Exodus 36:10-20

10 Five of the panels were joined together, and then the other five.

11 Loops of blue were made along the edge of the outside panel of the first set, and the same on the outside panel of the second set.

12 They made fifty loops on each panel, with the loops opposite each other.

13 Then they made fifty gold clasps and joined the tapestries together so that The Dwelling was one whole.

14 Next they made tapestries of woven goat hair for a tent that would cover The Dwelling. They made eleven panels of these tapestries.

15 The length of each panel was forty-five feet long and six feet wide.

16 They joined five of the panels together, and then the other six,

17 by making fifty loops along the edge of the end panel and fifty loops along the edge of the joining panel,

18 then making fifty clasps of bronze, connecting the clasps to the loops, bringing the tent together.

19 They finished it off by covering the tapestries with tanned rams' skins dyed red, and covered that with dolphin skins. The Framing

20 They framed The Dwelling with vertical planks of acacia wood,

Exodus 36:10-20 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 36

Bezaleel and Aholiab, with the artificers under them, having a call as well as qualifications for the service of the sanctuary, and having received from Moses the materials for it, set about it, Ex 36:1-3 but the people bringing more than was necessary, they acquaint Moses with it, who by a proclamation restrained from it, Ex 36:4-7 and next an account is given of the several things that were wrought by them, as first the curtains for the tabernacle, both of linen and goats' hair, and the coverings of them, Ex 36:8-19 next the boards for the tabernacle, and the sockets they were set in, and the bars for the boards, Ex 36:20-34 and then the vail which parted the most holy place from the holy place, and the hanging which divided between the holy place and the court, Ex 36:35-38.