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1 So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person will do the work the Lord has commanded, because he gave them the wisdom and understanding to do all the skilled work needed to build the Holy Tent."
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So Bezalel, Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the LORD has given skill and ability to know how to carry out all the work of constructing the sanctuary are to do the work just as the LORD has commanded.”
2 Then Moses called Bezalel, Oholiab, and all the other skilled people to whom the Lord had given skills, and they came because they wanted to help with the work.
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Then Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the LORD had given ability and who was willing to come and do the work.
3 They received from Moses everything the people of Israel had brought as gifts to build the Holy Tent. The people continued to bring gifts each morning because they wanted to.
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They received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had brought to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. And the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning.
4 So all the skilled workers left the work they were doing on the Holy Tent,
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So all the skilled workers who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left what they were doing
5 and they said to Moses, "The people are bringing more than we need to do the work the Lord commanded."
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and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD commanded to be done.”
6 Then Moses sent this command throughout the camp: "No man or woman should make anything else as a gift for the Holy Tent." So the people were kept from giving more,
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Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: “No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” And so the people were restrained from bringing more,
7 because what they had was already more than enough to do all the work.
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because what they already had was more than enough to do all the work.
8 Then the skilled workers made the Holy Tent. They made the ten curtains of blue, purple, and red cloth, and they sewed designs of creatures with wings on the curtains.
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All those who were skilled among the workers made the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by expert hands.
9 Each curtain was the same size -- forty-two feet long and six feet wide.
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All the curtains were the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide.
10 Five of the curtains were fastened together to make one set, and the other five were fastened together to make another set.
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They joined five of the curtains together and did the same with the other five.
11 Then they made loops of blue cloth along the edge of the end curtain on the first set of five, and they did the same thing with the other set of five.
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Then they made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and the same was done with the end curtain in the other set.
12 There were fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the other curtain, with the loops opposite each other.
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They also made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other.
13 They made fifty gold hooks to join the two curtains together so that the Holy Tent was joined together as one piece.
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Then they made fifty gold clasps and used them to fasten the two sets of curtains together so that the tabernacle was a unit.
14 Then the workers made another tent of eleven curtains made of goat hair, to put over the Holy Tent.
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They made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven altogether.
15 All eleven curtains were the same size -- forty-five feet long and six feet wide.
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All eleven curtains were the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
16 The workers sewed five curtains together into one set and six together into another set.
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They joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another set.
17 They made fifty loops along the edge of the outside curtain of one set and fifty loops along the edge of the outside curtain of the other set.
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Then they made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set.
18 Then they made fifty bronze rings to join the two sets of cloth together and make the tent one piece.
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They made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the tent together as a unit.
19 They made two more coverings for the outer tent -- one made of male sheepskins colored red and the other made of fine leather.
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Then they made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of the other durable leather.
20 Then they made upright frames of acacia wood for the Holy Tent.
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They made upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
21 Each frame was fifteen feet tall and twenty-seven inches wide,
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Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide,
22 and there were two pegs side by side on each one. Every frame of the Holy Tent was made this same way.
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with two projections set parallel to each other. They made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.
23 They made twenty frames for the south side of the Tent,
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They made twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle
24 and they made forty silver bases that went under the twenty frames. There were two bases for every frame -- one for each peg of each frame.
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and made forty silver bases to go under them—two bases for each frame, one under each projection.
25 They also made twenty frames for the north side of the Holy Tent
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For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, they made twenty frames
26 and forty silver bases -- two to go under each frame.
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and forty silver bases—two under each frame.
27 They made six frames for the rear or west end of the Holy Tent
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They made six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle,
28 and two frames for the corners at the rear of the Holy Tent.
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and two frames were made for the corners of the tabernacle at the far end.
29 These two frames were doubled at the bottom and joined at the top with a metal ring. They did this for each of these corners.
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At these two corners the frames were double from the bottom all the way to the top and fitted into a single ring; both were made alike.
30 So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases -- two bases under each frame.
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So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.
31 Then they made crossbars of acacia wood to connect the upright frames of the Holy Tent. Five crossbars held the frames together on one side of the Tent,
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They also made crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
32 and five held the frames together on the other side. Also, five crossbars held the frames together on the west end, at the rear of the Tent.
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five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle.
33 They made the middle crossbar run along the entire length of each side and rear of the Tent. It was set halfway up the frames.
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They made the center crossbar so that it extended from end to end at the middle of the frames.
34 They made gold rings on the sides of the frames to hold the crossbars, and they covered the frames and the crossbars with gold.
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They overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. They also overlaid the crossbars with gold.
35 Then they made the curtain of blue, purple, and red thread, and fine linen. A skilled craftsman sewed designs of creatures with wings on it.
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They made the curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker.
36 They made four posts of acacia wood for it and covered them with gold. Then they made gold hooks for the posts, as well as four silver bases in which to set the posts.
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They made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold. They made gold hooks for them and cast their four silver bases.
37 For the entrance to the Tent, they made a curtain of blue, purple, and red thread, and fine linen. A person who sewed well sewed designs on it.
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For the entrance to the tent they made a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer;
38 Then they made five posts and hooks for it. They covered the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, and they made five bronze bases for the posts.
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and they made five posts with hooks for them. They overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold and made their five bases of bronze.
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