Exodus 36

1 Then wrought Bezaleel, and Aholiab, and all cunning men, to whome the Lord gaue wisedome, and vnderstanding, to knowe howe to worke all maner worke for the seruice of the Sanctuarie, according to all that the Lord had commanded.

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 For Moses had called Bezaleel, and Aholiab, and all the wise hearted men, in whose heartes the Lord had giuen wisedome, euen as many as their hearts encouraged to come vnto that worke to worke it.

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 And they receiued of Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the worke of the seruice of the Sanctuary, to make it: also they brought still vnto him free giftes euery 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 all the wise men, that wrought all the holy worke, came euery man from his worke which they wrought,

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

5 And spake to Moses, saying, The people bring too much, and more then ynough for the vse of the worke, which the Lord hath commanded to be made.

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

6 Then Moses gaue a commandement, and they caused it to be proclaymed throughout the hoste, saying, Let neither man nor woman prepare any more worke for the oblation of the Sanctuarie. So the people were stayed from offring.

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 For the stuffe they had, was sufficient for all the worke to make it, and too much.

They had more than enough materials for all the work.

8 All the cunning men therefore among the workemen, made for the Tabernacle ten curtaines of fine twined linnen, and of blewe silke, and purple, and skarlet: Cherubims of broydred worke made they vpon 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 The length of one curtaine was twentie and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtaine foure cubites: and the curtaines were all of one cise.

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

10 And he coupled fiue curtaines together, and other fiue coupled he together.

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

11 And he made strings of blewe silke by the edge of one curtaine, in the seluedge of the coupling: likewise he made on the side of the other curtaine in the seluedge in the second coupling.

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 Fiftie strings made he in the one curtaine, and fiftie strings made he in the edge of the other curtaine, which was in the second coupling: the strings were set one against 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 After, he made fiftie taches of golde, and coupled the curtaines one to another with the taches: so was it one Tabernacle.

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

14 Also he made curtaines of goates heare for the couering vpon the Tabernacle: he made them to the nomber of eleuen curtaines.

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

15 The length of one curtaine had thirtie cubites, and the bredth of one curtaine foure cubites: the eleuen curtaines were of one cise.

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 And hee coupled fiue curtaines by themselues, and sixe curtaines by themselues:

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

17 Also he made fiftie strings vpon the edge of one curtaine in the seluedge in the coupling, and fiftie strings made hee vpon the edge of the other curtaine in the second coupling.

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 made also fiftie taches of brasse to couple the couering that it might be one.

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

19 And he made a couering vpon the pauilion of rams skinnes dyed red, and a couering of badgers skinnes aboue.

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

20 Likewise he made the boards for the Tabernacle, of Shittim wood to stand vp.

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

21 The length of a board was ten cubites, and the bredth of one board was a cubite, and an halfe.

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

22 One board had two tenons, set in order as the feete of a ladder, one against another: thus made he for all the boardes of the Tabernacle.

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

23 So he made twentie boardes for the South side of the Tabernacle, euen full South.

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

24 And fourtie sockets of siluer made he vnder the twentie boardes, two sockets vnder one board for his two tenons, and two sockets vnder another board for his two tenons.

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 Also for the other side of the Tabernacle toward the North, he made twentie boards,

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

26 And their fourtie sockets of siluer, two sockets vnder one board, and two sockets vnder another boarde.

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

27 Likewise toward the Westside of the Tabernacle he made sixe boardes.

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

28 And two boardes made he in the corners of the Tabernacle, for either side,

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

29 And they were ioyned beneath, and likewise were made sure aboue with a ring: thus he did to both in both corners.

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 boards and their sixteene sockets of siluer, vnder euery board two sockets.

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 After, he made barres of Shittim wood, fiue for the boards in ye one side of ye Tabernacle,

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

32 And fiue barres for the boardes in the other side of the Tabernacle, and fiue barres for the boards of the Tabernacle on the side toward 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 And he made the middest barre to shoote through the boards, from the one end to ye other.

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

34 He ouerlayd also the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold for places for the barres, and couered the barres with golde.

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 Moreouer he made a vaile of blew silke, and purple, and of skarlet, and of fine twined linen: with Cherubims of broydred worke made he 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 And made thereunto foure pillars of Shittim, and ouerlayd them with golde: whose hookes were also of golde, and hee cast for them foure sockets of siluer.

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 And he made an hanging for the Tabernacle doore, of blew silke, and purple, and skarlet, and fine twined linnen, and needle worke,

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 And the fiue pillars of it with their hookes, and ouerlayde their chapiters and their filets with golde, but their fiue sockets were of brasse.

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.