Exodus 35:25–36:5

²⁵The skilful women also gave such things as they had spun, violet, purple, and scarlet, and fine linen,

²⁶And goats’ hair, giving all of their own accord.

²⁷But the princes offered onyx stones, and precious stones, for the ephod and the rational,

²⁸And spices and oil for the lights, and for the preparing of ointment, and to make the incense of most sweet savour.

²⁹All, both men and women, with devout mind offered gifts, that the works might be done which the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses. All the children of Israel dedicated voluntary offerings to the Lord.

³⁰And Moses said to the children of Israel: Behold, the Lord hath called by name Beseleel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Juda,

³¹And hath filled him with the spirit of God, with wisdom and understanding, and knowledge, and all learning,

³²To devise and to work in gold and silver and brass,

³³And in engraving stones, and in carpenters’ work. Whatsoever can be devised artificially,

³⁴He hath given in his heart: Ooliab also, the son of Achisamech, of the tribe of Dan:

³⁵Both of them hath he instructed with wisdom, to do carpenters’ work, and tapestry, and embroidery in blue and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine linen, and to weave all things, and to invent all new things.

Chapter 36

Beseleel therefore, and Ooliab, and every wise man, to whom the Lord gave wisdom and understanding, to know how to work artificially, made the things that are necessary for the uses of the sanctuary, and which the Lord commanded.

²And when Moses had called them, and every skilful man, to whom the Lord had given wisdom, and such as of their own accord had offered themselves to the making of the work,

³He delivered all the offerings of the children of Israel unto them. And while they were earnest about the work, the people daily in the morning offered their vows.

⁴Whereupon the workmen being constrained to come,

⁵Said to Moses: The people offereth more than is necessary.