (CF)erected the courtyard all around the [gw]tabernacle and the altar, and [gx]hung up the curtain for the gate of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.

The Glory of the Lord

34 (CG)Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the (CH)glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses (CI)was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 36 Throughout their journeys, (CJ)whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel would set out; 37 but (CK)if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out until the day when it was taken up. 38 For throughout their journeys, (CL)the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, and there was fire in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 35:1 Lit do them
  2. Exodus 35:5 Or uplifted offering
  3. Exodus 35:5 Or uplifted offering
  4. Exodus 35:5 Or copper
  5. Exodus 35:6 Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color, and so throughout the ch
  6. Exodus 35:7 Or tanned
  7. Exodus 35:7 Meaning of the Heb uncertain, and so throughout the ch
  8. Exodus 35:9 Or pouch
  9. Exodus 35:11 Lit dwelling place
  10. Exodus 35:12 Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
  11. Exodus 35:13 Or vessels
  12. Exodus 35:13 Lit Face
  13. Exodus 35:15 Or doorway
  14. Exodus 35:16 Or copper
  15. Exodus 35:16 Or vessels
  16. Exodus 35:19 Or service garments
  17. Exodus 35:21 Lit lifted him up
  18. Exodus 35:21 Or made him willing
  19. Exodus 35:21 Or uplifted offering
  20. Exodus 35:22 Or who were willing-hearted
  21. Exodus 35:22 Or nose rings
  22. Exodus 35:22 Lit waved a wave offering
  23. Exodus 35:23 Lit with whom was found
  24. Exodus 35:23 Or tanned
  25. Exodus 35:24 Or uplifted offering
  26. Exodus 35:24 Or copper
  27. Exodus 35:24 Or uplifted offering
  28. Exodus 35:24 Lit with whom was found
  29. Exodus 35:25 Lit women wise of heart
  30. Exodus 35:26 Lit lifted them up in wisdom
  31. Exodus 35:27 Or pouch
  32. Exodus 35:29 Lit sons of Israel
  33. Exodus 35:29 Lit made them willing
  34. Exodus 35:29 Or freewill offering
  35. Exodus 35:31 Or work
  36. Exodus 35:32 Lit devices
  37. Exodus 35:32 Or copper
  38. Exodus 35:35 Lit wisdom of heart
  39. Exodus 36:1 Lit man wise of heart
  40. Exodus 36:1 Lit wisdom
  41. Exodus 36:1 Or connected with the service of; lit of the service of
  42. Exodus 36:2 Lit man wise of heart
  43. Exodus 36:2 Lit whose heart
  44. Exodus 36:2 Lit wisdom
  45. Exodus 36:3 Or uplifted offering
  46. Exodus 36:3 Lit it for the work
  47. Exodus 36:3 Lit of the service of
  48. Exodus 36:3 Or freewill offering
  49. Exodus 36:4 Lit wise
  50. Exodus 36:4 Lit his
  51. Exodus 36:5 Lit Moses, saying,
  52. Exodus 36:5 Lit service for the work
  53. Exodus 36:5 Lit perform it
  54. Exodus 36:6 Lit voice
  55. Exodus 36:6 Or uplifted offering
  56. Exodus 36:7 Lit work
  57. Exodus 36:8 Lit wise of heart
  58. Exodus 36:8 Lit dwelling place
