1 ARST Bezalel and Oholiab will do this work along with all the other skillful people. Yahweh has made them skillful and able to know how to follow his instructions to build the sacred place.” BSB BSB: “So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD, who has given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the sanctuary.”
2 ARST So Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and all the other people that Yahweh had made skillful who wished to come do some of the work. BSB BSB: Then Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person whom the LORD had gifted—everyone whose heart stirred him to come and do the work.
3 ARST They took all the gifts for building the sacred tent from Moses that the Israelites had brought to him. But the Israelites continued gladly bringing more gifts every morning. BSB BSB: They received from Moses all the contributions that the Israelites had brought to carry out the service of constructing the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning,
4 ARST As a result, each and every skillful craftsman who was working to make the sacred tent left their work and came to Moses. BSB BSB: so that all the skilled craftsmen who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left their work
5 ARST The craftsmen told him,“The Israelites are bringing many times more than we need to build as Yahweh has commanded us!” BSB BSB: and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD has commanded us to do.”
6 ARST So Moses told them to proclaim a message throughout the camp,“Everyone should stop making and bringing material gifts for the sacred tent!” So the people stopped bringing gifts. BSB BSB: After Moses had given an order, they sent a proclamation throughout the camp: “No man or woman should make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing more,
7 ARST They had more than enough materials for all the work. BSB BSB: since what they already had was more than enough to perform all the work.
8 ARST All the most skilled men among the workmen made the sacred tent, using ten long strips of finely twisted linen. A skilled craftsman took blue, purple, and red thread, and embroidered these strips with designs that represent the winged creatures that are above the chest. BSB BSB: All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them.
9 ARST Each strip was 14. 5 meters long and two meters wide. They were all the same size. BSB BSB: Each curtain was twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide; all the curtains were the same size.
10 ARST He sewed five strips together{ as one set}, and sewed the other five strips together{ as another set}. BSB BSB: And he joined five of the curtains together, and the other five he joined as well.
11 ARST For each set, he made loops of blue cloth and fastened them along the outer edge of the strip, at the end of each set. BSB BSB: He made loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and also on the end curtain in the second set.
12 ARST He put 50 loops on the edge of the first set, and 50 loops at the edge of the second set so that the loops were opposite each other. BSB BSB: He made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set, so that the loops lined up opposite one another.
13 ARST He made 50 gold fasteners and fastened both of the sets together with them to make the sacred tent one unit. BSB BSB: He also made fifty gold clasps to join the curtains together, so that the tabernacle was a unit.
14 ARST He made a cover for the sacred tent from 11 pieces of cloth made from goats’ hair. BSB BSB: He then made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
15 ARST Each of the 11 pieces of cloth was the same dimensions: 15 meters long and two meters wide. BSB BSB: Each of the eleven curtains was the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
16 ARST He sewed five of these pieces of cloth together{ to make one set}, and he sewed the other six pieces of cloth together{ to make another set}. BSB BSB: He joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another.
17 ARST He made{ 100 loops of blue cloth,} and fastened 50 of them to the outer edge of a set and fastened 50 to the outer edge of the other set. BSB BSB: He made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.
18 ARST He made 50 bronze clasps for connecting the tent into one big piece. BSB BSB: He also made fifty bronze clasps to join the tent together as a unit.
19 ARST He made another cover from red rams’ skins to go over the tent, and a top cover from fine leather hides. BSB BSB: Additionally, he made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.
20 ARST He made a standing framework from acacia wood for the sacred tent. BSB BSB: Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
21 ARST Each frame was five meters long and three- quarters of a meter wide. BSB BSB: Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
22 ARST He made two pegs{ at the bottom of} each frame to fasten them together. He made each frame for the tabernacle this way. BSB BSB: Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame. He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.
23 ARST He made 20 frames for the south side of the sacred tent. BSB BSB: He constructed twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle,
24 ARST He made 40 silver bases to go underneath the 20 frames. He put two bases under each frame and fit their two pegs into the bases. BSB BSB: with forty silver bases to put under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.
25 ARST For the other side—{ that is,} the north side— of the sacred tent he made 20 frames BSB BSB: For the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty frames
26 ARST and 40 silver bases for them.{ They put} two bases under each frame. BSB BSB: and forty silver bases—two bases under each frame.
27 ARST For the rear of the sacred tent, on the west side, he made six frames. BSB BSB: He made six frames for the rear of the tabernacle, the west side,
28 ARST They made two frames for the rear corners of the sacred tent. BSB BSB: and two frames for the two back corners of the tabernacle,
29 ARST He matched them to each other at the bottom and top. He secured the tops together with a ring. He did this for both, making them the corner pieces. BSB BSB: coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. He made both corners in this way.
30 ARST He made eight frames and 16 silver bases, two bases under each frame. BSB BSB: So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.
31 ARST He made crossbars from acacia wood. He made five crossbars for the frames on the{ north} side of the sacred tent, BSB BSB: He also made five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
32 ARST five crossbars for the frames on the{ south} side of the sacred tent, and five crossbars for the frames at the rear of the sacred tent, on the west. BSB BSB: five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.
33 ARST He made the center crossbar, right in the middle of the frames, reach all the way from edge to edge. BSB BSB: He made the central crossbar to run through the center of the frames, from one end to the other.
34 ARST He covered the frames and crossbars with gold. He made the rings for fastening the crossbars to the frames from gold. BSB BSB: And he overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold.
35 ARST He made a curtain from fine linen. A skilled craftsman embroidered it with blue, purple, and red yarn, making designs to represent the winged creatures that are above the sacred chest. BSB BSB: Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
36 ARST He made four posts from acacia wood for the curtain. He covered them and their hooks with gold. He formed four silver bases for the posts. BSB BSB: He also made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold, along with gold hooks; and he cast four silver bases for the posts.
37 ARST He made a curtain as the tent entrance. A skilled weaver made it from fine linen with blue, purple, and red yarn. BSB BSB: For the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen,
38 ARST { He also made} five posts with hooks on them. He covered the tops of the posts and their connectors with gold and{ made} a bronze base for each of those posts. BSB BSB: together with five posts and their hooks. He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, and their five bases were bronze.
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