Exodus 36–40

36TH CHAPTER

¹⸤Moses continued,⸥ “So Bezalel and Oholiab will do the work as the Lord has commanded. They will do this with the help of every other craftsman to whom the Lord has given the necessary skills and talents. They will know how to do all the work for constructing the holy place.” 

²Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every other craftsman to whom the Lord had given these skills and who was willing to come and do the work. 

Excess Contributions

³Moses turned over to them all the contributions the Israelites had brought for the work of constructing the holy place. But the people still kept bringing him freewill offerings every morning. ⁴Finally, all the skilled craftsmen who were working on the holy place stopped what they were doing. They all came to Moses. ⁵They said, “The people are bringing much more than we need for doing the work the Lord commanded us to do.” 

⁶So Moses gave instructions to have the following message announced all over camp: “No man or woman needs to make anything more to give as their special contribution to the holy place.” Then the people stopped bringing gifts. ⁷The material they had was more than enough to do the job. 

The Tent—Exodus 26:1–37

⁸All the skilled craftsmen among the workers made the inner tent with ten sheets made from fine linen yarn and violet, purple, and bright red yarn. An angel^adesign was creatively worked into the fabric. ⁹Each sheet was 42 feet long and 6 feet wide—all the same size. ¹⁰Five of the sheets were sewn together, and the other five were also sewn together. ¹¹Then they made 50 violet loops along the edge of the end sheet in each set, ¹²placing the loops opposite each other. ¹³They also made 50 gold fasteners. They used them to link the ⸤two sets of⸥ sheets together so that the inner tent was a single unit. 

¹⁴They made 11 sheets of goats’ hair to form an outer tent over the inner tent. ¹⁵Each of the 11 sheets was 45 feet long and 6 feet wide. ¹⁶Five of the sheets were sewn together into one set, and the remaining six into another set. ¹⁷Then they made 50 loops along the edge of the end sheet in each set. ¹⁸They also made 50 bronze fasteners to link the inner tent together as a single unit. ¹⁹They made a cover out of rams’ skins that had been dyed red for the outer tent, and over that they put a cover made of fine leather. 

²⁰They made a framework out of acacia wood for the inner tent. ²¹Each frame was 15 feet long and 27 inches wide, ²²with two identical pegs. They made all the frames for the inner tent this same way. ²³They made 20 frames for the south side of the inner tent. ²⁴Then they made 40 silver sockets at the bottom of the 20 frames, two sockets at the bottom of each frame for the two pegs. ²⁵For the north side of the inner tent ⸤they made⸥ 20 frames ²⁶and 40 silver sockets, two at the bottom of each frame. ²⁷They made six frames for the far end, the west side. ²⁸They made two frames for ⸤each of⸥ the corners at the far end of the inner tent. ²⁹They were held together at the bottom and held tightly at the top by a single ring.^cBoth corner frames were made this way. ³⁰There were eight frames with 16 silver sockets, two at the bottom of each frame. 

³¹They also made crossbars out of acacia wood. Five were for the frames on one side of the inner tent, ³²five were for those on the other side, and five were for the frames on the far side of the inner tent, the west side. ³³They made the middle crossbar so that it ran from one end to the other, halfway up the frames. ³⁴They covered the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. They also covered the crossbars with gold. 

³⁵They made the canopy out of violet, purple, and bright red yarn and fine linen yarn. An angel design was creatively worked into the fabric. ³⁶They made four posts of acacia wood for it and covered them with gold. They made gold hooks for the posts, and they cast four silver bases for them. 

³⁷They made a screen out of fine linen yarn for the entrance to the outer tent. It was embroidered with violet, purple, and bright red yarn. ³⁸They also made five posts with hooks for ⸤hanging⸥ the screen. They covered the tops of the posts and the bands with gold, but the five bases for the posts were made of bronze. 

37TH CHAPTER

The Ark—Exodus 25:10–20

¹Bezalel made the ark out of acacia wood 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. ²He covered it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold molding around it. ³He cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on each side. ⁴Then he made poles out of acacia wood and covered them with gold. ⁵He put them through the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it. 

⁶He made the throne of mercy out of pure gold 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. ⁷Then he made two angels^aout of hammered gold for the two ends of the throne of mercy, ⁸one on each end. He formed the angels and the throne of mercy out of one piece ⸤of gold⸥. ⁹The angels had their wings spread above the throne of mercy, overshadowing it. They faced each other, looking at the throne of mercy. 

