36:1 “Now Bezalel, Oholiab, and every ①skillful person in whom the LORD has put ②skill and understanding to know how to perform all the work ③in the construction of the sanctuary, shall perform in accordance with everything that the LORD has commanded.”
▷ ①Lit man wise of heart ②Lit wisdom ③Or connected with the service of; lit of the service of
36:2 Then Moses called Bezalel, Oholiab, and every ①skillful person in ②whom the LORD had put ③skill, everyone whose heart stirred him, to come to the work to perform it.
▷ ①Lit man wise of heart ②Lit whose heart ③Lit wisdom
36:3 They received from Moses every ①contribution which the sons of Israel had brought to perform ②the work ③in the construction of the sanctuary. And they still continued bringing to him ④voluntary offerings every morning.
▷ ①Or uplifted offering ②Lit it for the work ③Lit of the service of ④Or freewill offering
36:4 And all the ①skillful people who were performing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from ②the work which they were performing,
▷ ①Lit wise ②Lit his
36:5 and they said to ①Moses, “The people are bringing much more than enough for the ②construction work which the LORD commanded us to ③perform.”
▷ ①Lit Moses, saying, ②Lit service for the work ③Lit perform it
36:6 So Moses issued a command, and circulated a ①proclamation throughout the camp, saying, “No man or woman is to perform work any longer for the ②contributions of the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing any more.
▷ ①Lit voice ②Or uplifted offering
36:7 For the ①material they had was sufficient and more than enough for all the work, to perform it.
▷ ①Lit work
36:8 All the ①skillful people among those who were performing the work made the ②tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twisted linen and ③violet, purple, and scarlet material, with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer, ④Bezalel made them.
▷ ①Lit wise of heart ②Lit dwelling place ③Or bluish; LXX hyacinth in color, and so throughout the ch ④Lit he
36:9 The length of each curtain was ①twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains had ②the same measurements.
▷ ①About 42 ft. long and 6 ft. wide or 13 m and 1.8 m ②Lit one measure
36:10 He ①joined five curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he ②joined to one another.
▷ ①Or coupled ②Or coupled
36:11 And he made loops of violet on the edge of the ①outermost curtain in the first ②set; he did likewise on the edge of the curtain that was ③outermost in the second ④set.
▷ ①Lit one curtain from the end in the coupling ②Lit coupling ③Lit one curtain from the end in the coupling ④Lit coupling
36:12 He made fifty loops in the one curtain, and he made fifty loops on the ①edge of the curtain that was in the second ②set; the loops were opposite each other.
▷ ①Lit end ②Lit coupling
36:13 He also made fifty clasps of gold, and ①joined the curtains to one another with the clasps, so that the tabernacle was ②a unit.
▷ ①Or coupled ②Lit one
36:14 Then he made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he ①made eleven curtains in all.
▷ ①Lit made them
36:15 The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the width of each curtain; the eleven curtains had ①the same measurements.
▷ ①Lit one measure
36:16 He ①joined five curtains by themselves, and the other six curtains by themselves.
▷ ①Or coupled
36:17 Moreover, he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the first ①set, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the second ②set.
▷ ①Lit tie ②Lit tie
36:18 He also made fifty clasps of ①bronze to ②join the tent together so that it would be ③a unit.
▷ ①Or copper ②Or couple ③Lit one
36:19 And he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins ①dyed red, and a covering of ②fine leather above.
▷ ①Or tanned ②Meaning of the Heb uncertain
36:20 Then he made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.
36:21 Ten cubits was the length of ①each board, and one and a half cubits the width of each board.
▷ ①Lit the
36:22 There were two tenons for each board, ①fitted to one another; he did this to all the boards of the tabernacle.
▷ ①Lit bound
36:23 So he made the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards ①for the south side;
▷ ①Lit to the side of the Negev, to the south
36:24 and 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.
36:25 Then for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he made twenty boards,
36:26 and their forty bases of silver; two bases under one board, and two bases under another board.
36:27 And for the ①back of the tabernacle, to the west, he made six boards.
▷ ①Lit far parts
36:28 He made two boards for the corners of the ①tabernacle at the ②back.
▷ ①Lit dwelling place ②Lit far parts
36:29 They were double beneath, and together they were complete to its ①top, ②to the first ring; he did this with both of them for the two corners.
▷ ①Or head ②Or with reference to
36:30 There were eight boards with their bases of silver, sixteen bases, two bases under every board.
36:31 Then he made bars of acacia wood, five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle,
36:32 and five bars for the boards of the ①other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the ②back side to the west.
▷ ①Or second ②Lit far parts
36:33 And he made the middle bar to pass through in the ①center of the boards from end to end.
▷ ①Lit midst
36:34 Then he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold as holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
36:35 Moreover, he made the veil of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer.
36:36 And 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.
36:37 He also made a curtain for the doorway of the tent, of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, the work of a ①weaver;
▷ ①Lit variegator; i.e., a weaver in colors
36:38 and he made its five pillars with their hooks, and he overlaid their tops and their ①bands with gold; but their five bases were of ②bronze.
▷ ①Or rings ②Or copper