Exodus 36–40

¹And Bezaleel, and Aholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whom Jehovah hath given wisdom and understanding to know to do every work of the service of the sanctuary, have done according to all that Jehovah commanded. ²And Moses calleth unto Bezaleel, and unto Aholiab, and unto every wise-hearted man in whose heart Jehovah hath given wisdom, every one whom his heart lifted up, to come near unto the work to do it. ³And they take from before Moses all the heave-offering which the sons of Israel have brought in for the work of the service of the sanctuary to do it; and still they have brought in unto him a willing-offering morning by morning. ⁴And all the wise men, who are doing all the work of the sanctuary, come each from his work which they are doing, ⁵and speak unto Moses, saying, ‘The people are multiplying to bring in more than sufficient for the service of the work which Jehovah commanded to make.’ ⁶And Moses commandeth, and they cause a voice to pass over through the camp, saying, ‘Let not man or woman make any more work for the heave-offering of the sanctuary;’ and the people are restrained from bringing, ⁷and the work hath been sufficient for them, for all the work, to do it, and to leave.

⁸And all the wise-hearted ones among the doers of the work make the tabernacle; ten curtains of twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubs, work of a designer, he hath made them. ⁹The length of the one curtain is eight and twenty by the cubit, and the breadth of the one curtain four by the cubit; one measure is to all the curtains. ¹⁰And he joineth the five curtains one unto another, and the other five curtains he hath joined one unto another; ¹¹and he maketh loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain, at the end, in the joining; so he hath made in the edge of the outmost curtain, in the joining of the second; ¹²fifty loops he hath made in the one curtain, and fifty loops hath he made in the end of the curtain which is in the joining of the second; the loops are taking hold one on another. ¹³And he maketh fifty hooks of gold, and joineth the curtains one unto another by the hooks, and the tabernacle is one.

¹⁴And he maketh curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; eleven curtains he hath made them; ¹⁵the length of the one curtain is thirty by the cubit, and the breadth of the one curtain is four cubits; one measure is to the eleven curtains; ¹⁶and he joineth the five curtains apart, and the six curtains apart. ¹⁷And he maketh fifty loops on the outer edge of the curtain, in the joining; and fifty loops he hath made on the edge of the curtain which is joining the second; ¹⁸and he maketh fifty hooks of brass to join the tent—to be one; ¹⁹and he maketh a covering for the tent of rams’ skins made red, and a covering of badgers’ skins above. ²⁰And he maketh the boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up; ²¹ten cubits is the length of the one board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of the one board; ²²two handles are to the one board, joined one unto another; so he hath made for all the boards of the tabernacle. ²³And he maketh the boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward; ²⁴and forty sockets of silver he hath made under the twenty boards, two sockets under the one board for its two handles, and two sockets under the other board for its two handles. ²⁵And for the second side of the tabernacle, for the north side, he hath made twenty boards, ²⁶and their forty sockets of silver, two sockets under the one board, and two sockets under the other board; ²⁷and for the sides of the tabernacle, westward, hath he made six boards; ²⁸and two boards hath he made for the corners of the tabernacle, in the two sides; ²⁹and they have been twins below, and together they are twins at its head, at the one ring; so he hath done to both of them at the two corners; ³⁰and there have been eight boards; and their sockets of silver are sixteen sockets, two sockets under the one board. ³¹And he maketh bars of shittim wood, five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, ³²and five bars for the boards of the second side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle, for the sides westward; ³³and he maketh the middle bar to enter into the midst of the boards from end to end; ³⁴and the boards he hath overlaid with gold, and their rings he hath made of gold, places for bars, and he overlayeth the bars with gold.

³⁵And he maketh the vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of a designer he hath made it, with cherubs; ³⁶and he maketh for it four pillars of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold; their pegs are of gold; and he casteth for them four sockets of silver. ³⁷And he maketh a covering for the opening of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of an embroiderer, ³⁸also its five pillars, and their pegs; and he overlaid their tops and their fillets with gold, and their five sockets are brass.

