[1] So let Bezalel and Oholiab get to work, with every wise-hearted man to
whom the Lord has given wisdom and knowledge, to do whatever is necessary
for the ordering of the holy place, as the Lord has given orders. [2] Then
Moses sent for Bezalel and Oholiab, and for all the wise-hearted men to
whom the Lord had given wisdom, even everyone who was moved by the impulse
of his heart to come and take part in the work: [3] And they took from
Moses all the offerings which the children of Israel had given for the
building of the holy place. And still they went on giving him more free
offerings every morning. [4] Then the wise men, who were doing all the work
of the holy place, came from their work; [5] And said to Moses, The people
are giving much more than is needed for the work which the Lord has given
us orders to do. [6] So Moses made an order and had it given out through
all the tents, saying, Let no man or woman make any more offerings for the
holy place. So the people were kept from giving more. [7] For the material
they had was enough and more than enough for all the work which had to be
done. [8] Then all the expert workmen among them made the House with its
ten curtains; of the best linen, blue and purple and red, they made them,
with winged ones worked by expert designers. [9] Every curtain was
twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide, all of the same measure.
[10] And five curtains were joined together, and the other five curtains
were joined together. [11] And they put twists of blue cord on the edge of
the outside curtain of the first group, and in the same way on the outside
curtain of the second group. [12] Fifty twists on the one curtain and fifty
on the edge of the curtain of the other group; the twists being opposite to
one another. [13] And they made fifty hooks of gold, joining the curtains
one to another with the hooks; and so the House was made. [14] And they
made curtains of goats' hair for the tent; eleven curtains were made. [15]
Every curtain was thirty cubits long and four cubits wide, all of the same
measure. [16] Five curtains were joined together to make one group, and six
curtains were joined together to make the other group. [17] And they put
fifty twists of cord on the edge of the outside curtain of the first group,
and fifty twists on the edge of the outside curtain of the second group,
[18] And fifty hooks of brass for joining them together to make the tent.
[19] And they made a cover of sheepskins coloured red, to go over the tent,
and a cover of leather over that. [20] And for the uprights of the House
they made boards of hard wood. [21] The boards were ten cubits long and one
cubit and a half wide. [22] Every board had two tongues fixed into it; all
the boards were made in this way. [23] They made twenty boards for the
south side of the House: [24] And for these twenty boards, forty silver
bases, two bases under every board, to take its tongues. [25] And for the
second side of the House, on the north, they made twenty boards, [26] With
their forty silver bases, two bases for every board. [27] And for the west
side of the House, at the back, they made six boards, [28] And two boards
for the angles at the back. [29] These were joined together at the base and
at the top to one ring, so forming the two angles. [30] So there were eight
boards with sixteen bases of silver, two bases under every board. [31] And
they made rods of hard wood; five for the boards on one side of the House,
[32] And five for the boards on the other side of the House, and five for
the boards at the back, on the west. [33] The middle rod was made to go
right through the rings of all the boards from one end to the other. [34]
All the boards were plated with gold, and the rings through which the rods
went were of gold, and the rods were plated with gold. [35] And he made the
veil of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with winged ones
designed by expert workmen. [36] And they made four pillars for it of hard
wood plated with gold: they had hooks of gold and four silver bases. [37]
And they made a curtain for the door of the tent, of the best linen with
needlework of blue and purple and red; [38] And five pillars for the
curtain, with their hooks; the heads of the pillars were of gold and they
were circled with bands of gold; and their five bases were of brass.
