NAS - Exodus Chapter 36 to 37

36 The Tabernacle Underwritten

¹"Now Bezalel and Oholiab, and every skillful person in whom the LORD has put skill and understanding to know how to perform all the work in the construction of the sanctuary, shall perform in accordance with all that the LORD has commanded."

²Then Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every skillful person in whom the LORD had put skill, everyone whose heart stirred him, to come to the work to perform it. ³They received from Moses all the contributions which the sons of Israel had brought to perform the work in the construction of the sanctuary. And they still continued bringing to him freewill offerings every morning. ⁴And all the skillful men who were performing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from the work which he was performing, ⁵and they said to Moses, "The people are bringing much more than enough for the construction work which the LORD commanded us to perform." ⁶So Moses issued a command, and a proclamation was circulated throughout the camp, saying, "Let no man or woman any longer perform work for the contributions of the sanctuary." Thus the people were restrained from bringing any more. ⁷For the material they had was sufficient and more than enough for all the work, to perform it.

Construction Proceeds

⁸All the skillful men among those who were performing 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 workman, 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 a 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. ²³He made the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side; ²⁴and he made forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons and two sockets 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 sockets of silver; two sockets under one board and two sockets under another board. ²⁷For the rear of the tabernacle, to the west, he made six boards. ²⁸He made two boards for the corners of the tabernacle at the rear. ²⁹They were double beneath, and together they were complete to its top to the first ring; thus he did with both of them for the two corners. ³⁰There were eight boards with their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets, two 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. ³³He made the middle bar to pass through in the center of the boards from end to end. ³⁴He 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 workman. ³⁶He made four pillars of acacia for it, and overlaid them with gold, with their hooks of gold; and he cast four sockets of silver for them. ³⁷He 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 sockets were of bronze.

37 Construction Continues

¹Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half cubits, 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 other 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 it. ⁶He made a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide. ⁷He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat; ⁸one cherub at the one end and one cherub at the other end; he made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at the 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.

¹⁰Then he made the table of acacia wood, two cubits long and a cubit wide and one and a half cubits high. 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 by 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 dishes and its pans and its bowls and its jars, with which to pour out drink offerings, of pure gold.

¹⁷Then he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft; its cups, its bulbs and its flowers were of one piece with it. 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 other side of it; ¹⁹three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a bulb and a flower in one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a bulb and a flower in the other branch--so for the six branches going out of the lampstand. ²⁰In the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its bulbs and its flowers; ²¹and a bulb was under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. ²²Their bulbs 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 snuffers and its trays of pure gold. ²⁴He made it and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.

²⁵Then he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit long and a cubit wide, square, and two cubits high; its horns were of one piece with it. ²⁶He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its sides 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. ²⁹And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.