1And Bezalel and Oholiab shall work , and every wise-hearted man , in whom Jehovah hath put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all the work for the service of the sanctuary , according to all that Jehovah hath commanded . 2And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab, and every wise-hearted man , in whose heart Jehovah had put wisdom , even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it : 3and they received of Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary , wherewith to make it . And they brought yet unto him freewill-offerings every morning . 4And all the wise men , that wrought all the work of the sanctuary , came every man from his work which they wrought ; 5and they spake unto Moses , saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which Jehovah commanded to make . 6And 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. 7For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it , and too much .
The Skilled Craftsmen
8And all the wise-hearted men among them that wrought the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains ; of fine twined linen , and blue , and purple , and scarlet , with cherubim , the work of the skilful workman , Bezalel made them . 9The length of each curtain was eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains had one measure . 10And he coupled five curtains one to another: and the other five curtains he coupled one to another. 11And he made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling : likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the second coupling . 12Fifty loops made he in the one curtain , and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain that was in the second coupling : the loops were opposite one to another . 13And he made fifty clasps of gold , and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps : so the tabernacle was one . 14And he made curtains of goats ’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle : eleven curtains he made them . 15The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the breadth of each curtain : the eleven curtains had one measure . 16And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. 17And he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the coupling , and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which was outmost in the second coupling . 18And he made fifty clasps of brass to couple the tent together , that it might be one . 19And he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above .
The Construction of the Tabernacle
20And he made the boards for the tabernacle , of acacia wood , standing up . 21Ten cubits was the length of a board , and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board . 22Each board had two tenons , joined one to another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle . 23And he made the boards for the tabernacle : twenty boards for the south side southward ; 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 . 25And 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 . 27And for the hinder part of the tabernacle westward he made six boards . 28And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the hinder part . 29And they were double beneath ; and in like manner they were entire unto the top thereof unto one ring : thus he did to both of them in the two corners . 30And there were eight boards , and their sockets of silver , sixteen sockets; under every board two sockets. 31And he made bars of acacia wood ; five for the boards of the 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 hinder part westward . 33And he made the middle bar to pass through in the midst of the boards from the one end to the other . 34And he overlaid the boards with gold , and made their rings of gold for places for the bars , and overlaid the bars with gold . 35And he made the veil of blue , and purple , and scarlet , and fine twined linen : with cherubim , the work of the skilful workman , made he it . 36And he made thereunto four pillars of acacia , and overlaid them with gold : their hooks were of gold ; and he cast for them four sockets of silver . 37And he made a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue , and purple , and scarlet , and fine twined linen , the work of the embroiderer ; 38and the five pillars of it with their hooks : and he overlaid their capitals and their fillets with gold ; and their five sockets were of brass .