Exodus 31:7

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Exodus 31:5–9 · Berean Standard Bible

5 to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every craft.

6 Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you:

7 the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—

8 the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,

9 the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand—

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Exodus 26:1

“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.

Exodus 26:2

Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide —all curtains the same size.

Exodus 26:3

Five of the curtains are to be joined together, and the other five joined as well.

Exodus 26:4

Make loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and do the same for the end curtain in the second set.

Exodus 26:5

Make fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set, so that the loops line up opposite one another.

Exodus 26:6

Make fifty gold clasps as well, and join the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle will be a unit.

Exodus 26:7

You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.

Exodus 26:8

Each of the eleven curtains is to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.

Exodus 26:9

Join five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another. Then fold the sixth curtain over double at the front of the tent.

Exodus 26:10

Make 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.

Exodus 26:11

Make fifty bronze clasps and put them through the loops to join the tent together as a unit.

Exodus 26:12

As for the overlap that remains of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over shall hang down over the back of the tabernacle.

Exodus 26:13

And the tent curtains will be a cubit longer on either side, and the excess will hang over the sides of the tabernacle to cover it.

Exodus 26:14

Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.

Exodus 26:15

You are to construct upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

Exodus 26:16

Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

Exodus 26:17

Two tenons must be connected to each other for each frame. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.

Exodus 26:18

Construct twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle,

Exodus 26:19

with forty silver bases under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.

Exodus 26:20

For the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, make twenty frames

Exodus 26:21

and forty silver bases—two bases under each frame.

Exodus 26:22

Make six frames for the rear of the tabernacle, the west side,

Exodus 26:23

and two frames for the two back corners of the tabernacle,

Exodus 26:24

coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. These will serve as the two corners.

Exodus 26:25

So there are to be eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.

Exodus 26:26

You are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,

Exodus 26:27

five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.

Exodus 26:28

The central crossbar in the middle of the frames shall extend from one end to the other.

Exodus 26:29

Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.

Exodus 26:30

So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

Exodus 26:31

Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.

Exodus 26:32

Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases.

Exodus 26:33

And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

Exodus 26:34

Put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place.

Exodus 26:35

And place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle, and put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side.

Exodus 26:36

For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.

Exodus 26:37

Make five posts of acacia wood for the curtain, overlay them with gold hooks, and cast five bronze bases for them.

Exodus 27:9

You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,

Exodus 27:10

with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts.

Exodus 27:11

Likewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.

Exodus 27:12

The curtains on the west side of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide, with ten posts and ten bases.

Exodus 27:13

The east side of the courtyard, toward the sunrise, is to be fifty cubits wide.

Exodus 27:14

Make the curtains on one side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases,

Exodus 27:15

and the curtains on the other side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.

Exodus 27:16

The gate of the courtyard shall be twenty cubits long, with a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It shall have four posts and four bases.

Exodus 27:17

All the posts around the courtyard shall have silver bands, silver hooks, and bronze bases.

Exodus 27:18

The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.

Exodus 27:19

All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, including all its tent pegs and the tent pegs of the courtyard, shall be made of bronze.

Exodus 36:8

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.

Exodus 36:9

Each curtain was twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide; all the curtains were the same size.

Exodus 36:10

And he joined five of the curtains together, and the other five he joined as well.

Exodus 36:11

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.

Exodus 36:12

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.

Exodus 36:13

He also made fifty gold clasps to join the curtains together, so that the tabernacle was a unit.

Exodus 36:14

He then made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.

Exodus 36:15

Each of the eleven curtains was the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.

Exodus 36:16

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

Exodus 36:17

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.

Exodus 36:18

He also made fifty bronze clasps to join the tent together as a unit.

Exodus 36:19

Additionally, he made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.

Exodus 36:20

Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

Exodus 36:21

Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

Exodus 36:22

Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame. He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.

Exodus 36:23

He constructed twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle,

Exodus 36:24

with forty silver bases to put under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.

Exodus 36:25

For the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty frames

Exodus 36:26

and forty silver bases—two bases under each frame.

Exodus 36:27

He made six frames for the rear of the tabernacle, the west side,

Exodus 36:28

and two frames for the two back corners of the tabernacle,

Exodus 36:29

coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. He made both corners in this way.

Exodus 36:30

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

Exodus 36:31

He also made five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,

Exodus 36:32

five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.

Exodus 36:33

He made the central crossbar to run through the center of the frames, from one end to the other.

Exodus 36:34

And he overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold.

Exodus 36:35

Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.

Exodus 36:36

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.

Exodus 36:37

For the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen,

Exodus 36:38

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.

Exodus 25:10

And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

Exodus 25:11

Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.

Exodus 25:12

Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

Exodus 25:13

And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

Exodus 25:14

Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.

Exodus 25:15

The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.

Exodus 25:16

And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.

Exodus 25:17

And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

Exodus 25:18

Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

Exodus 25:19

one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

Exodus 25:20

And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

Exodus 25:21

Set the mercy seat atop the ark, and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.

Exodus 25:22

And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.

Exodus 37:1

Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

Exodus 37:2

He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.

Exodus 37:3

And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

Exodus 37:4

Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

Exodus 37:5

He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.

Exodus 37:6

He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

Exodus 37:7

He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

Exodus 37:8

one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

Exodus 37:9

And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.