{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/exodus/36","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T00:30:55.695Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Exodus","bookSlug":"exodus","chapter":36,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":35,"nextChapter":37,"totalChapters":40,"totalVerses":38},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every man that was wise-hearted, in whom Jehovah had put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work of the service of the sanctuary according to all that Jehovah had commanded."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every man that was wise-hearted, in whose heart God had put wisdom, every one whose heart moved him to come to the work to do it."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And they took from Moses every heave-offering that the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it. And they still brought him voluntary offerings morning by morning."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And all the wise men that wrought all the work of the sanctuary came, every man from his work which they wrought,"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"and spoke to Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work that Jehovah commanded to be done."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Then Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed through the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the heave-offering of the sanctuary! So the people were restrained from bringing;"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"for the work they had was sufficient for all the work to do it, and it was too much."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And every wise-hearted man among those that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of twined byssus, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubim of artistic work did he make them."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"The length of one curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits one measure for all the curtains."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And he coupled five of the curtains one to another, and the other five curtains coupled he one to another."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain at the edge of the coupling; he did likewise in the edge of the outermost curtain in the other coupling."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"He made fifty loops in one curtain, and he made fifty loops at the end of the curtain that was in the other coupling: the loops were opposite to one another."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle became one."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And he made curtains of goats' hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains did he make them."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the breadth of one curtain one measure for the eleven curtains."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And he coupled five of the curtains by themselves, and six of the curtains by themselves."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And he made fifty loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he on the edge of the curtain in the other coupling."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And he made fifty clasps of copper to couple the tent, that it might be one."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And he made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia-wood, standing up;"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"ten cubits the length of the boards, and one cubit and a half the breadth of one board;"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"two tenons in one board, connected one with the other: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And he made the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side southward;"},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"and he made forty bases of silver under the twenty boards, two bases under one board, for its two tenons, and two bases under another board for its two tenons."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"And for the other side of the tabernacle, on the side toward the north, he made twenty boards,"},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"and their forty bases of silver, two bases under one board, and two bases under another board."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"And at the rear of the tabernacle, westward, he made six boards;"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"and he made two boards for the corners of the tabernacle at the rear;"},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"and they were joined beneath, and were coupled together at the top thereof into one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners;"},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"and there were eight boards, and their silver bases: sixteen bases, under every board two bases."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"And he made bars of acacia-wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,"},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle at the rear, westward."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"And he made the middle bar in the midst of the boards reach from one end to the other."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"And he overlaid the boards with gold; and made their rings of gold as receptacles for the bars; and overlaid the bars with gold."},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus: of artistic work he made it with cherubim."},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"And he made four pillars of acacia-wood for it, and overlaid them with gold; their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four bases of silver."},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"And he made a curtain for the entrance of the tent of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus, of embroidery;"},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"and its five pillars with their hooks; and he overlaid their capitals and their connecting-rods with gold; and their five bases were of copper."}],"citation":{"inline":"Exodus 36 (DBT)","markdown":"[Exodus 36](https://primebible.com/dbt/exodus/36)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/exodus/36 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}