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36 Then Bezalel and Aholiab and all skillful men to whom the LORD gave wisdom and understanding to know how to perform all manner work for the service of the Sanctuary, worked according to all that the LORD had commanded.
2 For Moses had called Bezalel and Aholiab and all the skilled men in whose hearts the LORD had put wisdom, as many as whose hearts had encouraged them to come to the work, to perform it.
3 And they received from Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the Sanctuary, to make it. Also, they continued to bring free gifts to him every morning.
4 So each of the skillful men who had made all the holy work came from the work which he was doing,
5 and spoke to Moses, saying, “The people bring too much, more than enough for the work which the LORD has commanded to be made.”
6 Then Moses gave a commandment; and they had it proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman prepare any more work for the oblations of the Sanctuary.” So, the people were restrained from offering.
7 For the material they had was sufficient to make all the work, even too much.
8 Then, all the skillful men among the workmen made the Tabernacle ten curtains of fine-twined linen, and of blue silk, and purple, and scarlet. And upon them they made Cherubims of skillful work.
9 The length of one curtain was twenty-eight cubits; and the breadth of one curtain was four cubits. The curtains were all the same size.
10 And he bundled five curtains together; and he bundled another five together.
11 And he made loops of blue silk near the edge of the outermost curtain of the first bundle. He did likewise on the outermost curtain in the second bundle.
12 He made fifty loops in one curtain; and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which was in the second bundle. The loops were set opposite each other.
13 Afterward, he made fifty clasps of gold and joined the curtains one to another with the clasps, so that it was one Tabernacle.
14 Also, he made curtains of goats’ hair for the covering upon the Tabernacle. He made them from eleven curtains.
15 The length of one curtain was thirty cubits; and the breadth of one curtain was four cubits. The eleven curtains were all the same size.
16 And he bundled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
17 He also made fifty loops upon the edge of the outermost curtain in the first bundle; and he made fifty loops upon the edge of the outermost curtain in the second bundle.
18 He also made fifty clasps of copper to join the covering together so that it might be one.
19 And he made a covering of rams’ skins (dyed red) upon the pavilion, and a covering of badgers’ skins above it.
20 Likewise, he made the boards of shittim wood for the Tabernacle, standing upright.
21 The length of a board was ten cubits; and the breadth of a board was a cubit and a half.
22 One board had two tenons, set in order (as the feet of a ladder, one opposite another). He made all the boards of the Tabernacle in this way.
23 So, he made boards for the Tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side.
24 And 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 Also, for the other side of the Tabernacle, toward the North, he made twenty boards
26 and their forty sockets of silver (two sockets under one board and two sockets under another board).
27 Likewise, toward the west side of the Tabernacle, he made six boards.
28 And he made two boards for the corners of the Tabernacle, one for each side.
29 And they were joined beneath, and likewise were secured above, with a ring. He did this to both, in both corners.
30 So there were eight boards and their sixteen sockets of silver, two sockets under every board.
31 Afterward, he made poles of shittim wood, five for the boards on the one side of the Tabernacle,
32 five poles for the boards on the other side of the Tabernacle, and five poles for the boards of the Tabernacle on the side toward the west.
33 And he made the middle pole to shoot through the boards, from one end to the other.
34 Also, he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold (for places for the poles) and covered the poles with gold.
35 Moreover, he made a veil of blue silk and purple, and of scarlet, and of fine-twined linen. He made it with Cherubims of skillful work:
36 And made four pillars of shittim for it and overlaid them with gold. Its hooks were also of gold. And he cast four sockets of silver for them.
37 And he made a hanging for the Tabernacle door — of blue silk, and purple, and scarlet, and fine-twined linen, the work of a weaver —
38 and the five pillars of it with their hooks. And he overlaid their capitals and their bands with gold. But their five sockets were of copper.
37 After this, Bezalel made the Ark of shittim wood, two cubits and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and a cubit and a half high.
2 And he overlaid it with fine gold, inside and outside, and made a border of gold for it, all around.
3 And he cast four rings of gold for it (for the four corners of it), two rings for one side of it and two rings for the other side of it.
4 Also, he made poles of shittim wood and covered them with gold.
5 And he put the poles in the rings by the sides of the Ark, to bear the Ark.
6 And he made the Mercy Seat of pure gold. The length of it was two and a half cubits, and the breadth of it one cubit and a half.
7 And he made two Cherubims of gold upon the two ends of the Mercy Seat. He made them of work beaten with the hammer,
8 one Cherub on one end and another Cherub on the other end. He made the Cherubims as part of the Mercy Seat, at its two ends.
9 And the Cherubims spread out their wings on high and covered the Mercy Seat with their wings. And their faces were towards each another. The faces of the Cherubims were toward the Mercy Seat.
10 Also, he made the Table of shittim wood. The length of it was two cubits and its breadth a cubit. And the height of it was a cubit and a half.
11 And he overlaid it with fine gold and made a border of gold for it, all around.
12 Also, he made a rim for it, the size of a hand-breadth, all around, and made a border of gold upon the rim, all around.
