Exodus 36

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

So Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person to whom Yahweh has given skill and ability to know how to do any work in the construction of the holy place are to do the work according to all that Yahweh has commanded.”

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

Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skillful person in whose mind Yahweh had given skill, and whose heart stirred within him to come and do the work.

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

They received from Moses all the offerings that the Israelites had brought for constructing the holy place. The people were still bringing freewill offerings every morning to Moses.

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

So all the skilled people working on the holy place came from the work that they had been doing.

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

The craftsmen told Moses, “The people are bringing much more than enough for doing the work that Yahweh has commanded us to do.”

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

So Moses instructed that no one in the camp should bring any more offerings for the construction of the holy place. Then the people stopped bringing these gifts.

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

They had more than enough materials for all the work.

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

So all the craftsmen among them constructed the tabernacle with ten curtains made from fine linen and blue, purple, and scarlet wool with the designs of cherubim. This was the work of Bezalel, the very skilled craftsman.

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

The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits, the width four cubits. All the curtains were of the same size.

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

Bezalel joined five curtains to each other, and the other five curtains he also joined to each other.

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

He made loops of blue along the outer edge of the end curtain of one set, and he did the same along the outer edge of the end curtain in the second set.

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

He made fifty loops on the first curtain and fifty loops on the edge of the end curtain in the second set. So the loops were opposite to each another.

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

He made fifty gold clasps and joined the curtains together with them so that the tabernacle became united.

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

Bezalel made curtains of goat hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven of these curtains.

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

The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain was four cubits. Each of the eleven curtains was of the same size.

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

He joined five curtains to each other and the other six curtains to each other.

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

He made fifty loops on the edge of the end curtain of the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain that joined the second set.

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

Bezalel made fifty bronze clasps to join the tent together so that it might be one piece.

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

He made for the tabernacle a covering of ram skins dyed red, another covering of fine leather to go above that.

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

Bezalel made vertical frames out of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

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

The length of each frame was ten cubits, and the width of each frame was one and a half cubits.

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

Each frame had two wooden pegs for joining the frames together. He did this for all the frames of the tabernacle.

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

He made the frames for the tabernacle in this way: twenty frames for the south side.

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

Bezalel made forty silver bases to go under the twenty frames. There were two bases under one frame to join the frames together, and also two bases under each of the other frames to join frames together.

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

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

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

and their forty silver bases. There were two bases under the first frame, two bases under the next frame, and so on.

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

For the back of the tabernacle on the west, Bezalel made six frames.

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

He made two frames for the back corners of the tabernacle.

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

These frames were separate at the bottom, but joined at the top in one ring. He made two of them in this way for the two corners.

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

There were eight frames, together with their silver bases. There were sixteen bases in all, two bases under the first frame, two bases under the next frame, and so on.

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

Bezalel made crossbars of acacia wood—five for the frames of the one side of the tabernacle,

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

five crossbars for the frames of the other side of the tabernacle, and five crossbars for the frames for the back side of the tabernacle to the west.

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

He made the crossbar in the center of the frames, that is, halfway up, to reach from end to end.

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

He covered the frames with gold. He made their rings of gold, for them to serve as holders for the crossbars, and he covered the bars with gold.

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

Bezalel made the curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet wool, and of fine linen, with designs of cherubim, the work of a skillful workman.

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

He made for the curtain four pillars of acacia wood, and he covered them with gold. He also made gold hooks for the pillars, and he cast for them four silver bases.

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

He made a hanging for the tent entrance. It was made of blue, purple, and scarlet wool, using fine linen, the work of an embroiderer.

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

He also made the hanging's five pillars with hooks. He covered their tops and their rods with gold. Their five bases were made of bronze.