The Tabernacle Underwritten
1Then wroughtBezaleeland Aholiab,and every wiseheartedman,in whomthe LORDputwisdomand understandingto knowhow to workall manner of workfor the serviceof the sanctuary,according to all that the LORDhad commanded.
2And MosescalledBezaleeland Aholiab,and every wiseheartedman,in whose heartthe LORDhad putwisdom,[even] every one whose heartstirred him upto comeunto the workto doit:3And they receivedofMosesall the offering,which the childrenof Israelhad broughtfor the workof the serviceof the sanctuary,to makeit [withal]. And they broughtyet unto him free offeringsevery morning.4And all the wise men,that wroughtall the workof the sanctuary,cameevery manfrom his workwhich they made;5And they spakeunto Moses,saying,The peoplebringmuch morethan enoughfor the serviceof the work,which the LORDcommandedto make.6And Mosesgave commandment,and they caused it to be proclaimedthroughout the camp,saying,Let neither mannor womanmakeany more workfor the offeringof the sanctuary.So the peoplewere restrainedfrom bringing.7For the stuffthey had was sufficientfor all the workto makeit, and too much.
The Construction Proceeds
(Exodus 26:1-6)
8And every wisehearted manamong them that wroughtthe workof the tabernaclemadetencurtains[of] fine twinedlinen,and blue,and purple,and scarlet:[with] cherubimsof cunningworkmadehe them.9The lengthof onecurtain[was] twentyand eightcubits,and the breadthof onecurtainfourcubits:the curtains[were] all of onesize.10And he coupledthe fivecurtainsoneunto another:and [the other] fivecurtainshe coupledoneunto another.11And he madeloopsof blueon the edgeof onecurtainfrom the selvedgein the coupling:likewise he madein the uttermostsideof [another] curtain,in the couplingof the second.12Fiftyloopsmadehe in onecurtain,and fiftyloopsmadehe in the edgeof the curtainwhich [was] in the couplingof the second:the loopsheldone[curtain] to another.13And he madefiftytachesof gold,and coupledthe curtainsoneunto anotherwith the taches:so it became onetabernacle.
The Curtains of Goats' Hair
(Exodus 26:7-14)
14And he madecurtains[of] goats'[hair] for the tentover the tabernacle:elevencurtainshe madethem.15The lengthof onecurtain[was] thirtycubits,and fourcubits[was] the breadthof onecurtain:the elevencurtains[were] of onesize.16And he coupledfivecurtainsby themselves, and sixcurtainsby themselves.17And he madefiftyloopsupon the uttermostedgeof the curtainin the coupling,and fiftyloopsmadehe upon the edgeof the curtainwhich coupleththe second.18And he madefiftytaches[of] brassto couplethe tenttogether,that it might be one.
The Covering of Skins
19And he madea coveringfor the tent[of] rams'skinsdyed red,and a covering[of] badgers'skinsabove[that].
The Boards and Sockets
(Exodus 26:15-30)
20And he madeboardsfor the tabernacle[of] shittimwood,standing up.21The lengthof a board[was] tencubits,and the breadthof a boardonecubitand a half.22Oneboardhad twotenons,equally distantonefromanother:thus did he makefor all the boardsof the tabernacle.23And he madeboardsfor the tabernacle;twentyboardsfor the southsidesouthward:24And fortysocketsof silverhe madeunder the twentyboards;twosocketsunder oneboardfor his twotenons,and twosocketsunder anotherboardfor his twotenons.25And for the othersideof the tabernacle,[which is] toward the northcorner,he madetwentyboards,26And their fortysocketsof silver;twosocketsunder oneboard,and twosocketsunder anotherboard.27And for the sidesof the tabernaclewestwardhe madesixboards.28And twoboardsmadehe for the cornersof the tabernaclein the two sides.29And they were coupledbeneath,and coupledtogetherat the headthereof, to onering:thus he didto bothof them in boththe corners.30And there were eightboards;and their sockets[were] sixteensocketsof silver,under everyboardtwosockets.
The Bars
31And he madebarsof shittimwood;fivefor the boardsof the onesideof the tabernacle,32And fivebarsfor the boardsof the othersideof the tabernacle,and fivebarsfor the boardsof the tabernaclefor the sideswestward.33And he madethe middlebarto shootthroughthe boardsfrom the one endto the other.34And he overlaidthe boardswith gold,and madetheir rings[of] gold[to be] placesfor the bars,and overlaidthe barswith gold.
The Veil
(Exodus 26:31-35)
35And he madea vail[of] blue,and purple,and scarlet,and fine twinedlinen:[with] cherubimsmadehe it of cunningwork.36And he madethereunto fourpillars[of] shittim[wood], and overlaidthem with gold:their hooks[were of] gold;and he castfor them foursocketsof silver.
The Curtain for the Door
(Exodus 26:36-37)
37And he madean hangingfor the tabernacledoor[of] blue,and purple,and scarlet,and fine twinedlinen,of needlework;38And the fivepillarsof it with their hooks:and he overlaidtheir chapitersand their filletswith gold:but their fivesockets[were of] brass.