13 And he cast four rings of gold for it and put the rings in the four corners, on its four feet.
14 Against the border were the rings, as places for the poles to bear the Table.
15 And he made the poles of shittim wood and covered them with gold, to bear the Table.
16 Also, he made the instruments for the Table (of pure gold): dishes for it, and cups for it, and bowls for it, and jars for it (with which to pour drink offerings).
17 Likewise, he made the Lampstand of pure gold. He made the Lampstand of work beaten out with the hammer. Its shaft, its branch, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers were of one piece.
18 And six branches came out of the sides of it, three branches of the Lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the Lampstand out of the other side of it.
19 On one branch there were three bowls (made like almonds), a knob, and a flower. And on another branch were three bowls (made like almonds), a knob and a flower. So it was on all the six branches that proceeded out of the Lampstand.
20 And upon the Lampstand were four bowls (after the fashion of almonds), its knobs and its flowers.
21 That is, under the first two branches there was a knob, and a knob under the second two branches, and a knob under the third two branches, according to the six branches coming out of it.
22 Their knobs and their branches were part of the same piece. It was all one beaten work of pure gold.
23 And he made seven lamps for it, with its snuffers and its trays of pure gold.
24 He made it from a talent of pure gold, with all its instruments.
25 Furthermore, he made the Incense Altar of shittim wood. The length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit (it was square), and two cubits high. Its horns were part of the same piece.
26 And he covered it with pure gold, both its top and its sides, all around, and its horns. And he made a border of gold for it, all around.
27 And under its border he made two rings of gold for it (in the two corners of its two sides), to put poles in with which to bear it.
28 Also, he made the poles of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the sweet pure incense, according to the perfumer’s art.
38 Also, he made the Altar of the Burnt Offering of shittim wood. Its length was five cubits, its breadth five cubits (it was square); and it was three cubits high.
2 And he made horns for it, on its four corners. Its horns were part of the same piece; and he overlaid it with copper.
3 Also, he made all the instruments of the altar: the pans, the shovels, the basins, the fleshhooks, and the firepans. He made all its instruments of copper.
4 Moreover, he made a copper grate for the Altar, under its rim, midway from its bottom.
5 And cast four rings of copper for the four corners of the grate, to put poles in.
6 And he made the poles of shittim wood and covered them with copper,
7 which he put into the rings, on the sides of the Altar, to bear it. And he made it hollow, with boards.
8 Also, he made the pots of copper (and their bases of copper) from the mirrors of the women who assembled and came together at the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
9 Finally, he made the court on the south side. The hangings of the court were of fine-twined linen, a hundred cubits long.
10 There were twenty pillars, with their twenty copper sockets. The hooks of the pillars, and their bands, were of silver.
11 And on the north side, the hangings were a hundred cubits. There were twenty pillars, with their twenty copper sockets. The hooks of the pillars, and their bands, were of silver.
12 Also on the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their ten pillars with their ten sockets. The hooks of the pillars, and their bands, were of silver.
13 And toward the east side were hangings of fifty cubits.
14 The hangings of one side were fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets.
15 And on the other side of the court gate, on both sides, were hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets.
16 All the hangings of the court were of fine-twined linen, all around.
17 But the sockets of the pillars were of copper. The hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver; and the covering of their capitals were of silver. And all the pillars of the court were wrapped with silver.
18 He also made the hanging for the court gate of needlework—blue silk, and purple, and scarlet, and fine-twined linen, twenty cubits long and five cubits in height and breadth—like the hangings of the court.
19 And there were four pillars (with their four sockets) of copper. Their hooks were of silver; and the covering of the capitals, and their bands, were of silver.
20 But all the pegs of the Tabernacle, and of the court, were of copper, all around.
21 These are the parts of the Tabernacle—of the Tabernacle of the Testimony —which was appointed by commandment of Moses for the office of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the Priest.
22 So Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.
23 And with him, Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a skillful workman and an embroiderer, and a weaver in blue silk, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in fine linen.
24 All the gold which was used in all the work made for the Holy Place (which was the gold of the offering) was twenty-nine talents and seven hundred thirty shekels, according to the shekel of the Sanctuary.
25 But the silver of those who were numbered in the Congregation was a hundred talents, and one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the Sanctuary:
26 a bekah for a man—that is, half a shekel, according to the shekel of the Sanctuary—for all those who were numbered (from twenty years old and above) among 603,550 men.
27 Moreover, there were a hundred talents of silver (to cast the sockets of the Sanctuary and the sockets of the veil), a hundred sockets of a hundred talents, a talent for a socket.
28 But he made the hooks for the pillars for 1,775 shekels and overlaid their capitals and made bands around them.
29 Also the copper of the offering was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels.
30 Of which he made the sockets to the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation and the copper Altar, and its copper grate, with all the instruments of the Altar,
31 and the sockets of the court all around, and the sockets for the court gate, and all the pegs of the Tabernacle, and all the pegs of the court, all around.
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