Chapter 36
1[“]So Bezalel, Oholiab and every skilled person [who] AO has given skill and ability to know how to perform all the work commanded them by AO of constructing the sanctuary.”
2Then Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab and every skilled person whom AO had gifted, everyone whose heart stirred him to come and do the work.
3They received from Moses all the contributions that the Israelites had brought to carry out the service of constructing the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings, morning after morning
4so that all the skilled craftsmen who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left their work
5and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work AO has commanded us to do.”
6After Moses had given an order they sent a proclamation throughout the camp: “No man or woman should make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing more
7since what they already had was more than enough to perform all the work.
8All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made for the tabernacle the ten curtains of finely spun linen as well as blue, purple and scarlet yarn. They were made skillfully with cherubim worked into them.
9Each curtain was twenty-eight cubits long [and] four cubits wide; all the curtains [were] the same size.
10And he joined five of the curtains together and the other five he joined as well.
11He made loops of blue [material] on the edge of the end curtain in the first set and also on the end curtain in the second set.
12He made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set so that the loops lined up opposite one another.
13He also made fifty gold clasps to join the curtains together so that the tabernacle was a unit.
14He then made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
15Each of the eleven curtains was the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
16He joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another.
17He made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.
18He also made fifty bronze clasps to join the tent together as a unit.
19Additionally, he made a covering for the tent of ram skins dyed red and over that a covering a fine leather.
20Next, he constructed upright frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood.
21Each frame [was] ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
22Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame. He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.
23He constructed twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle
24[with] forty silver bases to put under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.
25For the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty frames
26and forty bases—two silver bases under each frame.
27He made six frames for the rear of the tabernacle, the west side,
28[and] two frames for the two back corners of the tabernacle
29coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. He made both corners in this way.
30So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.
31He also made crossbars of acacia wood, five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
32five for [those] on the other side and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle to the west.
33He made the central crossbar to run through the center of the frames from one end to the other.
34And the frames he overlaid with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold.
35Next, he made the veil [of] blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen [with] cherubim skillfully worked [into it].
36He also made for it four posts of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold along with gold hooks and he cast four silver bases for the posts.
37For the entrance to the tent he made a curtain with blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely spun embroidered linen.
38He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands and their hooks with gold and their five bases were bronze.