Exo_35:1-35; Exo_36:1-38; Exo_37:1-29; Exo_38:1-31
SECTIONXXII.
VAYAKEHEL.
XXXV. AND Mosheli assembled all thecongregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, These are the thingswhich the Lord hath commanded you to do. Six days thou shalt do work, but theseventh day (is) a holy rest, the Sabbath[1] <l > before the Lord: everyone who doeth work thereon shall be put to death. You may not kindle a fire inall your dwellings on the day of the Sabbath. And Mosheh spake to all thecongregation of the sons of Israel, saying, Take from you a separation (aphrashutha) before the Lord of every one whoseheart may be willing; let him bring the separation before the Lord: gold, andsilver, and brass, and hyacinth, and crimson, and scarlet, and fine linen, andgoatÕs hair, and ramÕs skin dyed red, and purple skins, and sittin woods; andoil for the illuminator, and aromatics for the anointing oil, and for the sweetperfumes; and onyx stones and complete stones for insetting in the ephod and inthe breastplate. And all the wisehearted among you shall come and make all thatthe Lord hath commanded: the tabernacle, its tent and its coverings, its hasps,its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its bases. The ark, and its staves, themercy-seat, and the veil that shall be spread; the table, and its staves, andall its vessels; and the bread of the Presence, and the candelabrum for light,and its vessels, and its lamps, and the oil for illumination. And the altar ofsweet incense, and its staves, and the oil of anointing, and the incense ofperfumes, and the curtain of the door of the tabernacle. The altar ofburntoffering, and its brasen grate, its staves, and all its vessels; the laverand its base. The curtains of the court, and its pillars, and its bases, andthe hanging of the gate of the court. The nails of the tabernacle, and thenails of the court and their cordings. The vestments of ministration forministering in the sanctuary, the holy vestments of Aharon the priest, and thevestments of his sons for ministration. And allthe congregation of the sons of Israel went forth from before Mosheh. And theycame, every man who was led by his heart, and every one whose spirit was ample,and brought their separation before the Lord, for the work of the tabernacle ofordinance, and for all its service, and for the holy vestments. And they came,the men with the women, every one who was willing of heart, and brought chains,and bracelets, and rings, and bands, all of gold. And every man who uplifted anoffering of gold before the Lord, and every man with whom was found hyacinth,or purple, or crimson, or fine linen, or goatsÕ skins, or ramsÕ skins dyed red,or purpled skins, brought. Every one who would offer silver or brass, broughtthe separation before the Lord; and every one with whom was found woods ofsittin for any work of the service, brought. And every woman wise in heart spunwith her hands, and brought what was spun, the hyacinth, the purple, thecrimson, and the fine linen. And all the women with whom was willingness ofheart with wisdom spun goatÕs hair. And the princes brought onyx stones andcomplete stones for the insetting of the ephod and the breastplate; and theperfume, and oil for the light and for the oil of anointing, and incense ofperfumes. Every man and woman whose heart led them to bring for all the workwhich the Lord had commanded to make by Mosheh, did the children of Israelbring willingly before the Lord.
AndMosheh said to the sons of Israel, See, the Lord hath ordained by mane Bezalelbar Uri bar Hur, of the tribe of Jehudah, and hath filled him with the spiritof prophecy[2] <l > from before the Lord, with wisdom,with intelligence, and with knowledge, for all handicraft, and to teach thearts of working in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and the skilful work ofprecious stones for enchasing, and the workmanship of wood to work in all thework of the artificer. And be hath ingiven. in his heart to teach also Ahaliabbar Achisamak, of the tribe of Dan, and hath filled them with wisdom of heartto make all the work of the carpenter, and artificer, and embroiderer, inhyacinth, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in fine linen, and the weaver, of(such as) do any work, and who teach the arts.
