1 Assim, trabalharam Bezalel, e Aoliabe, e todo homem hábil a quem o Senhor dera habilidade e inteligência para saberem fazer toda obra para o serviço do santuário, segundo tudo o que o Senhor havia ordenado.

2 Moisés chamou a Bezalel, e a Aoliabe, e a todo homem hábil em cujo coração o Senhor tinha posto sabedoria, isto é, a todo homem cujo coração o impeliu a se chegar à obra para fazê-la. 3 Estes receberam de Moisés todas as ofertas que os filhos de Israel haviam trazido para a obra do serviço do santuário, para fazê-la; e, ainda, cada manhã o povo trazia a Moisés ofertas voluntárias. 4 Então, deixando cada um a obra que fazia, vieram todos os homens sábios que se ocupavam em toda a obra do santuário 5 e disseram a Moisés: O povo traz muito mais do que é necessário para o serviço da obra que o Senhor ordenou se fizesse. 6 Então, ordenou Moisés — e a ordem foi proclamada no arraial, dizendo: Nenhum homem ou mulher faça mais obra alguma para a oferta do santuário. Assim, o povo foi proibido de trazer mais. 7 Porque o material que tinham era suficiente para toda a obra que se devia fazer e ainda sobejava.

8 Assim, todos os homens hábeis, entre os que faziam a obra, fizeram o tabernáculo com dez cortinas de linho fino retorcido, estofo azul, púrpura e carmesim com querubins; de obra de artista as fizeram. 9 O comprimento de cada cortina era de vinte e oito côvados, e a largura, de quatro côvados; todas as cortinas eram de igual medida.

10 Cinco cortinas eram ligadas uma à outra; e as outras cinco também ligadas uma à outra. 11 Fizeram laçadas de estofo azul na orla da cortina, que estava na extremidade do primeiro agrupamento; e de igual modo fizeram na orla da cortina, que estava na extremidade do segundo agrupamento. 12 Cinquenta laçadas fizeram numa cortina, e cinquenta, na outra cortina na extremidade do segundo agrupamento; as laçadas eram contrapostas uma à outra. 13 Fizeram cinquenta colchetes de ouro, com os quais prenderam as cortinas uma à outra; e o tabernáculo passou a ser um todo.

14 Fizeram também de pelos de cabra cortinas para servirem de tenda sobre o tabernáculo; fizeram onze cortinas. 15 O comprimento de cada cortina era de trinta côvados, e a largura, de quatro côvados; as onze cortinas eram de igual medida. 16 Ajuntaram à parte cinco cortinas entre si e, de igual modo, as seis restantes. 17 E fizeram cinquenta laçadas na orla da cortina, que estava na extremidade do primeiro agrupamento. 18 Fizeram também cinquenta colchetes de bronze para ajuntar a tenda, para que viesse a ser um todo. 19 Fizeram também de peles de carneiro tintas de vermelho uma coberta para a tenda e outra coberta de peles finas.

20 Fizeram também de madeira de acácia as tábuas para o tabernáculo, as quais eram colocadas verticalmente. 21 Cada uma das tábuas tinha dez côvados de comprimento e côvado e meio de largura. 22 Cada tábua tinha dois encaixes, travados um com o outro; assim fizeram com todas as tábuas do tabernáculo. 23 No preparar as tábuas para o tabernáculo, fizeram vinte delas para o lado sul. 24 Fizeram também quarenta bases de prata debaixo das vinte tábuas: duas bases debaixo de uma tábua para os seus dois encaixes e duas bases debaixo de outra tábua para os seus dois encaixes. 25 Também fizeram vinte tábuas ao outro lado do tabernáculo, para o lado norte, 26 com as suas quarenta bases de prata: duas bases debaixo de uma tábua e duas bases debaixo de outra tábua; 27 ao lado do tabernáculo para o ocidente, fizeram seis tábuas. 28 Fizeram também duas tábuas para os cantos do tabernáculo de ambos os lados, 29 as quais, por baixo, estavam separadas, mas, em cima, se ajustavam à primeira argola; assim se fez com as duas tábuas nos dois cantos. 30 Assim eram as oito tábuas com as suas bases de prata, dezesseis bases: duas bases debaixo de uma tábua e duas debaixo de outra tábua.