  59. Exodus 36:8 Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color, and so throughout the ch
  60. Exodus 36:8 Lit he
  61. Exodus 36:9 About 42 ft. long and 6 ft. wide or 13 m and 1.8 m
  62. Exodus 36:9 Lit one measure
  63. Exodus 36:10 Or coupled
  64. Exodus 36:10 Or coupled
  65. Exodus 36:11 Lit one curtain from the end in the coupling
  66. Exodus 36:11 Lit coupling
  67. Exodus 36:11 Lit one curtain from the end in the coupling
  68. Exodus 36:11 Lit coupling
  69. Exodus 36:12 Lit end
  70. Exodus 36:12 Lit coupling
  71. Exodus 36:13 Or coupled
  72. Exodus 36:13 Lit one
  73. Exodus 36:14 Lit made them
  74. Exodus 36:15 Lit one measure
  75. Exodus 36:16 Or coupled
  76. Exodus 36:17 Lit tie
  77. Exodus 36:17 Lit tie
  78. Exodus 36:18 Or copper
  79. Exodus 36:18 Or couple
  80. Exodus 36:18 Lit one
  81. Exodus 36:19 Or tanned
  82. Exodus 36:19 Meaning of the Heb uncertain
  83. Exodus 36:21 Lit the
  84. Exodus 36:22 Lit bound
  85. Exodus 36:23 Lit to the side of the Negev, to the south
  86. Exodus 36:27 Lit far parts
  87. Exodus 36:28 Lit dwelling place
  88. Exodus 36:28 Lit far parts
  89. Exodus 36:29 Or head
  90. Exodus 36:29 Or with reference to
  91. Exodus 36:32 Or second
  92. Exodus 36:32 Lit far parts
  93. Exodus 36:33 Lit midst
  94. Exodus 36:37 Lit variegator; i.e., a weaver in colors
  95. Exodus 36:38 Or rings
  96. Exodus 36:38 Or copper
  97. Exodus 37:1 About 3.7 ft. long and 2.2 ft. wide and high or about 1.1 m and 68 cm
  98. Exodus 37:3 Lit second
  99. Exodus 37:5 Lit the ark
  100. Exodus 37:6 Also called a mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
  101. Exodus 37:6 Lit its length
  102. Exodus 37:6 Lit its width
  103. Exodus 37:7 Lit from
  104. Exodus 37:8 Lit from
  105. Exodus 37:8 Lit from
  106. Exodus 37:8 Lit from
  107. Exodus 37:10 About 3 ft. long, 1.5 ft. wide, and 2.2 ft. high or about 90 cm, 45 cm, and 68 cm
  108. Exodus 37:10 Lit its length
  109. Exodus 37:10 Lit its width
  110. Exodus 37:10 Lit its height
  111. Exodus 37:12 About 3 in. or 7.5 cm
  112. Exodus 37:17 Or calyxes
  113. Exodus 37:18 Lit second
  114. Exodus 37:19 Or calyx
  115. Exodus 37:19 Or calyx
  116. Exodus 37:20 Or calyxes
  117. Exodus 37:21 Or calyx
  118. Exodus 37:21 Or calyx
  119. Exodus 37:21 Or calyx
  120. Exodus 37:22 Or calyxes
  121. Exodus 37:24 About 75 lb. or 34 kg
  122. Exodus 37:25 Lit its length
  123. Exodus 37:25 Lit its width
  124. Exodus 37:25 Lit its height
  125. Exodus 37:26 Lit walls
  126. Exodus 38:1 About 7.5 ft. square and 4.5 ft. high or 2.3 m and 1.4 m
  127. Exodus 38:1 Lit its length
  128. Exodus 38:1 Lit its width
  129. Exodus 38:1 Lit its height
  130. Exodus 38:2 Lit were
  131. Exodus 38:2 Or copper, and so for bronze throughout the ch
  132. Exodus 38:8 Lit with
  133. Exodus 38:9 Lit to the side of the Negev, to the south
  134. Exodus 38:10 Or rings
  135. Exodus 38:11 Or rings
  136. Exodus 38:12 Or rings