Chapter 37

¹And Bezaleel maketh the ark of shittim wood, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height; ²and he overlayeth it with pure gold within and without, and maketh for it a wreath of gold round about; ³and he casteth for it four rings of gold, on its four feet, even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its second side; ⁴and he maketh staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold, ⁵and he bringeth in the staves into the rings, by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. ⁶And he maketh a mercy-seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth; ⁷and he maketh two cherubs of gold, of beaten work he hath made them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat; ⁸one cherub at the end on this side, and one cherub at the end on that, out of the mercy-seat he hath made the cherubs, at its two ends; ⁹and the cherubs are spreading out wings on high, covering over the mercy-seat with their wings, and their faces are one towards another; towards the mercy-seat have the faces of the cherubs been.

¹⁰And he maketh the table of shittim wood; two cubits its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height, ¹¹and overlayeth it with pure gold, and maketh for it a wreath of gold round about. ¹²And he maketh for it a border of a handbreadth round about, and maketh a wreath of gold for its border round about; ¹³and he casteth for it four rings of gold, and putteth the rings on the four corners which are to its four feet; ¹⁴over-against the border have the rings been, places for staves to bear the table. ¹⁵And he maketh the staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold, to bear the table; ¹⁶and he maketh the vessels which are upon the table, its dishes, and its bowls, and its cups, and the cups by which they pour out, of pure gold. ¹⁷And he maketh the candlestick of pure gold; of beaten work he hath made the candlestick, its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knops, and its flowers, have been of the same; ¹⁸and six branches are coming out of its sides, three branches of the candlestick out of its one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of its second side; ¹⁹three calyxes, made like almonds, in the one branch, a knop and a flower; and three calyxes, made like almonds, in another branch, a knop and a flower; so to the six branches which are coming out of the candlestick. ²⁰And in the candlestick are four calyxes, made like almonds, its knops, and its flowers, ²¹and a knop under the two branches of the same, and a knop under the two branches of the same, and a knop under the two branches of the same, are to the six branches which are coming out of it; ²²their knops and their branches have been of the same; all of it one beaten work of pure gold. ²³And he maketh its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-dishes, of pure gold; ²⁴of a talent of pure gold he hath made it, and all its vessels.

²⁵And he maketh the perfume-altar of shittim wood; a cubit its length, and a cubit its breadth (square), and two cubits its height; its horns have been of the same; ²⁶and he overlayeth it with pure gold, its top and its sides round about, and its horns; and he maketh for it a wreath of gold round about; ²⁷and two rings of gold he hath made for it under its wreath, at its two corners, at its two sides, for places for staves to bear it with them. ²⁸And he maketh the staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold; ²⁹and he maketh the holy anointing oil, and the pure spice-perfume—work of a compounder.

Chapter 38

¹And he maketh the altar of burnt-offering of shittim wood, five cubits its length, and five cubits its breadth (square), and three cubits its height; ²and he maketh its horns on its four corners; its horns have been of the same; and he overlayeth it with brass; ³and he maketh all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the sprinkling-pans, the forks, and the fire-pans; all its vessels he hath made of brass. ⁴And he maketh for the altar a brazen grate of net-work, under its border beneath, unto its midst; ⁵and he casteth four rings for the four ends of the brazen grate—places for bars; ⁶and he maketh the staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with brass; ⁷and he bringeth in the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it with them; hollow with boards he made it. ⁸And he maketh the laver of brass, and its base of brass, with the looking-glasses of the women assembling, who have assembled at the opening of the tent of meeting.

⁹And he maketh the court; at the south side southward, the hangings of the court of twined linen, a hundred by the cubit, ¹⁰their pillars are twenty, and their brazen sockets twenty, the pegs of the pillars and their fillets are silver; ¹¹and at the north side, a hundred by the cubit, their pillars are twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the pegs of the pillars and their fillets are silver; ¹²and at the west side are hangings, fifty…