The Table—Exodus 25:23–30

¹⁰He made the table out of acacia wood 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. ¹¹He covered it with pure gold and put a gold molding around it. ¹²He made a rim 3 inches wide around it and put a gold molding around the rim. ¹³He cast four gold rings for it and fastened the rings to the four corners, where the four legs were. ¹⁴The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles for carrying the table. ¹⁵These poles were made out of acacia wood and were covered with gold. ¹⁶For the table he made plates, dishes, bowls, and pitchers to be used for pouring wine offerings. All of them were made out of pure gold. 

The Lamp Stand—Exodus 25:31–39

¹⁷He made the lamp stand out of pure gold. The lamp stand, its base, and its shaft, as well as the flower cups, buds, and petals were hammered out of one piece ⸤of gold⸥. ¹⁸Six branches came out of its sides, three branches on one side and three on the other. ¹⁹Each of the six branches coming out of the lamp stand had three flower cups shaped like almond blossoms, with buds and petals. ²⁰The lamp stand itself had four flower cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a bud and petals. ²¹There was a bud under each of the three pairs of branches coming out of the lamp stand. ²²The buds and branches were hammered out of the same piece of pure gold as the lamp stand. 

²³He made the seven lamps, the tongs, and the incense burners out of pure gold. ²⁴The lamp stand and all the utensils were made out of 75 pounds of pure gold. 

The Altar for Incense—Exodus 30:1–5

²⁵He made an altar out of acacia wood for burning incense. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high. The horns and altar were made out of one piece ⸤of wood⸥. ²⁶He covered all of it with pure gold—the top, the sides, and the horns—and he put a gold molding around it. ²⁷He made two gold rings and put them below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles for carrying it. ²⁸He made the poles out of acacia wood and covered them with gold. 

²⁹He also had a perfumer make the holy oil to be used for anointing and for the pure, sweet-smelling incense. 

38TH CHAPTER

The Altar for Burnt Offerings—Exodus 27:1–8

¹He made the altar for burnt offerings out of acacia wood 7½ feet square and 4½ feet high. ²He made a horn at each of its four corners. He made the four horns and the altar out of one piece ⸤of wood⸥ covered with bronze. 

³He made all the utensils out of bronze: pots, shovels, bowls, forks, and incense burners. 

⁴He made a grate for the altar out of bronze mesh, ⸤and put it⸥ under the ledge, halfway up the altar. ⁵He cast four rings to hold the poles (one for each of the four corners of the bronze grate). ⁶He made the poles out of acacia wood and covered them with bronze. ⁷He put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar to carry it. He made the altar out of boards so that it was hollow inside. 

The Bronze Basin—Exodus 30:17–21

⁸He made the basin and stand out of the bronze mirrors given by the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 

The Courtyard—Exodus 27:9–19

⁹He also made the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was 150 feet long and had curtains made out of fine linen yarn, ¹⁰⸤hung⸥ on 20 posts ⸤set in⸥ 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands on the posts were made of silver. ¹¹The north side was also 150 feet long with 20 posts and 20 bronze bases. The hooks and bands on the posts were made of silver. 

¹²The west side was 75 feet long and had curtains ⸤hung⸥ on 10 posts ⸤set in⸥ 10 bases. The hooks and bands on the posts were made of silver. ¹³The east side, facing the rising sun, was 75 feet ⸤wide⸥. ^14–15Each side of the entrance to the courtyard was 22½ feet wide with curtains ⸤hung⸥ on three posts ⸤set in⸥ three bases. ¹⁶All the curtains around the courtyard were made out of fine linen yarn. ¹⁷The bases for the posts were made of bronze. The hooks and bands on the posts were made of silver. The tops of the posts were covered with silver. And the bands on all the posts of the courtyard were made of silver. 

¹⁸The screen for the entrance to the courtyard was made of violet, purple, and bright red yarn embroidered on ⸤fabric made from⸥ fine linen yarn. It was 30 feet long and 7½ feet high, just like the curtains of the courtyard. ¹⁹It was hung on four posts ⸤set in⸥ four bronze bases. The hooks and bands on the posts were made of silver. The tops of the posts were covered with silver. 

²⁰All the pegs for the tent and the surrounding courtyard were made of bronze. 

The Amount of Gold, Silver, and Bronze Used

²¹This is the amount of material that was used for the tent (the tent of the words of God’s promise). An inventory was ordered by Moses and carried out by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar, son of the priest Aaron. 

²²Now Bezalel, son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah, made everything the Lord had commanded…