  137. Exodus 38:13 Lit east side, eastward
  138. Exodus 38:14 Lit shoulder
  139. Exodus 38:15 Lit second
  140. Exodus 38:15 Lit shoulder
  141. Exodus 38:15 Lit On this side and on that side
  142. Exodus 38:17 Or rings
  143. Exodus 38:17 Or rings
  144. Exodus 38:18 Lit variegator; i.e., a weaver in colors
  145. Exodus 38:18 Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color, and so throughout the ch
  146. Exodus 38:18 Lit height in width
  147. Exodus 38:19 Or rings
  148. Exodus 38:20 Lit dwelling place
  149. Exodus 38:21 Lit These are the appointed things of the tabernacle
  150. Exodus 38:21 Lit dwelling place
  151. Exodus 38:21 Lit dwelling place
  152. Exodus 38:21 Lit appointed
  153. Exodus 38:21 Lit mouth
  154. Exodus 38:23 Lit variegator; i.e., a weaver in colors
  155. Exodus 38:24 Lit and it was
  156. Exodus 38:24 A talent was about 75 lb. or 34 kg
  157. Exodus 38:24 A shekel was about 0.5 oz. or 14 gm
  158. Exodus 38:25 Lit mustered
  159. Exodus 38:26 Lit mustered
  160. Exodus 38:28 Or rings
  161. Exodus 38:31 Lit dwelling place
  162. Exodus 39:1 Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color, and so throughout the ch
  163. Exodus 39:1 Lit and they made
  164. Exodus 39:3 Lit to work
  165. Exodus 39:4 Lit it
  166. Exodus 39:5 Lit from it
  167. Exodus 39:9 About 9 in. or 23 cm
  168. Exodus 39:9 Lit its length
  169. Exodus 39:9 Lit its width
  170. Exodus 39:10 Lit filled
  171. Exodus 39:13 Lit filled
  172. Exodus 39:25 Lit robe, between the pomegranates
  173. Exodus 39:26 Lit a bell and a pomegranate, a bell...
  174. Exodus 39:28 Lit headgear
  175. Exodus 39:29 Lit variegator; i.e., a weaver in colors
  176. Exodus 39:30 Lit wrote on it a writing
  177. Exodus 39:31 Lit put
  178. Exodus 39:31 Lit put
  179. Exodus 39:32 Lit dwelling place
  180. Exodus 39:33 Or utensils
  181. Exodus 39:34 Or tanned
  182. Exodus 39:34 Meaning of the Heb uncertain
  183. Exodus 39:35 Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
  184. Exodus 39:36 Lit Face
  185. Exodus 39:37 Lit its lamps, the lamps set in order
  186. Exodus 39:39 Or copper
  187. Exodus 39:39 Or copper
  188. Exodus 39:40 Or utensils
  189. Exodus 39:43 Lit saw
  190. Exodus 40:2 Or dwelling place
  191. Exodus 40:4 Lit its arrangement
  192. Exodus 40:4 Or light
  193. Exodus 40:7 Lit there
  194. Exodus 40:8 Lit put the screen
  195. Exodus 40:9 Or utensils
  196. Exodus 40:15 Lit be for them
  197. Exodus 40:17 Lit in
  198. Exodus 40:17 Lit dwelling place
  199. Exodus 40:18 Lit put
  200. Exodus 40:18 Lit put
  201. Exodus 40:19 Lit over it above
  202. Exodus 40:20 Lit set
  203. Exodus 40:20 Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
  204. Exodus 40:20 Lit over the ark above
  205. Exodus 40:33 Or dwelling place
  206. Exodus 40:33 Lit put the screen
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Exodus 35-40
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Sabbath Regulations

