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Exodus, Chapter 36

1 “Now Bezalel and Oholiab, and everya Lit man wise of heartskillful person in whom the LORD has putb Lit wisdomskill and understanding to know how to perform all the workc Or connected with the service of; lit of the service ofin the construction of the sanctuary, shall perform in accordance with all that the LORD has commanded.”
2 Then Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and everyd Lit man wise of heartskillful person ine Lit whose heartwhom the LORD had putf Lit wisdomskill, everyone whose heart stirred him, to come to the work to perform it. 3 They received from Moses all theg Lit lifted offeringcontributions which the sons of Israel had broughth Lit to perform it for the workto perform the worki Lit of the service ofin the construction of the sanctuary. And they still continued bringing to him freewill offerings every morning. 4 And all thej Lit wiseskillful men who were performing all the work of the sanctuary came, each fromk Lit histhe work whichl Lit they werehe was performing, 5 and they said tom Lit Moses, saying,Moses, “The people are bringing much more than enough for then Lit service for the workconstruction work which the LORD commanded us too Lit perform itperform.” 6 So Moses issued a command, and ap Lit voiceproclamation was circulated throughout the camp, saying, “Let no man or woman any longer perform work for theq Lit heave offeringcontributions of the sanctuary.” Thus the people were restrained from bringing any more. 7 For ther Lit workmaterial they had was sufficient and more than enough for all the work, to perform it.
8 All thes Lit wise of heartskillful men among those who were performing the work made thet Lit dwelling placetabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twisted linen andu Or violetblue and purple and scarlet material, with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman,v Lit heBezalel made them. 9 The length of each curtain was twenty-eightw I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.cubits and the width of each curtain fourx I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.cubits; all the curtains hady Lit one measurethe same measurements. 10 Hez Or coupledjoined five curtains to one another and the other five curtains heaa Or coupledjoined to one another. 11 He made loops ofab Or violetblue on the edge of theac Lit one curtain from the end in the couplingoutermost curtain in the firstad Lit couplingset; he did likewise on the edge of the curtain that wasae Lit one curtain from the end in the couplingoutermost in the secondaf Lit couplingset. 12 He made fifty loops in the one curtain and he made fifty loops on theag Lit endedge of the curtain that was in the secondah Lit couplingset; the loops were opposite each other. 13 He made fifty clasps of gold andai Or coupledjoined the curtains to one another with the clasps, so the tabernacle wasaj Lit onea unit.
14 Then he made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtainsak Lit in numberin all. 15 The length of each curtain was thirty cubits and four cubits the width of each curtain; the eleven curtains hadal Lit one measurethe same measurements. 16 Heam Or coupledjoined 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 firstan Lit couplingset, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the secondao Lit couplingset. 18 He made fifty clasps ofap Or copperbronze toaq Or couplejoin the tent together so that it would bear Lit onea unit. 19 He made a covering for the tent of rams’ skinsas Or tanneddyed red, and a covering of porpoise skins above.
20 Then he made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright. 21 Ten cubits was the length ofat Lit theeach board and one and a half cubits the width of each board. 22 There were two tenons for each board,au Lit boundfitted to one another; thus he did for all the boards of the tabernacle. 23 He made the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boardsav Lit to the side of the Negev, to the southfor the south side; 24 and he made fortyaw Or basessockets of silver under the twenty boards; twoax Or basessockets under one board for its two tenons and twoay Or basessockets 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 fortyaz Or basessockets of silver; twoba Or basessockets under one board and twobb Or basessockets under another board. 27 For thebc Lit extreme partsrear of the tabernacle, to the west, he made six boards. 28 He made two boards for the corners of thebd Lit dwelling placetabernacle at thebe Lit extreme partsrear. 29 They were double beneath, and together they were complete to itsbf Or headtopbg Or with reference toto the first ring; thus he did with both of them for the two corners. 30 There were eight boards with theirbh Or basessockets of silver, sixteenbi Or basessockets,bj Lit two socketstwo under every board.
31 Then he made bars of acacia wood, five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle, 32 and five bars for the boards of thebk Or secondother side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for thebl Lit extreme partsrear side to the west. 33 He made the middle bar to pass through in thebm Lit midstcenter of the boards from end to end. 34 He overlaid the boards with gold and made their rings of gold as holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
35 Moreover, he made the veil ofbn Or violetblue and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman. 36 He made four pillars of acacia for it, and overlaid them with gold, with their hooks of gold; and he cast fourbo Or basessockets of silver for them. 37 He made a screen for the doorway of the tent, ofbp Or violetblue and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, the work of abq Lit variegator; i.e. a weaver in colorsweaver; 38 and he made its five pillars with their hooks, and he overlaid their tops and theirbr Or fillets, ringsbands with gold; but their fivebs Or basessockets were ofbt Or copperbronze.

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