31 Fizeram também travessas de madeira de acácia; cinco para as tábuas de um lado do tabernáculo, 32 cinco para as tábuas do outro lado do tabernáculo e cinco para as tábuas do tabernáculo, ao lado posterior, que olha para o ocidente. 33 A travessa do meio passava ao meio das tábuas, de uma extremidade à outra. 34 Cobriram de ouro as tábuas e de ouro fizeram as suas argolas, pelas quais passavam as travessas; e cobriram também de ouro as travessas.

35 Fizeram também o véu de estofo azul, púrpura, carmesim e linho fino retorcido; com querubins o fizeram de obra de artista. 36 E fizeram-lhe quatro colunas de madeira de acácia, cobertas de ouro; os seus colchetes eram de ouro, sobre quatro bases de prata. 37 Fizeram também para a porta da tenda um reposteiro de estofo azul, púrpura, carmesim e linho fino retorcido, obra de bordador, 38 e as suas cinco colunas, e os seus colchetes; as suas cabeças e as suas molduras cobriram de ouro, mas as suas cinco bases eram de bronze.

1 And 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.

2 And 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: 3 and 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. 4 And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they wrought. 5 And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which Jehovah commanded to make. 6 And 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. 7 For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.

8 And 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. 9 The length of each curtain was eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains had one measure. 10 And he coupled five curtains one to another: and the other five curtains he coupled one to another. 11 And 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. 12 Fifty 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. 13 And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps: so the tabernacle was one.

14 And he made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them. 15 The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the breadth of each curtain: the eleven curtains had one measure. 16 And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. 17 And 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. 18 And he made fifty clasps of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one. 19 And he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above.

20 And he made the boards for the tabernacle, of acacia wood, standing up. 21 Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board. 22 Each board had two tenons, joined one to another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle. 23 And he made the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side southward. 24 And 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. 25 And for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he made twenty boards, 26 and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 27 And for the hinder part of the tabernacle westward he made six boards. 28 And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the hinder part. 29 And 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. 30 And there were eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; under every board two sockets.

31 And he made bars of acacia wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, 32 and 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. 33 And he made the middle bar to pass through in the midst of the boards from the one end to the other. 34 And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold for places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.

35 And 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. 36 And 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. 37 And 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; 38 and 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.

1 So Bezalel, Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the LORD has given skill and ability to know how to carry out all the work of constructing the sanctuary are to do the work just as the LORD has commanded."

2 Then Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the LORD had given ability and who was willing to come and do the work.

3 They received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had brought to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. And the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning.

4 So all the skilled workers who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left what they were doing

5 and said to Moses, "The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD commanded to be done."

6 Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: "No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary." And so the people were restrained from bringing more,

7 because what they already had was more than enough to do all the work.

8 All those who were skilled among the workers made the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by expert hands.

9 All the curtains were the same size —twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide. [^1]

10 They joined five of the curtains together and did the same with the other five.

11 Then they made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and the same was done with the end curtain in the other set.

12 They also made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other.

13 Then they made fifty gold clasps and used them to fasten the two sets of curtains together so that the tabernacle was a unit.

14 They made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle —eleven altogether.

15 All eleven curtains were the same size —thirty cubits long and four cubits wide. [^2]

16 They joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another set.

17 Then they made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set.

18 They made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the tent together as a unit.

19 Then they made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of the other durable leather. [^3]

20 They made upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

21 Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide, [^4]

22 with two projections set parallel to each other. They made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.

23 They made twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle

24 and made forty silver bases to go under them —two bases for each frame, one under each projection.

25 For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, they made twenty frames

26 and forty silver bases —two under each frame.

27 They made six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle,

28 and two frames were made for the corners of the tabernacle at the far end.

29 At these two corners the frames were double from the bottom all the way to the top and fitted into a single ring; both were made alike.

30 So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases —two under each frame.

31 They also made crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,

32 five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle.

33 They made the center crossbar so that it extended from end to end at the middle of the frames.

34 They overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. They also overlaid the crossbars with gold.

35 They made the curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker.

36 They made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold. They made gold hooks for them and cast their four silver bases.

37 For the entrance to the tent they made a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen —the work of an embroiderer;

38 and they made five posts with hooks for them. They overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold and made their five bases of bronze.