35 Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, “These are the things the Lord has commanded(A) you to do: 2 For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a day of sabbath(B) rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it is to be put to death.(C) 3 Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.(D)”

Materials for the Tabernacle(E)(F)

4 Moses said to the whole Israelite community, “This is what the Lord has commanded: 5 From what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the Lord an offering of gold, silver and bronze; 6 blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; 7 ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather[a]; acacia wood; 8 olive oil(G) for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; 9 and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

10 “All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the Lord has commanded:(H) 11 the tabernacle(I) with its tent and its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases; 12 the ark(J) with its poles and the atonement cover and the curtain(K) that shields it; 13 the table(L) with its poles and all its articles and the bread of the Presence; 14 the lampstand(M) that is for light with its accessories, lamps and oil for the light; 15 the altar(N) of incense with its poles, the anointing oil(O) and the fragrant incense;(P) the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;(Q) 16 the altar(R) of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the bronze basin(S) with its stand; 17 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;(T) 18 the tent pegs(U) for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, and their ropes; 19 the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary—both the sacred garments(V) for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests.”

20 Then the whole Israelite community withdrew from Moses’ presence, 21 and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved them came and brought an offering to the Lord for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments. 22 All who were willing, men and women alike, came and brought gold jewelry of all kinds: brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments. They all presented their gold as a wave offering to the Lord. 23 Everyone who had blue, purple or scarlet yarn(W) or fine linen, or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or the other durable leather brought them. 24 Those presenting an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the Lord, and everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the work brought it. 25 Every skilled woman(X) spun with her hands and brought what she had spun—blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen. 26 And all the women who were willing and had the skill spun the goat hair. 27 The leaders(Y) brought onyx stones and other gems(Z) to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece. 28 They also brought spices and olive oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.(AA) 29 All the Israelite men and women who were willing(AB) brought to the Lord freewill offerings(AC) for all the work the Lord through Moses had commanded them to do.

Bezalel and Oholiab(AD)

30 Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 31 and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills(AE)— 32 to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, 33 to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic crafts. 34 And he has given both him and Oholiab(AF) son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach(AG) others. 35 He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work(AH) as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers—all of them skilled workers and designers. 36 1 So Bezalel, Oholiab and every skilled person(AI) to whom the Lord has given skill and ability to know how to carry out all the work of constructing the sanctuary(AJ) are to do the work just as the Lord has commanded.”

2 Then Moses summoned Bezalel(AK) and Oholiab(AL) and every skilled person to whom the Lord had given ability and who was willing(AM) to come and do the work. 3 They received from Moses all the offerings(AN) the Israelites had brought to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. And the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning. 4 So all the skilled workers who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left what they were doing 5 and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough(AO) for doing the work the Lord commanded to be done.”

6 Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: “No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” And so the people were restrained from bringing more, 7 because what they already had was more(AP) than enough to do all the work.

The Tabernacle(AQ)

8 All those who were skilled among the workers made the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by expert hands. 9 All the curtains were the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide.[b] 10 They joined five of the curtains together and did the same with the other five. 11 Then they made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and the same was done with the end curtain in the other set. 12 They also made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other. 13 Then they made fifty gold clasps and used them to fasten the two sets of curtains together so that the tabernacle was a unit.(AR)

14 They made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven altogether. 15 All eleven curtains were the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.[c] 16 They joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another set. 17 Then they made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set. 18 They made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the tent together as a unit.(AS) 19 Then they made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of the other durable leather.[d]

20 They made upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. 21 Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide,[e] 22 with two projections set parallel to each other. They made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. 23 They made twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle 24 and made forty silver bases to go under them—two bases for each frame, one under each projection. 25 For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, they made twenty frames 26 and forty silver bases—two under each frame. 27 They made six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle, 28 and two frames were made for the corners of the tabernacle at the far end. 29 At these two corners the frames were double from the bottom all the way to the top and fitted into a single ring; both were made alike. 30 So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.

31 They also made crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle, 32 five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle. 33 They made the center crossbar so that it extended from end to end at the middle of the frames. 34 They overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. They also overlaid the crossbars with gold.

35 They made the curtain(AT) of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker. 36 They made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold. They made gold hooks for them and cast their four silver bases. 37 For the entrance to the tent they made a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer;(AU) 38 and they made five posts with hooks for them. They overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold and made their five bases of bronze.

The Ark(AV)

37 Bezalel(AW) made the ark(AX) of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.[f] 2 He overlaid it with pure gold,(AY) both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. 3 He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other. 4 Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5 And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.

6 He made the atonement cover(AZ) of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 7 Then he made two cherubim(BA) out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 8 He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover. 9 The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing(BB) the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.(BC)

The Table(BD)

10 They[g] made the table(BE) of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.[h] 11 Then they overlaid it with pure gold(BF) and made a gold molding around it. 12 They also made around it a rim a handbreadth[i] wide and put a gold molding on the rim. 13 They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were. 14 The rings(BG) were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table. 15 The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold. 16 And they made from pure gold the articles for the table—its plates and dishes and bowls and its pitchers for the pouring out of drink offerings.

