Exodus 36
The skilled artisans, led by Bezalel and Oholiab, worked on the construction of the Sanctuary, using the donations given by the Israelites. The people offered more than what was needed, so Moses ordered them to stop giving. The artisans then made the curtains, canopies, and panels for the tabernacle, using fine materials and skilled craftsmanship. They also made the veil, columns, and other components, overlaying them with gold and using silver and brass for the bases.
Therefore, Bezalel, and Oholiab, and every wise man, to whom the Lord gave wisdom and intelligence, so as to know how to work skillfully, made that which was necessary for the uses of the Sanctuary and which the Lord had instructedAnd when Moses had called them and every man of learning, to whom the Lord had given wisdom, and who, of their own accord, had offered themselves in order to accomplish this workhe handed over to them all the donations of the sons of Israel. And while they were pursuing this work, the people offered what they had vowed each day, in the morningThe artisans were compelled by this to gto Moses and to say, "The people offer more than is needed.Therefore, Moses ordered this to be recited, with a voice of proclamation: "Let neither man nor woman offer anything further for the work of the Sanctuary." And so they ceased from offering giftsbecause what was offered was sufficient and was more than an abundanceAnd all those who were wise of heart, in order to accomplish the work of the tabernacle, made ten curtains of fine twisted linen, and hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, with diverse workmanship by the art of embroideryEach of these was twenty-eight cubits in length, and in width, four. All the curtains were of one measureAnd he joined five curtains to one another, and the other five he coupled to one anotherHe also made loops of hyacinth along the edge of one curtain on both sides, and similarly along the edge of the other curtainso that the loops might meet against one another and might be joined togetherFor these, he also cast fifty gold rings, which would retain the loops of the curtains and so make the tabernacle oneHe also made eleven canopies from the hair of goats, in order to cover the roof of the tabernacleone canopy held in length thirty cubits, and in width four cubits. All the canopies were of one measureFive of these he joined by themselves, and the other six separatelyAnd he made fifty loops along the edge of one canopy, and fifty along the edge of the other canopy, so that they might be joined to one anotherand fifty buckles of brass, with which the roof might be woven together, so that from all the canopies there would be made one coveringHe also made a covering for the tabernacle from the skins of rams, dyed-red; and another cover above it, from violet skinsHe also made the standing panels of the tabernacle, from setim woodTen cubits was the length of one panel, and one and one half cubits comprised the widthThere were two dovetails along every panel, so that one might be joined to the other. Thus did he make all the panels of the tabernacleOf these, twenty were toward the meridian area, opposite the southwith forty bases of silver. Two bases were set under one panel at each of two sides at the corners, where the joints of the sides terminate in cornersLikewise, at that side of the tabernacle which looks toward the north, he made twenty panelswith forty bases of silver, two bases for each boardYet truly, opposite the west, that is, toward that part of the tabernacle which looks out toward the sea, he made six panelsand two others at each corner of the tabernacle at the backwhich were joined from bottom to top and held together by one joint. So did he make both corners on that sideSo then, there were altogether eight panels, and they had sixteen bases of silver, with, of course, two bases under each panelHe also made bars from setim wood: five to hold together the panels at one side of the tabernacleand five others to fit together the panels of the other side, and, in addition to these, five other bars toward the western area of the tabernacle, opposite the seaHe also made another bar, which came through the middle of the panels from corner to cornerBut the panels themselves he overlaid with gold, casting silver bases for them. And he made their rings from gold, through which the bars might be able to be drawn. And he covered the bars themselves with layers of goldHe also made a veil from hyacinth, and purple, from vermillion as well as fine twisted linen, with varied and distinctive embroideryand four columns of setim wood, which, along with their heads, he overlaid with gold, casting silver bases for themHe also made a tent at the entrance of the tabernacle from hyacinth, purple, vermillion, and fine twisted linen, wrought with embroideryand five columns with their heads, which he covered with gold, and he cast their bases from brass
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