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EXODUS 36
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the Ark and its carrying poles;
the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement;
the inner curtain to shield the Ark;
the table, its carrying poles, and all its
utensils;
the Bread of the Presence;
for light, the lampstand, its accessories, the
lamp cups, and the olive oil for lighting;
the incense altar and its carrying poles;
the anointing oil and fragrant incense;
the curtain for the entrance of the
Tabernacle;
the altar of burnt offering;
the bronze grating of the altar and its
carrying poles and utensils;
the washbasin with its stand;
the curtains for the walls of the courtyard;
the posts and their bases;
the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
the tent pegs of the Tabernacle and
courtyard and their ropes;
the beautifully stitched garments for the
priests to wear while ministering in the
Holy Place—the sacred garments for
Aaron the priest, and the garments for his
sons to wear as they minister as priests.”
20 So the whole community of Israel left Moses
and returned to their tents. 21 All whose hearts
were stirred and whose spirits were moved
came and brought their sacred offerings to the
Lord. They brought all the materials needed
for the Tabernacle,* for the performance of its
rituals, and for the sacred garments. 22 Both
men and women came, all whose hearts were
willing. They brought to the Lord their offerings of gold—brooches, earrings, rings from
their fingers, and necklaces. They presented
gold objects of every kind as a special offering
to the Lord. 23 All those who owned the following items willingly brought them: blue, purple,
and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for
cloth; and tanned ram skins and fine goatskin
leather. 24 And all who had silver and bronze objects gave them as a sacred offering to the Lord.
And those who had acacia wood brought it for
use in the project.
25 All the women who were skilled in sewing
and spinning prepared blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen cloth. 26 All the women
who were willing used their skills to spin the
goat hair into yarn. 27 The leaders brought onyx
stones and the special gemstones to be set in
the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece. 28 They
also brought spices and olive oil for the light,
the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense. 29 So
the people of Israel—every man and woman
who was eager to help in the work the Lord had
35:21 Hebrew Tent of Meeting. 36:8 Hebrew he; also in 36:16,
20, 35. See 37:1. 36:9 Hebrew 28 cubits [12.9 meters] long and
4 cubits [1.8 meters] wide.
given them through Moses—brought their gifts
and gave them freely to the Lord.
30 Then Moses told the people of Israel, “The
Lord has specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri,
grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 31 The
Lord has filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God,
giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise
in all kinds of crafts. 32 He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and
bronze. 33 He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a
master at every craft. 34 And the Lord has given
both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the
tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to
others. 35 The Lord has given them special skills
as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue,
purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth,
and weavers. They excel as craftsmen and as
designers.
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“The Lord has gifted Bezalel, Oholiab,
and the other skilled craftsmen with
wisdom and ability to perform any task involved
in building the sanctuary. Let them construct
and furnish the Tabernacle, just as the Lord
has commanded.”
2 So Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab
and all the others who were specially gifted by
the Lord and were eager to get to work. 3 Moses
gave them the materials donated by the people
of Israel as sacred offerings for the completion
of the sanctuary. But the people continued to
bring additional gifts each morning. 4 Finally
the craftsmen who were working on the sanctuary left their work. 5 They went to Moses and
reported, “The people have given more than
enough materials to complete the job the Lord
has commanded us to do!”
6 So Moses gave the command, and this message was sent throughout the camp: “Men and
women, don’t prepare any more gifts for the
sanctuary. We have enough!” So the people
stopped bringing their sacred offerings. 7 Their
contributions were more than enough to complete the whole project.
Building the Tabernacle
8 The skilled craftsmen made ten curtains of
finely woven linen for the Tabernacle. Then
Bezalel* decorated the curtains with blue,
purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully
embroidered cherubim. 9 All ten curtains were
exactly the same size—42 feet long and 6 feet
wide.* 10 Five of these curtains were joined together to make one long curtain, and the other
five were joined to make a second long curtain.
11 He made fifty loops of blue yarn and put them
along the edge of the last curtain in each set.
12 The fifty loops along the edge of one curtain
matched the fifty loops along the edge of the
other curtain. 13 Then he made fifty gold clasps