The Lampstand(BH)

17 They made the lampstand(BI) of pure gold. They hammered out its base and shaft, and made its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them. 18 Six branches extended from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. 19 Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on one branch, three on the next branch and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand. 20 And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. 21 One bud was under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair—six branches in all. 22 The buds and the branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.(BJ)

23 They made its seven lamps,(BK) as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold. 24 They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent[j] of pure gold.

The Altar of Incense(BL)

25 They made the altar of incense(BM) out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high[k]—its horns(BN) of one piece with it. 26 They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it. 27 They made two gold rings(BO) below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. 28 They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.(BP)

29 They also made the sacred anointing oil(BQ) and the pure, fragrant incense(BR)—the work of a perfumer.

The Altar of Burnt Offering(BS)

38 They[l] built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits[m] high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.[n] 2 They made a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar were of one piece, and they overlaid the altar with bronze.(BT) 3 They made all its utensils(BU) of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans. 4 They made a grating for the altar, a bronze network, to be under its ledge, halfway up the altar. 5 They cast bronze rings to hold the poles for the four corners of the bronze grating. 6 They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. 7 They inserted the poles into the rings so they would be on the sides of the altar for carrying it. They made it hollow, out of boards.

The Basin for Washing

8 They made the bronze basin(BV) and its bronze stand from the mirrors of the women(BW) who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

The Courtyard(BX)

9 Next they made the courtyard. The south side was a hundred cubits[o] long and had curtains of finely twisted linen, 10 with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. 11 The north side was also a hundred cubits long and had twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, with silver hooks and bands on the posts.

12 The west end was fifty cubits[p] wide and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases, with silver hooks and bands on the posts. 13 The east end, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits wide. 14 Curtains fifteen cubits[q] long were on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases, 15 and curtains fifteen cubits long were on the other side of the entrance to the courtyard, with three posts and three bases. 16 All the curtains around the courtyard were of finely twisted linen. 17 The bases for the posts were bronze. The hooks and bands on the posts were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver; so all the posts of the courtyard had silver bands.

18 The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was made of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer. It was twenty cubits[r] long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits[s] high, 19 with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks and bands were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver. 20 All the tent pegs(BY) of the tabernacle and of the surrounding courtyard were bronze.

The Materials Used

21 These are the amounts of the materials used for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the covenant law,(BZ) which were recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar(CA) son of Aaron, the priest. 22 (Bezalel(CB) son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything the Lord commanded Moses; 23 with him was Oholiab(CC) son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan—an engraver and designer, and an embroiderer in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen.) 24 The total amount of the gold from the wave offering used for all the work on the sanctuary(CD) was 29 talents and 730 shekels,[t] according to the sanctuary shekel.(CE)

25 The silver obtained from those of the community who were counted in the census(CF) was 100 talents[u] and 1,775 shekels,[v] according to the sanctuary shekel— 26 one beka per person,(CG) that is, half a shekel,[w] according to the sanctuary shekel,(CH) from everyone who had crossed over to those counted, twenty years old or more,(CI) a total of 603,550 men.(CJ) 27 The 100 talents of silver were used to cast the bases(CK) for the sanctuary and for the curtain—100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent for each base. 28 They used the 1,775 shekels to make the hooks for the posts, to overlay the tops of the posts, and to make their bands.

29 The bronze from the wave offering was 70 talents and 2,400 shekels.[x] 30 They used it to make the bases for the entrance to the tent of meeting, the bronze altar with its bronze grating and all its utensils, 31 the bases for the surrounding courtyard and those for its entrance and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and those for the surrounding courtyard.

The Priestly Garments

39 From the blue, purple and scarlet yarn(CL) they made woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary.(CM) They also made sacred garments(CN) for Aaron, as the Lord commanded Moses.

The Ephod(CO)

2 They[y] made the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. 3 They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut strands to be worked into the blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen—the work of skilled hands. 4 They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached to two of its corners, so it could be fastened. 5 Its skillfully woven waistband was like it—of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen, as the Lord commanded Moses.

6 They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings and engraved them like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel. 7 Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial(CP) stones for the sons of Israel, as the Lord commanded Moses.