XXXVI. And Bezalel and Ahaliab, withevery man wise in heart, to whom the Lord had given wisdom and intelligence toknow how to make each work for the service of the sanctuary, wrought(according) to all that the Lord had commanded. And Mosheh called Bezalel andAhaliab, and every man wise in heart, to whose heart the Lord had given wisdom,every one whose heart was led to draw near and do the work itself. And theytook from Mosheh all the separation which the children of Israel had broughtfor the work of the service of the sanctuary to make it. And they still broughtto him votive offerings from morning to morning. And all the wise men whowrought all the work of the sanctuary came, each man from his work which theyhad wrought. And they spake with Mosheh, saying, The people abound in bringingmore than is needed for the work which the Lord hath commanded to make. AndMosheh ordered, and they made publication in the camp, saying, Let no man orwoman make any more work of the separation for the sanctuary: and the peopleceased to bring. For what had been done was sufficient for all the work to bewrought, and more than enough. And all the wise-hearted of them who didthe work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine linen, and hyacinth, andpurple, and crimson, (with) forms of kerubin[3] <l > the work of theembroiderer he made them. The length of one curtain twenty and eight cubits,and the breadth of the curtain four cubits; there was one measure for all thecurtains. And he conjoined five curtains one with another, and five curtainsconjoined he one with another. And he made loopings of hyacinth upon the borderof one curtain at the edge of the place of conjunction; so made he upon theborder of the other curtain at the edge of the second place of conjunction.Fifty loopings he made on one curtain, and fifty loopings he made on the borderof the second curtain at the place of conjunction: the loopings were arrangedthe one to correspond with the other. And he made fifty taches of gold, andconjoined the curtains one with another by the taches, and the tabernaclebecame one. And he made curtainsof goat’s hair to spread over the tabernacle: eleven curtains made he them. Thelength of one curtain thirty cubits, and four cubits the breadth of onecurtain; one measure had the eleven curtains. And he conjoined five curtainstogether, and six curtains together. And he made fifty loops upon the border ofthe curtain on the side of the conjunction, and fifty loops made be upon theside of the second curtain at the place of conjuncture. Arid he made fiftytaches of brass to conjoin the tabernacle, that it might be one. And be madethe covering of the tabernacle of rams’ skins reddened, and a covering ofpurple skins above. And he made the boards of the tabernacle of sittin wood, standing.Ten cubits the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of oneboard. Two tenons for one board corresponding one with the other; so made hefor all the boards of the tabernacle. And be made the boards of thetabernacle twenty boards on the side towards the south. And forty sockets ofsilver made he under the twenty boards, two sockets under one board for its twotenons, and two sockets under one board for its two tenons. And for the secondside of the tabernacle toward the north he made twenty boards, and their fortysockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under oneboard. And for the side of the tabernacle westward he made six boards; and twoboards made he at the corners of the tabernacle at their extremities. And theywere compacted in the lower part together, and compacted in their upper part byone ring; thus did he at both of the two corners. And there were eight boards,and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets, two and two, under each board.And he made bars of sittin wood; five for the boards of one side of thetabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the second side of the tabernacle,and five bars for the extremity of the tabernacle, westward. And he made amiddle bar to pass through, in the midst of the boards from end to end. And theboards he overlaid with gold, and their rings made he of gold (to be) placesfor the bars, and be covered the bars with gold. And he made the VEILof hyacinth, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen; of the work of theembroiderer he made it, with forms of kerubin. And he made for it four pillarsof sittin, and covered (them) with gold, and their books of gold, and cast forthem four sockets of silver. And he made a curtain for the door of thetabernacle, of hyacinth, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, the work ofthe embroiderer. And its five pillars and their hooks; and he overlaid theircapitals, and covered them and their joining rods with gold, and their fivebases (made he) of brass.
