Construction of the Tabernacle
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And Moses said to the children of Israel, "See, f the LORD has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;
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"and He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and understanding, in knowledge and all manner of workmanship,
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"to design artistic works, to work in gold and silver and bronze,
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"in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of artistic workmanship.
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"And He has put in his heart the ability to teach, in him and g Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
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"He has h filled them with skill to do all manner of work of the engraver and the designer and the tapestry maker, in blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen, and of the weaver - those who do every work and those who design artistic works.
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"And Bezalel and Aholiab, and every a gifted artisan in whom the LORD has put wisdom and understanding, to know how to do all manner of work for the service of the b sanctuary, shall do according to all that the LORD has commanded."
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Then Moses called Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted artisan in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, everyone c whose heart was stirred, to come and do the work.
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And they received from Moses all the d offering which the children of Israel e had brought for the work of the service of making the sanctuary. So they continued bringing to him freewill offerings every morning.
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Then all the craftsmen who were doing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from the work he was doing,
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and they spoke to Moses, saying, f "The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which the LORD commanded us to do."
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So Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, "Let neither man nor woman do any more work for the offering of the sanctuary." And the people were restrained from bringing,
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for the material they had was sufficient for all the work to be done - indeed too g much.
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h Then all the gifted artisans among them who worked on the tabernacle made ten curtains woven of fine linen, and of blue, purple, and scarlet thread; with artistic designs of cherubim they made them.
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The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; the curtains were all the same size.
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And he coupled five curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he coupled to one another.
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He made loops of blue yarn on the edge of the curtain on the selvedge of one set; likewise he did on the outer edge of the other curtain of the second set.
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i Fifty loops he made on one curtain, and fifty loops he made on the edge of the curtain on the end of the second set; the loops held one curtain to another.
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And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains to one another with the clasps, that it might be one tabernacle.
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j He made curtains of goats' hair for the tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtains.
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The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; the eleven curtains were the same size.
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He coupled five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves.
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And he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in one set, and fifty loops he made on the edge of the curtain of the second set.
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He also made fifty bronze clasps to couple the tent together, that it might be one.
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k Then he made a covering for the tent of ram skins dyed red, and a covering of badger skins above that.
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For the tabernacle l he made boards of acacia wood, standing upright.
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The length of each board was ten cubits, and the width of each board a cubit and a half.
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Each board had two tenons m for binding one to another. Thus he made for all the boards of the tabernacle.
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And he made boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side.
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Forty sockets of silver he made to go under the twenty boards: two sockets under each of the boards for its two tenons.
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And for the other side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty boards
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and their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under each of the boards.
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For the west side of the tabernacle he made six boards.
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He also made two boards for the two back corners of the tabernacle.
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And they were coupled at the bottom and coupled together at the top by one ring. Thus he made both of them for the two corners.
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So there were eight boards and their sockets - sixteen sockets of silver - two sockets under each of the boards.
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And he made n bars of acacia wood: five for the boards on one side of the tabernacle,
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five bars for the boards on the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle on the far side westward.
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And he made the middle bar to pass through the boards from one end to the other.
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He overlaid the boards with gold, made their rings of gold to be holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
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And he made o a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen; it was worked with an artistic design of cherubim.
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He made for it four pillars of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, with their hooks of gold; and he cast four sockets of silver for them.
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He also made a p screen for the tabernacle door, of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver,
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and its five pillars with their hooks. And he overlaid their capitals and their rings with gold, but their five sockets were bronze.
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Exodus 31:1 - 6
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
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Exodus 31:6
And I, indeed I, have appointed with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all the gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
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Exodus 31:3
And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, i...
Exodus 31:6
And I, indeed I, have appointed with him Aholia...
Exodus 35:31
And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, i...
1 Kings 7:14
He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Nap...
2 Chronicles 2:14
(the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, an...
Isaiah 28:26
For He instructs him in right judgment, His God...
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Exodus 28:3
So you shall speak to all who are gifted artisans, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments, to consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest.
Exodus 31:6
And I, indeed I, have appointed with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all the gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
Exodus 35:10
All who are gifted artisans among you shall come and make all that the LORD has commanded:
Exodus 35:35
He has filled them with skill to do all manner of work of the engraver and the designer and the tapestry maker, in blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen, and of the weaver - those who do every work and those who design artistic works.
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Exodus 25:8
And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.
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Exodus 35:21
Then everyone came whose heart was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and they brought the LORD's offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments.
Exodus 35:26
And all the women whose hearts stirred with wisdom spun yarn of goats' hair.
1 Chronicles 29:5
"the gold for things of gold and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be done by the hands of craftsmen. Who then is willing to consecrate himself this day to the LORD?"
1 Chronicles 29:9
Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had offered willingly to the LORD; and King David also rejoiced greatly.
1 Chronicles 17:1
Now it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under tent curtains.
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Exodus 35:5
Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze.
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Exodus 35:27
The rulers brought onyx stones, and the stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate.
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2 Chronicles 24:14
When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada; they made from it articles for the house of the LORD, articles for serving and offering, spoons and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.
2 Chronicles 31:6 - 10
And the children of Israel and Judah, who dwelt in the cities of Judah, brought the tithe of oxen and sheep; also the tithe of holy things which were consecrated to the LORD their God they laid in heaps.
2 Corinthians 8:2
That in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality.
2 Corinthians 8:3
For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing.
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1 Kings 8:64
On the same day the king consecrated the middle of the court that was in front of the house of the LORD; for there he offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that was before the LORD was too small to receive the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.
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Exodus 26:1 - 14
Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine woven linen, and blue, purple, and scarlet thread; with artistic designs of cherubim you shall weave them.
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Exodus 26:5
Fifty loops you shall make in the one curtain, and fifty loops you shall make on the edge of the curtain that is on the end of the second set, that the loops may be clasped to one another.
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Exodus 26:7
You shall also make curtains of goats' hair, to be a tent over the tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains.
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Exodus 26:14
You shall also make a covering of ram skins dyed red for the tent, and a covering of badger skins above that.
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Exodus 26:15 - 29
And for the tabernacle you shall make the boards of acacia wood, standing upright.
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Exodus 26:17
Two tenons shall be in each board for binding one to another. Thus you shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
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Exodus 26:26 - 29
And you shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards on one side of the tabernacle.
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Exodus 26:31 - 37
You shall make a veil woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. It shall be woven with an artistic design of cherubim.
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Exodus 26:36
You shall make a screen for the door of the tabernacle, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver.
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