The Breastpiece(CQ)

8 They fashioned the breastpiece(CR)—the work of a skilled craftsman. They made it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. 9 It was square—a span[z] long and a span wide—and folded double. 10 Then they mounted four rows of precious stones on it. The first row was carnelian, chrysolite and beryl; 11 the second row was turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald; 12 the third row was jacinth, agate and amethyst; 13 the fourth row was topaz, onyx and jasper.[aa] They were mounted in gold filigree settings. 14 There were twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.(CS)

15 For the breastpiece they made braided chains of pure gold, like a rope. 16 They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the rings to two of the corners of the breastpiece. 17 They fastened the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the breastpiece, 18 and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front. 19 They made two gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod. 20 Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the seam just above the waistband of the ephod. 21 They tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with blue cord, connecting it to the waistband so that the breastpiece would not swing out from the ephod—as the Lord commanded Moses.

Other Priestly Garments(CT)

22 They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth—the work of a weaver— 23 with an opening in the center of the robe like the opening of a collar,[ab] and a band around this opening, so that it would not tear. 24 They made pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen around the hem of the robe. 25 And they made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates. 26 The bells and pomegranates alternated around the hem of the robe to be worn for ministering, as the Lord commanded Moses.

27 For Aaron and his sons, they made tunics of fine linen(CU)—the work of a weaver— 28 and the turban(CV) of fine linen, the linen caps and the undergarments of finely twisted linen. 29 The sash was made of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn—the work of an embroiderer—as the Lord commanded Moses.

30 They made the plate, the sacred emblem, out of pure gold and engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: holy to the Lord.(CW) 31 Then they fastened a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban,(CX) as the Lord commanded Moses.

Moses Inspects the Tabernacle(CY)

32 So all the work on the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord commanded Moses.(CZ) 33 Then they brought the tabernacle(DA) to Moses: the tent and all its furnishings, its clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases; 34 the covering of ram skins dyed red and the covering of another durable leather[ac] and the shielding curtain; 35 the ark of the covenant law(DB) with its poles and the atonement cover; 36 the table(DC) with all its articles and the bread of the Presence;(DD) 37 the pure gold lampstand(DE) with its row of lamps and all its accessories,(DF) and the olive oil(DG) for the light; 38 the gold altar,(DH) the anointing oil,(DI) the fragrant incense,(DJ) and the curtain(DK) for the entrance to the tent; 39 the bronze altar(DL) with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the basin(DM) with its stand; 40 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;(DN) the ropes and tent pegs for the courtyard; all the furnishings for the tabernacle, the tent of meeting; 41 and the woven garments(DO) worn for ministering in the sanctuary, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when serving as priests.

42 The Israelites had done all the work just as the Lord had commanded Moses.(DP) 43 Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the Lord had commanded.(DQ) So Moses blessed(DR) them.

Setting Up the Tabernacle

40 Then the Lord said to Moses: 2 “Set up(DS) the tabernacle, the tent of meeting,(DT) on the first day of the first month.(DU) 3 Place the ark(DV) of the covenant law in it and shield the ark with the curtain. 4 Bring in the table(DW) and set out what belongs on it.(DX) Then bring in the lampstand(DY) and set up its lamps. 5 Place the gold altar(DZ) of incense in front of the ark of the covenant law and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

6 “Place the altar(EA) of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting; 7 place the basin(EB) between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it. 8 Set up the courtyard(EC) around it and put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.

9 “Take the anointing oil and anoint(ED) the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it and all its furnishings,(EE) and it will be holy. 10 Then anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate(EF) the altar, and it will be most holy. 11 Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.

12 “Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting(EG) and wash them with water.(EH) 13 Then dress Aaron in the sacred garments,(EI) anoint him and consecrate(EJ) him so he may serve me as priest. 14 Bring his sons and dress them in tunics.(EK) 15 Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so they may serve me as priests. Their anointing will be to a priesthood that will continue throughout their generations.(EL)” 16 Moses did everything just as the Lord commanded(EM) him.

17 So the tabernacle(EN) was set up on the first day of the first month(EO) in the second year. 18 When Moses(EP) set up the tabernacle, he put the bases in place, erected the frames,(EQ) inserted the crossbars and set up the posts. 19 Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering(ER) over the tent, as the Lord commanded(ES) him.

