Exodus, 36

1. Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.

1. Bezalel and Oholiab and all the skilled craftsmen to whom Yahweh had given skill and understanding to carry out all that was required for the building of the sanctuary, did their work exactly as Yahweh had directed.

2. And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, [even] every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:

2. Moses then called Bezalel and Oholiab and all the skilled craftsmen to whom Yahweh had given ability and who felt able to do the work.

3. And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it [withal]. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.

3. They received from Moses all that the people of Israel had brought as contributions for the work of building the sanctuary. In the meantime, the people continued each morning to bring their offerings.

4. And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;

4. So the skilled craftsmen who did all the sacred work, besides their own work,

5. And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make.

5. went to tell Moses, "The people are bringing more than what is needed for the work which Yahweh has told us to do."

6. And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.

6. Moses then sent this command throughout the camp: "Let no one, man or woman, do anything more toward the collection for the sanctuary." So the people were stopped from bringing any more;

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

7. the material they had was enough, and more than enough, to complete all the work.

8. And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains [of] fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: [with] cherubims of cunning work made he them.

8. All the most skilled craftsmen among the workers made the Holy Tent. They made it with ten sheets of fine twined linen, of purple wool, violet shade and red, and of crimson wool, finely embroidered with angels.

9. The length of one curtain [was] twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains [were] all of one size.

9. The length of a single sheet was twenty-eight cubits, its width four cubits, all the sheets being of the same size.

10. And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and [the other] five curtains he coupled one unto another.

10. They sewed five of the sheets together, and the other five also.

11. And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of [another] curtain, in the coupling of the second.

11. They attached loops of violet wool to the border of the last sheet in one set, and did the same for the border of the last sheet in the other set.

12. Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which [was] in the coupling of the second: the loops held one [curtain] to another.

12. They put fifty loops on the first sheet and, matching them one by one, fifty loops on the border of the last sheet in the second set.

13. And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle.

13. They made fifty gold clasps and with them joined the two sets into one piece.

14. And he made curtains [of] goats' [hair] for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.

14. Next they made sheets of goats' hair to form a tent over the Holy Tent; they made eleven of these.

15. The length of one curtain [was] thirty cubits, and four cubits [was] the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains [were] of one size.

15. The length of a single sheet was thirty cubits, its width four cubits; the eleven sheets were all of the same size.

16. And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.

16. They joined five of these sheets together into one set, the remaining six into another.

17. And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.

17. They attached fifty loops to the border of the last sheet in the first set, and fifty loops to the border of the last sheet in the second set.

18. And he made fifty taches [of] brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.

18. And they made fifty bronze clasps, to join the two sets so as to form one cover.

19. And he made a covering for the tent [of] rams' skins dyed red, and a covering [of] badgers' skins above [that].

19. They made another covering of rams' skins dyed red to be put over the Holy Tent and a covering of fine leather to spread over that.

20. And he made boards for the tabernacle [of] shittim wood, standing up.

20. The Holy Tent was made with boards of acacia wood, which stood upright.

21. The length of a board [was] ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half.

21. Each board was ten cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

22. One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

22. Each board was fitted with two matching arms; this they did for all the boards of the Holy Tent.

23. And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward:

23. They made twenty boards for the southern side,

24. And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.

24. with forty silver bases to put under the twenty boards: two bases under the first board to receive its two matching arms, and so on for the other boards.

25. And for the other side of the tabernacle, [which is] toward the north corner, he made twenty boards,

25. For the other side on the north, they made twenty boards

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

26. and forty silver bases, two bases under each board.

27. And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards.

27. For the back on the west, they made six boards.

28. And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.

28. And they made two boards for the corners at the back of the Holy Tent.

29. And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners.

29. These boards were joined at the bottom and also at the top, up to the level of the first ring; this they did with the two boards that were to form the two corners.

30. And there were eight boards; and their sockets [were] sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.

30. In this way there were eight boards with their sixteen silver bases; two bases under each board.

31. And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,

31. They made crossbars of acacia wood: five to hold the boards together that were to form one side of the Holy Tent,

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 sides westward.

32. five on the other side to hold the boards that were to form the northern side.

33. And he made the middle bar to shoot through the boards from the one end to the other.

33. They made the middle bar, fixed halfway up, to run from one end to the other.

34. And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings [of] gold [to be] places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.

34. They covered the boards with gold, and put gold rings on them to take the crossbars which they covered with gold.

35. And he made a vail [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: [with] cherubims made he it of cunning work.

35. They made the veil of purple wool, violet shade and red, of crimson wool, and of fine twined linen, skillfully embroidered with Cherubim.

36. And he made thereunto four pillars [of] shittim [wood], and overlaid them with gold: their hooks [were of] gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.

36. For hanging this veil they made four posts of acacia wood and covered them with gold, with gold hooks, and they cast four silver bases for them.

37. And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;

37. For the entrance to the tent they made a curtain of purple wool, violet shade and red, and of crimson wool and fine twined linen, the work of a skilled embroiderer.

38. And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets [were of] brass.

38. For the hanging of this they made five posts with hooks; their tops and rods they plated with gold; their five bases were of bronze.