Offerings are received.

CHAP. XXXVI.

CHAP. XXXVI. Curtains, &c. of the tabernacie

16 And he coupled five curtains by them

THEN HEN wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, selves, and six curtains by themselves. and every wise-hearted man, in whom 17 And he made fifty loops upon the utthe LORD put wisdom and understanding termost edge of the curtain in the coupling, to know how to work all manner of work and fifty loops made he upon the edge of for the service of the sanctuary, according the curtain which coupleth the second; to all that the LORD had commanded. 18 And he made fifty taches of brass to 2 And Moses called Bezaleel and Aho- couple the tent together, that it might be liab, and every wise-hearted man, in one. whose heart the LORD 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, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free-offerings every a morning.

19 T And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that.

20 T And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up.

21 The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and half.

22 One board had two tenons, equally 4 And all the wise men, that wrought all distant one from another: thus did he the work of the sanctuary, came every make for all the boards of the tabernacle. man from his work which they made; 23 And he made boards for the taber5 T And they spake unto Moses, say-nacle; twenty boards for the south side ing, The people bring much more than southward:

enough for the service of the work which 24 And forty sockets of silver he made the LORD commanded to make. under the twenty boards; two sockets un6 And Moses gave commandment, and der one board for his two tenons, and two they caused it to be proclaimed throughout sockets under another board for his two the camp, saying, Let neither man nor tenons.... woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.

25 And for the other side of the tabernacle which is toward the north corner, he made twenty boards,

7 For the stuff they had was sufficient 26 And their forty sockets of silver; for all the work to make it, and too much. two sockets under one board, and two 8¶ And every wise-hearted man among sockets under another board.

them that wrought the work of the taber- 27 And for the sides of the tabernacle nacle made ten curtains of fine twined li-westward he made six boards. nen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with 28 And two boards made he for the corcherubims of cunning work made he them.ners of the tabernacle in the two sides.

9 The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains were all of one size.

10 And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and the other five curtains he coupled one unto another.

11 And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.

29 And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners.

30 And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.

31 ¶ And he made bars of shittim-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 sides westward.

33 And he made the middle bar to shoot through the boards from the one end to the other.

12 Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one curtain to another. 13 And he made fifty taches of gold, and 34 And he overlaid the boards with gold, coupled the curtains one unto another with and made their rings of gold to be places the taches. So it became one tabernacle. for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. 14 And he made curtains of goats' 35 And he made a vail of blue, and hair for the tent over the tabernacle: purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: eleven curtains he made them. with cherubims made he it of cunning work 15 The length of one curtain was thirty 36 And he made thereunto four pillars cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of of shittim-wood, and overlaid them with one curtain: the eleven curtains were of gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.

one size.

The ark, mercy-seat, table,

EXODUS. candlestick, and incense-altar.

37 And he made a hanging for the 17 ¶ And he made the candlestick of tabernacle-door of blue, and purple, and pure gold; of beaten work made he the scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needle- candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his work; bowls, his knops, and his flowers were of

38 And the five pillars of it, with their the same: hooks and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass.

CHAP. XXXVII.

ND Bezaleel made the ark of shittim

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#18 And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:

made after the fashion

length of it, and a cubit and a half the of almonds in one branch, a knop and a breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the flower; and three bowls made like alheight of it: mords in another branch, a knop and a 2 And he overlaid it with pure gold flower: so throughout the six branches within and without, and made a crown of going out of the candlestick. gold to it round about.

3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it: even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.

4 And he made staves of shittim-wood, and overlaid them with gold.

5 And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

6 T And he made the mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

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7 And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy-seat;

20 And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops and his flowers:

21 And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.

22 Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.

23 And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuff-dishes, of pure gold.

24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.

25 T And he made the incense-altar of

8 One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that shittim-wood: the length of it was a cubit, side out of the mercy-seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

9 And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy-seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy-seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

10 And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:

11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round

about.

and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.

26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.

27 And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.

28 And he made the staves of shittim wood and overlaid them with gold.

29 And he made the holy anointing 12 Also he made thereunto a border of oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, a hand-breadth round about; and made according to the work of the apothecary. a crown of gold for the border thereof CHAP. XXXVIII.

round about.

13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, AND he made the altar of burnt-offerand put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.

14 Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.

ing of shittim-wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was four-square; and three cubits the height thereof.

2 And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were 15 And he made the staves of shittim of the same: and he overlaid it with wood, and overlaid them with gold, to brass. bear the table.

3 And he made all the vessels of the al

16 And he made the vessels which were tar, the pots, and the shovels, and the baupon the table, his dishes and his spoons, sons, and the flesh-hooks, and the fire-pans: and his bowls, and his covers to cover all the vessels thereof made he of brass. withal, of pure gold. 4 And he made for the altar a brazen