20 He took the tablets of the covenant law(ET) and placed them in the ark,(EU) attached the poles to the ark and put the atonement cover(EV) over it. 21 Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle and hung the shielding curtain(EW) and shielded the ark of the covenant law, as the Lord commanded(EX) him.

22 Moses placed the table(EY) in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle outside the curtain 23 and set out the bread(EZ) on it before the Lord, as the Lord commanded(FA) him.

24 He placed the lampstand(FB) in the tent of meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle 25 and set up the lamps(FC) before the Lord, as the Lord commanded(FD) him.

26 Moses placed the gold altar(FE) in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain 27 and burned fragrant incense on it, as the Lord commanded(FF) him.

28 Then he put up the curtain(FG) at the entrance to the tabernacle. 29 He set the altar(FH) of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered on it burnt offerings and grain offerings,(FI) as the Lord commanded(FJ) him.

30 He placed the basin(FK) between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing, 31 and Moses and Aaron and his sons used it to wash(FL) their hands and feet. 32 They washed whenever they entered the tent of meeting or approached the altar,(FM) as the Lord commanded(FN) Moses.

33 Then Moses set up the courtyard(FO) around the tabernacle and altar and put up the curtain(FP) at the entrance to the courtyard. And so Moses finished the work.

The Glory of the Lord

34 Then the cloud(FQ) covered the tent of meeting, and the glory(FR) of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory(FS) of the Lord filled the tabernacle.(FT)

36 In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out;(FU) 37 but if the cloud did not lift, they did not set out—until the day it lifted. 38 So the cloud(FV) of the Lord was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the Israelites during all their travels.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 35:7 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals; also in verse 23
  2. Exodus 36:9 That is, about 42 feet long and 6 feet wide or about 13 meters long and 1.8 meters wide
  3. Exodus 36:15 That is, about 45 feet long and 6 feet wide or about 14 meters long and 1.8 meters wide
  4. Exodus 36:19 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals (see 35:7)
  5. Exodus 36:21 That is, about 15 feet long and 2 1/4 feet wide or about 4.5 meters long and 68 centimeters wide
  6. Exodus 37:1 That is, about 3 3/4 feet long and 2 1/4 feet wide and high or about 1.1 meters long and 68 centimeters wide and high; similarly in verse 6
  7. Exodus 37:10 Or He; also in verses 11-29
  8. Exodus 37:10 That is, about 3 feet long, 1 1/2 feet wide and 2 1/4 feet high or about 90 centimeters long, 45 centimeters wide and 68 centimeters high
  9. Exodus 37:12 That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters
  10. Exodus 37:24 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms
  11. Exodus 37:25 That is, about 1 1/2 feet long and wide and 3 feet high or about 45 centimeters long and wide and 90 centimeters high
  12. Exodus 38:1 Or He; also in verses 2-9
  13. Exodus 38:1 That is, about 4 1/2 feet or about 1.4 meters
  14. Exodus 38:1 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters long and wide
  15. Exodus 38:9 That is, about 150 feet or about 45 meters
  16. Exodus 38:12 That is, about 75 feet or about 23 meters
  17. Exodus 38:14 That is, about 22 feet or about 6.8 meters
  18. Exodus 38:18 That is, about 30 feet or about 9 meters
  19. Exodus 38:18 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters
  20. Exodus 38:24 The weight of the gold was a little over a ton or about 1 metric ton.
  21. Exodus 38:25 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons; also in verse 27
  22. Exodus 38:25 That is, about 44 pounds or about 20 kilograms; also in verse 28
  23. Exodus 38:26 That is, about 1/5 ounce or about 5.7 grams
  24. Exodus 38:29 The weight of the bronze was about 2 1/2 tons or about 2.4 metric tons.
  25. Exodus 39:2 Or He; also in verses 7, 8 and 22
  26. Exodus 39:9 That is, about 9 inches or about 23 centimeters
  27. Exodus 39:13 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.
  28. Exodus 39:23 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  29. Exodus 39:34 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals
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