Exodus 36–40

CHAPTER 36

¹“Now Bezalel and Oholiab and every person ¹wise at heart, to whom Yahweh has given ²wisdom and discernment to know how to do all the work of the service of constructing the sanctuary, shall do in accordance with all that Yahweh has commanded.”

Making the Tabernacle

²Then Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every person ¹wise at heart to whom Yahweh had given ²wisdom, ^aeveryone whose heart stirred him, to come to the work to do it.

³And they received from Moses the entire ¹contribution which the sons of Israel had brought ²to do the work in the service of the sanctuary. And they still continued bringing to him freewill offerings every morning.

⁴And all the ¹wise men who were doing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from ²the work which ³he was doing,

⁵and they said to ¹Moses, “^aThe people are bringing much more than enough for the service of the work which Yahweh commanded us to ²do.”

⁶So Moses commanded and a ¹proclamation was passed throughout the camp, saying, “Let no man or woman any longer do the work for the ²contributions of the sanctuary.” Thus the people were restrained from bringing any more.

^7aIndeed, the ¹material they had was sufficient and more than enough for all the work, to do it.

^8aAnd all those ¹wise at heart among those who were doing the work made the ²tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twisted linen and ³blue and purple and scarlet material, with cherubim, the work of a skillful designer, ⁴Bezalel made them.

⁹The length of each curtain was ¹twenty-eight cubits and the width of each curtain four ²cubits; all the curtains had ³the same measurements.

¹⁰He ¹joined five curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he ²joined to one another.

¹¹He made loops of ¹blue on the edge of the ²outermost curtain in the first ³set; he did likewise on the edge of the curtain that was ⁴outermost in the second ⁵set.

¹²He made ^afifty loops in the one curtain, and he made fifty loops on the ¹edge of the curtain that was in the second ²set; the loops were opposite each other.

¹³He made ^afifty clasps of gold and ¹joined the curtains to one another with the clasps, so the tabernacle was one unit.

¹⁴Then ^ahe made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtains ¹in all.

¹⁵The length of each curtain was ¹thirty cubits and four cubits the width of each curtain; the eleven curtains had ²the same measurements.

¹⁶He ¹joined five curtains by themselves and the other six curtains by themselves.

¹⁷Moreover, he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the first ¹set, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the second ²set.

¹⁸He made fifty clasps of ¹bronze to ²join the tent together so that it would be ³a unit.

¹⁹He made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins ¹dyed red and a covering of porpoise skins above.

^20aThen he made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.

²¹Ten cubits was the length of ¹each board and one and a half cubits the width of each board.

²²There were two tenons for each board, ¹fitted to one another; thus he did for all the boards of the tabernacle.

²³And he made the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards ¹for the south side;

²⁴and he made forty bases of silver under the twenty boards; two bases under one board for its two tenons and two bases under another board for its two tenons.

²⁵Then for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he made twenty boards,

²⁶and their forty bases of silver; two bases under one board and two bases under another board.

²⁷For the ¹rear of the tabernacle, to the west, he made six boards.

²⁸And he made two boards for the corners of the ¹tabernacle at the ²rear.

²⁹And they were ¹separated beneath, but were together at their completion at the ²top, ³at the first ring; thus he did with both of them for the two corners.

³⁰And there were eight boards with their bases of silver, sixteen bases, two bases under every board.

³¹Then he made ^abars of acacia wood, five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle,

³²and five bars for the boards of the ¹other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the ²rear side to the west.

³³And he made the middle bar to pass through in the ¹center of the boards from end to end.

³⁴He also overlaid the boards with gold and made their rings of gold as holders for the bars and overlaid the bars with gold.

^35aMoreover, he made the veil of ¹blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of a skillful designer.

³⁶And he made four pillars of acacia for it and overlaid them with gold, with their hooks of gold; and he cast four bases of silver for them.

³⁷And he made a ^ascreen for the doorway of the tent, of ¹blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a ²weaver;

³⁸and he made its ^afive pillars with their hooks, and he overlaid their tops and their ¹bands with gold; but their five bases were of ²bronze.

CHAPTER 37

Making the Ark of the Testimony

^1aAnd Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half ¹cubits, and its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits;

²and he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding for it all around.

³He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet; even two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the ¹other side of it.

⁴He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

⁵He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry ¹it.

⁶He made a ¹mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half ²cubits ³long and one and a half cubits ⁴wide.

⁷He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work ¹at the two ends of the mercy seat;

⁸one cherub ¹at the one end and one cherub ²at the other end; from one piece he made the mercy seat with the cherubim ³at its two ends.

⁹The cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.

Making the Table

^10aThen he made the table of acacia wood, two ¹cubits ²long and a cubit ³wide and one and a half cubits ⁴high.

¹¹He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding for it all around.

¹²He made a rim for it of a handbreadth all around and made a gold molding for its rim all around.

¹³He cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four feet.

¹⁴Close to the rim were the rings, the holders for the poles to carry the table.

¹⁵He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.

¹⁶He made the utensils which were on the table, its ¹dishes and its pans and its offering bowls and its jars, with which to pour out drink offerings, of pure gold.

Making the Lampstand

^17aThen he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft; its cups, its ¹bulbs, and its flowers were ²of the same piece.

¹⁸There were six branches going out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand from the one side of it and three branches of the lampstand from the ¹other side of it;

¹⁹three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a ¹bulb and a flower in one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a ²bulb and a flower in the other branch—so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.

²⁰In the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its ¹bulbs and its flowers;

²¹and a ¹bulb was under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a ²bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a ³bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.

²²Their ¹bulbs and their branches were of one piece with it; the whole of it was a single hammered work of pure gold.

²³He made its seven lamps with its tongs and its ¹trays of pure gold.

²⁴He made it and all its utensils from a ¹talent of pure gold.

Making the Altar of Incense

^25aThen he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit ¹long and a cubit ²wide, square, and two cubits ³high; its horns were of one piece with it.

²⁶He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its ¹sides all around, and its horns; and he made a gold molding for it all around.

²⁷He made two golden rings for it under its molding, on its two sides—on opposite sides—as holders for poles with which to carry it.

²⁸He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

^29aAnd he made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.

CHAPTER 38

Making the Altar of Burnt Offering

^1aThen he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five ¹cubits ²long, and five cubits ³wide, square, and three cubits ⁴high.

²He made its horns on its four corners, its horns ¹being of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with ²bronze.

³He made all the utensils of the altar, the pots and the shovels and the bowls, the flesh hooks and the firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze.

⁴He made for the altar a grating of a network of bronze beneath, under its ledge, reaching halfway down.

⁵He cast four rings on the four ends of the bronze grating as holders for the poles.

⁶He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.

⁷He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.

Making the Laver of Bronze

^8aMoreover, he made the laver of bronze with its base of bronze, ¹from the mirrors of the serving women who served at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

Making the Court

^9aThen he made the court: ¹for the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twisted linen, ²one hundred cubits;

¹⁰their twenty pillars, and their twenty bases, made of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their ¹bands were of silver.

¹¹For the north side there were one hundred cubits; their twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver. …