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spirit of God, in wisdom, in under-jamong them that wrought the work standing, and in knowledge, and in all of the tabernacle, made ten curtains manner of workmanship; of fine twined lmes, and blue, and

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32 And to devise curious works, to purple, and scarlet: with cherubims work in gold, and in silver, and of cunning work made be them. brass, 9 The length of one curtain wʊs twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits the curtains were all of oue size.

33 And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work, 31And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamacb, of the tribe of Dan. 35 Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.

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10 And he coupled the five curtains one unto another; and the other five curtains he coupled oue unto another, II And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second. 12 Fifty loops made he in one curtain, aud fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held

CHAP. XXXVI. HEN wrought Bezaleel and Aho-one curtain to another. liab, and every wise-hearted man, m whom the LonD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary,according to all that the LORD had commanded.

13 And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle.

2 And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whose heart the LonD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it.

3 And they received of Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the ser vice of the sauctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free-offerings every morning.

41 And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;

14 ¶ And he made curtains of goats' | hair for the tent over the tabernacle : eleven curtains he made them.

15 The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size.

16 And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by thenselves.

17 And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling,and lifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.

18 And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.

6 And they spake unto Moses,saying, 19 And he made a covering for the The people bring much more thau tent of rams' skins dyed red,and a covenough for the service of the work, ering of badgers' skins above that. which the LORD commanded to make. 20 ¶ And he made boards for the tab6 And Moses gave commandment, ernacle of shittim-wood, standing up. and they caused it to be proclaimed 21 The length of a board was ten throughout the camp, saying, Let cubits, and the breadth of a board one neither man nor woman make any cubit and a half.

more work for the offering of the 22 One board had two tenons equally sanctuary. So the people were re-distant one from another: thus did he strained from bringing. make for all the boards of the taber

7 For the stuff they had was suffi-nacle.

rient for all the work to make it, and 23 And he made boards for the tabertoo much. nacle; twenty boards for the south side

ST And every wise hearted man,) southward:

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Mercy-scat, &c. 2-4 And forty sockets of silver he half the breadth of it, and a cubit and made under the twenty boards; twoja half the height of it. sockets under one board for his two 2 And he overlaid it with pure gold tenons, and two sockets under another within and without, and made a crown board for his two tenons. of gold to it round about.

25 And for the other side of the tabernacle, which is toward the north corner, be made twenty boards, 26 And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

27 And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards. 28 And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.

29 And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head there of, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners.

3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it. 4 And he made staves of shittimwood, and overlaid them with gold. 5 And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. 6 ¶ And he made the mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a balf the breadth thereof.

7 And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made lie them, on the two ends of the mercyseat:

30 And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of 8 One cherub on the end on this side, silver, under every board two sockets. and another cherub on the other end 31 Aud he made bars of shittim-on that side: out of the mercy-seat wood; live for the boards of the one made he the cherubims on the two side of the tabernacle, ends thereof.

32 And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides westward.

33 And he made the middle bar to ehoot through the boards from the one end to the other.

34 And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.

35 ¶ And he made a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.

36 And be made thereunto four pillars of shittim-wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and be cast for them four sockets of silver.

37 ¶ And he made a hanging for the tabernacle-door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needle-work;

38 And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass.

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9 And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy-seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mer cy-seat-ward were the faces of the cherubims.

10 T And he made the table of shit tim-wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height

thereof:

11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and inade thereunto a crown of gold round about.

12 Also he made thereunto a border of a hand-breadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.

13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.

14 Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.

15 And he made the staves of shit tim-wood, and overlaid the with gold, to bear the table.

16 And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and bis spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold. 17 ¶ And he made the candlestick of

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of the offerings. pure gold: of beaten work made he four-square; and three cubits the the candlestick; his shaft, and his height thereof. branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:

18. And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick-out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof;

19 Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six uranches going out of the candlestick. 20 And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

21 Aud a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six brancnes going out of it. 22 Their knops and their branches were of the saine: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.

23 And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuff dishes, of pure gold.

24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.

25 ¶ And he made the incense altar of shittim-wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was four-square; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.

26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.

27 And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.

28 And he made the staves of shittimwood, and overlaid them with gold. 29 ¶ And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.

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2 And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.

3 And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the flesh-books, and the fire-pans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.

4 And he made for the altar a brasen grate of net-work under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it. 6 And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the states.

6 And be made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass. 7 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.

8 T And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the looking-glasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

9 T And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined lines, a hundred cubits:

10 Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

11 And for the north side the hang|ings were a hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

12. And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

13 And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

14 The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pil lars three, and their sockets three.

15 And for the other side of the courtgate, on this hand and that band, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. 16 All the hangings of the court round ND he made the altar of burnt about weere of fine twined linen. A offering of shittim-wood: five 17 And the sockets for the pillars culnts was the length thereof, and five were of brass; the hooks of the pillars cubits the breadth thercol; it was and their nllets of silver; and the

Offerings for EXODUS overlaying of tncir caapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.

the Tabernacle. 29 And the brass of the offering wik seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.

