Shared Word Translation
Exodus 36
The Artisans Begin the Work
Bezalel, Oholiab, and every wise-hearted person in whom the LORD had put wisdom and understanding to know how to do all the work of the service of the sanctuary shall work according to all that the LORD has commanded. Moses called Bezalel, Oholiab, and every wise-hearted person in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, everyone whose heart lifted him to come near to the work to do it. They received from before Moses all the offering that the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to do it. And the people continued bringing him freewill offerings morning by morning.
The People Bring More Than Enough
Then all the wise people doing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from the work he was doing, and they said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for the service of the work that the LORD commanded to be done.” So Moses commanded, and they caused a proclamation to pass throughout the camp, saying, “Let no man or woman do any more work for the offering of the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing. For the material they had was enough for all the work to do it, and more than enough.
The Curtains of the Dwelling
Every wise-hearted person among those doing the work made the dwelling with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. With cherubim, the work of a skilled designer, he made them. The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits and the width of each curtain four cubits. All the curtains had the same measure. He joined five curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he joined to one another. He made loops of blue yarn on the edge of the outer curtain in the first set, and likewise on the edge of the outer curtain in the second set. He made fifty loops on the first curtain and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain in the second set, the loops opposite one another. He made fifty clasps of gold and joined the curtains to one another with the clasps, so that the dwelling became one.
The Tent over the Dwelling
He made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the dwelling; eleven curtains he made. The length of each curtain was thirty cubits and the width of each curtain four cubits. The eleven curtains had the same measure. He joined five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves. He made fifty loops on the edge of the outer curtain in the first set and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain in the second set. He made fifty clasps of bronze to join the tent together so that it became one. He made a covering for the tent of ram skins dyed red and a covering of fine leather above it.
The Frames and Crossbars
He made upright frames of acacia wood for the dwelling. Ten cubits was the length of a frame and a cubit and a half the width of each frame. Each frame had two tenons joined to one another. Thus he made all the frames of the dwelling. He made the frames for the dwelling: twenty frames for the south side, and he made forty silver bases under the twenty frames, two bases under one frame for its two tenons and two bases under the next frame for its two tenons. For the second side of the dwelling, the north side, he made twenty frames, with their forty silver bases, two bases under one frame and two bases under the next frame. For the rear of the dwelling westward he made six frames. He made two frames for the corners of the dwelling at the rear. They were doubled below and together complete at the top to the first ring. Thus he made both of them for the two corners. There were eight frames with their silver bases, sixteen bases, two bases under each frame.
The Crossbars, Veil, and Entrance Screen
He made crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames of one side of the dwelling, five crossbars for the frames of the other side of the dwelling, and five crossbars for the frames at the rear of the dwelling westward. He made the middle crossbar to pass through the midst of the frames from end to end. He overlaid the frames with gold, made their rings of gold as holders for the crossbars, and overlaid the crossbars with gold. He made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen. With cherubim, the work of a skilled designer, he made it. He made for it four pillars of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. Their hooks were gold, and he cast for them four silver bases. He made a screen for the entrance of the tent of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer, with its five pillars and their hooks. He overlaid their tops and bands with gold, but their five bases were bronze.