| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD 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. | 1Bezalel, Oholiab, and all the skilled people are to work based on everything the LORD has commanded. The LORD has given them wisdom and understanding to know how to do all the work of constructing the sanctuary." |
| 2And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it: | 2So Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person in whose heart the LORD had placed wisdom, everyone whose heart moved him, to come to the work and do it. |
| 3And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning. | 3They 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. |
| 4And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made; | 4Then all the craftsmen who were doing all the work for the sanctuary came one by one from the work they were doing |
| 5And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make. | 5and said to Moses, "The people are bringing more than is needed for the construction of the work the LORD commanded to be done." |
| 6And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing. | 6After 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. |
| 7For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much. | 7The materials were sufficient for them to do all the work. There was more than enough. |
| 8And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them. | 8All 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. |
| 9The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains were all of one size. | 9The length of each curtain was 42 feet, and the width of each curtain six feet; all the curtains had the same measurements. |
| 10And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and the other five curtains he coupled one unto another. | 10He joined five of the curtains to each other, and the other five curtains he joined to each other. |
| 11And 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. | 11He 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. |
| 12Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one curtain to another. | 12He 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. |
| 13And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle. | 13He also made 50 gold clasps and joined the curtains to each other, so that the tabernacle became a single unit. |
| 14And he made curtains of goats' hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them. | 14He made curtains of goat hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made 11 of them. |
| 15The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size. | 15The length of each curtain was 45 feet, and the width of each curtain six feet. All 11 curtains had the same measurements. |
| 16And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. | 16He joined five of the curtains together, and the other six together. |
| 17And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second. | 17He made 50 loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set and 50 loops on the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set. |
| 18And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one. | 18He made 50 bronze clasps to join the tent together as a single unit. |
| 19And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that. | 19He also made a covering for the tent from ram skins dyed red and a covering of manatee skins on top of it. |
| 20And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up. | 20He made upright planks of acacia wood for the tabernacle. |
| 21The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half. | 21The length of each plank was 15 feet, and the width of each was 27 inches. |
| 22One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle. | 22There were two tenons connected to each other for each plank. He did the same for all the planks of the tabernacle. |
| 23And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward: | 23He made planks for the tabernacle as follows: 20 for the south side, |
| 24And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons. | 24and he made 40 silver bases to put under the 20 planks, two bases under the first plank for its two tenons, and two bases under each of the following planks for their two tenons; |
| 25And for the other side of the tabernacle, which is toward the north corner, he made twenty boards, | 25for the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made 20 planks, |
| 26And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. | 26with their 40 silver bases, two bases under the first plank and two bases under each of the following ones; |
| 27And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards. | 27and for the west side of the tabernacle he made six planks. |
| 28And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides. | 28He also made two additional planks for the two back corners of the tabernacle. |
| 29And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners. | 29They were paired at the bottom and joined together at the top in a single ring. This is what he did with both of them for the two corners. |
| 30And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets. | 30So there were eight planks with their 16 silver bases, two bases under each one. |
| 31And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, | 31He made five crossbars of acacia wood for the planks on one side of the tabernacle, |
| 32And 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. | 32five crossbars for the planks on the other side of the tabernacle, and five crossbars for those at the back of the tabernacle on the west. |
| 33And he made the middle bar to shoot through the boards from the one end to the other. | 33He made the central crossbar run through the middle of the planks from one end to the other. |
| 34And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. | 34He overlaid them with gold and made their rings out of gold as holders for the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold. |
| 35And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work. | 35Then he made the veil with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. He made it with a design of cherubim worked into it. |
| 36And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver. | 36He made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold; their hooks were of gold. And he cast four silver bases for the posts. |
| 37And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework; | 37He made a screen embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen for the entrance to the tent, |
| 38And 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. | 38together with its five posts and their hooks. He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, but their five bases were bronze. |
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