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They took from Moses' presence all the contributions that the Israelites had brought for the task of making the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning.
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Then all the craftsmen who were doing all the work for the sanctuary came one by one from the work they were doing
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and said to Moses, "The people are bringing more than is needed for the construction of the work the Lord commanded to be done."
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After Moses gave an order, they sent a proclamation throughout the camp: "Let no man or woman make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary." So the people stopped.
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The materials were sufficient for them to do all the work. There was more than enough.
Building the Tabernacle
8 All the skilled craftsmen among those doing the work made the tabernacle with 10 curtains. Bezalel made them of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with a design of cherubim worked into them.
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The length of each curtain was 42 feet, and the width of each curtain six feet; all the curtains had the same measurements.
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He joined five of the curtains to each other, and the [other] five curtains he joined to each other.
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He made loops of blue yarn on the edge of the last curtain in the first set and did the same on the edge of the outermost curtain in the second set.
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He made 50 loops on the one curtain and 50 loops on the edge of the curtain in the second set, so that the loops lined up with each other.
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He also made 50 gold clasps and joined the curtains to each other, so that the tabernacle became a single unit.