Making the Tabernacle

2Then Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every person [†]wise at heart to whom Yahweh had given [†]wisdom, everyone whose heart stirred him, to come to the work to do it. 3And they received from Moses the entire [†]contribution which the sons of Israel had brought [†]to do the work in the service of the sanctuary. And they still continued bringing to him freewill offerings every morning. 4And all the [†]wise men who were doing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from [†]the work which [†]he was doing, 5and they said to [†]Moses, “The people are bringing much more than enough for the service of the work which Yahweh commanded us to [†]do.” 6So Moses commanded and a [†]proclamation was passed throughout the camp, saying, “Let no man or woman any longer do the work for the [†]contributions of the sanctuary.” Thus the people were restrained from bringing any more. 7Indeed, the [†]material they had was sufficient and more than enough for all the work, to do it.

8And all those [†]wise at heart among those who were doing the work made the [†]tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twisted linen and [†]blue and purple and scarlet material, with cherubim, the work of a skillful designer, [†]Bezalel made them. 9The length of each curtain was [†]twenty-eight cubits and the width of each curtain four [†]cubits; all the curtains had [†]the same measurements. 10He [†]joined five curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he [†]joined to one another. 11He made loops of [†]blue on the edge of the [†]outermost curtain in the first [†]set; he did likewise on the edge of the curtain that was [†]outermost in the second [†]set. 12He made fifty loops in the one curtain, and he made fifty loops on the [†]edge of the curtain that was in the second [†]set; the loops were opposite each other. 13He made fifty clasps of gold and [†]joined the curtains to one another with the clasps, so the tabernacle was one unit.

14Then he made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtains [†]in all. 15The length of each curtain was [†]thirty cubits and four cubits the width of each curtain; the eleven curtains had [†]the same measurements. 16He [†]joined 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 [†]set, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the second [†]set. 18He made fifty clasps of [†]bronze to [†]join the tent together so that it would be [†]a unit. 19He made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins [†]dyed red and a covering of porpoise skins above.

20Then he made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright. 21Ten cubits was the length of [†]each board and one and a half cubits the width of each board. 22There were two tenons for each board, [†]fitted to one another; thus he did for all the boards of the tabernacle. 23And he made the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards [†]for 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 [†]rear of the tabernacle, to the west, he made six boards. 28And he made two boards for the corners of the [†]tabernacle at the [†]rear. 29And they were [†]separated beneath, but were together at their completion at the [†]top, [†]at 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 bars of acacia wood, five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle, 32and five bars for the boards of the [†]other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the [†]rear side to the west. 33And he made the middle bar to pass through in the [†]center 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.

35Moreover, he made the veil of [†]blue 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 screen for the doorway of the tent, of [†]blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a [†]weaver; 38and he made its five pillars with their hooks, and he overlaid their tops and their [†]bands with gold; but their five bases were of [†]bronze.