18 And the hanging for the gate of the 30 And therewith he made the sockcourt was needle work, of blue, and ets to the door of the tabernacle of the purple, and scarlet, and fine twmed congregation, and the brasen altar, and linen: and twenty cubits was the the brasen grate for it, and all the veslength, and the height in the breadth sels of the altar, was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.

31 And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court19 And their pillars were four, and gate, and all the pins of the taberna. their sockets of brass four; their hooks jele, and all the pins of the court round of silver, and the overlaying of their about. chapiters and their fillets of silver.

20 ̊ And all the pins of the tabernacle,

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and of the court round about, were of AND of the blue, and purple, and

scarlet, they made clothes of ser

brass. 21 T This is the sum of the taberna-vice, to do service in the holy place, cle, even of the tabernacle of testimo. and made the holy garments for Aany, as it was counted, according to the ron; as the Lond commanded Moses. commandment of Moses, for the ser- 2 And he made the ephod of gold, vice of the Levites, by the hand of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fiue Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest. twined linen.

22 And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur,of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lond commanded Moses. 23 And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.

24 All the gold that was occupied for the work, in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven aundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

25 And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and three score and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

3 And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.

4 They made shoulder-pieces for it,to couple it together: by the two edges was it coupled together.

5 And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the LORD commandled Moses.

6 T And they wrought onyx-stones enclosed in ouches of gold, graven as signets are graren, with the names of the children of Israel.

7 And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a nemorial to the children of Is rael; as the LORD commanded Moses

26 A bekalı for every man, that is, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to 8 T And he made the breastplate of be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand, and three thousand, and five hundred and fifty men.

cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

9. It was four-square: they made the 27 And of the hundred talents of sil- breastplate double: a span was the ver were cast the sockets of the sauc-length thereof, and a span the breadth tuary, and the sockets of the veil; a thereof, being doubled. hundred sockets of the hundred tal-] 10 And they set in it four rows of ents, a talent for a socket. stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.

23 And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels, he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid] 11 And the second row, an emerald, their chapiters, and filleted them. a sapphire, and a diamond,

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Garments made. 12 And the third row, a ligure, anthem of the robe to minister in; as the agate, and an amethyst. LORD commanded Moses.

27 T And they made coats of fine linen, of woven work for Aaron, and

13 And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx,and a jasper: they were enclosed in ouches of gold in their enclosings. for his sons, 14 And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.

28 And a mitre of fiue linen, and goodly bonnets of sine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined haen, 29 And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needle work; as the Lond command.

15 And they made upon the breast-ed Moses. plate chains at the ends, of wreathien work of pure gold.

16 And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings, and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.

30 T And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engra vings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

31 And they tied unto it a lace of 17 And they put the two wreathen blue, to fasten it on high upon the michains of gold in the two rings on the tre; as the LORD commanded Moses. ends of the breastplate. 32 T Thus was all the work of the

18 And the two ends of the two tabernacle of the tent of the congrega wreathen chains they fastened in the tion finished; and the children of Istwo ouches,and put them on the shoul-rael did according to all that the LORD der-pieces of the ephod, before it. commanded Moses, so did they.

19 And they made two rings of gold, 33 T And they brought the tabernacle and put them on the two ends of the unto Moses, the tent, and all his furnibreastplate, upon the border of it,ture, his taches, his boards, his bars, which was on the side of the ephod inward.

20 And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

and his pillars, and his sockets,

34 And the covering of rams' sking dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the veil of the covering. 35 The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy-seat, 36 The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the show-bread,

21 And they did bind the breastplate 37 Tire pure candlestick, with the by his rings unto the rings of the ephod [lamps thereof, even with the lamps to with a lace of blue, that it might be be set in order, and all the vessels above the curious girdle of the ephod, thereof, and the oil for light, and that the breastplate might not be 38 And the golden altar, and the loosed from the ephod; as the LonD anointing oil, and the sweet incense, commanded Moses. and the hanging for the tabernaclé door,

22 ¶ And be made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue, 23. And there was a bole in the midst of the robe,as the bole of a habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.

39 The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,

40 The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court-gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of

24 And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen. 25 And they made bells of pure gold, the congregation, and put the bells between the pome- 41 The clothes of service to do sergranates, upon the hem of the robe, vice in the holy place, and the holy round about between the pomegran- garments for Aaron the priest, and his son's garments, to minister in thre priest's office.

ales;

26 A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the

42 According to all that the LORD

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