XXXVII. And Bezalel made the ARK ofsittin woods two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half itsbreadth, and a cubit and a half its height. And he covered it with pure goldwithin and without, and made for it a wreath of gold round about. And he castfor it four rings of gold upon its four corners, two rings on one of it, andtwo rings on the second side. And he made staves of sittin wood, and coveredthem with gold. And he introduced the staves into the rings on the sides of theark, for carrying the ark. And he made the MERCYSEAT of pure gold; two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half itsbreadth. And he made two kerubim, of beaten gold he made them, at the two sidesof the mercy seat. One keruba on this side, and one keruba on that side of themercy seat; he made the kerubaia from its two sides. And the kerubaia spreadout their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings; and theirfaces were one towards the other, over against the mercy seat were the faces ofthe kerubaia. And he made the TABLEof sittin woods; two cubits its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubitand a half its height. And he covered it with pure gold, and made for it agolden crown round about, and made for it a rim[4] <l > its height a span,round about; and he made a crown of gold for its rim round about. And he castfor it four golden rings, and set the rings upon the four corners of its fourfeet. Over against the rim were the rings to be the place of the staves forcarrying the table. And he made the vessels which were to be upon the table;its dishes, and its vases, and its measures, and the cups with which (thelibations) are outpoured, of pure gold. And he made theCANDELABRUM of pure gold, beaten made he the candelabrum, its rest, its shaft,its cups, its apples,[5] <l > and its lilies were of the same. Andsix branchlets proceeded from its sides; three branchlets of the candelabrum onone side, and three branchlets of the candelabrum on the second side. Threecups figurated on one branchlet, an apple, and a lily: so the six branchletswhich proceeded from the candelabrum. And on the candelabrum four cups figurated,its apples and its lilies. An apple under two branchlets of the same, and anapple under two branchlets of the same, and an apple under two branchlets ofthe same, for the six branchlets that proceeded from it. Their apples and theirbranches were of the same, all of one beaten work of pure gold. And he made itsseven lamps, and its snuffers, and its receivers of pure gold ; of a talent ofpure gold made he, it, and all its vessels. And he made the ALTAROF SWEET INCENSE of sittin wood ; its length a cubit, and a cubit its breadth,foursquare., and two cubits the height of it; of the same were its horns. Andhe overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its sides round about, and itshorns: and he made for it a golden crown round about. And two rings of goldmade he for it under its crown, upon its two sides, the place for the staves bywhich to carry it. And he made the staves of sittin wood, and overlaid themwith gold. And he made the oil for holy anointment, and the pure sweet incense,the work of the perfumer.
XXXVIII. And be madethe ALTAR OF BURNT OFFERING of sittin wood; five cubits its length, and fivecubits its breadth, four-square, and three cubits its height. And he madeits horns upon its four corners, of the same were its horns, and he coated itwith brass. And he made all the vessels of the altar, the caldrons, and thecleaners., and the basins, and the fleshhooks, and the receivers; all itsvessels made he of brass. And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network,under its border beneath, (reaching) unto its middle. And he cast four ringsfor the four corners of the brasen grate, the place for the staves. And he madethe staves of sittin wood, and overlaid them with brass. And he put the stavesinto the rings upon the sides of the altar by which to carry it; hollow withboards he made it. And be made the LAVERof brass, and its base of brass, of the mirrors of the women who come to prayat the door of the tabernacle of ordinance. And he made the court, the southernside of which was of hangings for the court, of fine linen twined, of a hundredcubits; their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks,pillars, and their uniting rods of silver. And for the northern side (hangings)of a hundred cubits, their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass;the hooks of the pillars and their uniting rods of silver. And for the westernside, curtains, fifty cubits; their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; thehooks of the pillars and their uniting rods of silver. And on the eastern side,eastward, fifty cubits. The hangings fifteen cubits on (one) side (of thegate), their pillars three, and their bases three. And on the second side ofthe gate of the court, here and there, hangings, fifteen cubits; their pillarsthree, and their bases three. All the hangings of the court round about were offine linen twined. And the bases of the pillars were of brass, the hooks,pillars, and their uniting rods of silver, and the overlaying of their headswas of silver, and there were uniting rods of silver for all the pillars of thecourt. And the veil for the gate of the court was the work of the embroiderer,hyacinth, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen; and twenty cubits was itslength, and the height, in the breadth five cubits, according (to the heightof) the curtains of the court. And their pillars four, and their bases four, ofbrass, and their hooks silver, and the overlaying of their head and theiruniting rods, silver. And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court roundabout, were of brass.
[1] <l >Shabbatha [2] <l > Some copies omit Òof prophecy.Ó
[3] <l > Sam. Vers., Òpictures of kerubin.Ó
[4] <l > Sam. Vers., Òa wreath.Ó
[5] <l > Or, Òsphericles.Ó