Exodus Chapter 36

Workmen receive the offerings

36:1 THEN worked Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.

36:2 And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, [even] every one whose heart stirred him up to come to the work to do it
36:3 And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it [withal]. And they brought yet to him free offerings every morning.
36:4 And all the wise men, that worked all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made ;
36:5 And they spake to Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make.
36:6 And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.
36:7 For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.

Work goes on in the tabernacle

36:8 And every wise hearted man among them that worked the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains [of] fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet [with] cherubims of cunning work made he them.
36:9 The length of one curtain [was] twenty and eight cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’., and the width of one curtain four cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. the curtains [were] all of one size.
36:10 And he coupled the five curtains one to another and [the other] five curtains he coupled one to another.
36:11 And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling likewise he made in the uttermost side of [another] curtain, in the coupling of the second.
36:12 Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which [was] in the coupling of the second the loops held one [curtain] to another.
36:13 And he made fifty hooks of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the hooks so it became one tabernacle.
36:14 And he made curtains [of] goats’ [hair] for the tent over the tabernacle eleven curtains he made them.
36:15 The length of one curtain [was] thirty cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’., and four cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’. [was] the width of one curtain the eleven curtains [were] of one size.
36:16 And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
36:17 And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupled the second.
36:18 And he made fifty hooks [of] brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.
36:19 And he made a covering for the tent [of] rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering [of] badgers’ skins above [that].
36:20 And he made boards for the tabernacle [of] acacia wood, standing up.
36:21 The length of a board [was] ten cubits noun — an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm. — ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’., and the width of a board one cubit and a half.
36:22 One board had two pins, equally distant one from another thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
36:23 And he made boards for the tabernacle ; twenty boards for the south side southward
36:24 And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards ; two sockets under one board for his two pins, and two sockets under another board for his two pins.
36:25 And for the other side of the tabernacle, [which is] toward the north corner, he made twenty boards,
36:26 And their forty sockets of silver ; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
36:27 And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards.
36:28 And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.
36:29 And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring thus he did to both of them in both the corners.
36:30 And there were eight boards ; and their sockets [were] sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.
36:31 And he made bars of acacia wood ; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
36:32 And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides westward.
36:33 And he made the middle bar to shoot through the boards from the one end to the other.
36:34 And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings [of] gold [to be] places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.

The veil in the tabernacle

36:35 And he made a veil [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen [with] cherubims made he it of cunning work.
36:36 And he made thereunto four pillars [of] acacia [wood], and overlaid them with gold their hooks [were of] gold ; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.
36:37 And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework ;
36:38 And the five pillars of it with their nails and he overlaid their tops and their bands with gold but their five sockets [were of] bronze.