^35:1Moshe assembled all the congregation of the children of Yisra'el, and said to them, "These are the words which the LORD has commanded, that you should do them. ^35:2'Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be a holy day for you, a Shabbat of solemn rest to the LORD: whoever does any work in it shall be put to death. ^35:3You shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations on the day of Shabbat.'"

^35:4Moshe spoke to all the congregation of the children of Yisra'el, saying, "This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying, ^35:5'Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, the LORD's offering: gold, silver, brass, ^35:6blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats' hair, ^35:7rams' skins dyed red, sea cow hides, shittim wood, ^35:8oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense, ^35:9shoham stones, and stones to be set for the efod and for the breastplate.

^35:10"Let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that the LORD has commanded: ^35:11the tent, its outer covering, its roof, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets; ^35:12the ark, and its poles, the mercy seat, the veil of the screen; ^35:13the table with its poles and all its vessels, and the show bread; ^35:14the menorah also for the light, with its vessels, its lamps, and the oil for the light; ^35:15and the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, the screen for the door, at the door of the tent; ^35:16the altar of burnt offering, with its grating of brass, it poles, and all its vessels, the basin and its base; ^35:17the hangings of the court, its pillars, their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court; ^35:18the pins of the tent, the pins of the court, and their cords; ^35:19the finely worked garments, for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aharon the kohen, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the kohen's office.'"

^35:20All the congregation of the children of Yisra'el departed from the presence of Moshe.

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Sheni [2nd]

^35:21They came, everyone whose heart stirred him up, and everyone whom his spirit made willing, and brought the LORD's offering, for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all of its service, and for the holy garments. ^35:22They came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, ear-rings, signet-rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man who offered an offering of gold to the LORD. ^35:23Everyone, with whom was found blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats' hair, rams' skins dyed red, and sea cow hides, brought them. ^35:24Everyone who did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD's offering; and everyone, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it. ^35:25All the women who were wise-hearted spun with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen. ^35:26All the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats' hair. ^35:27The rulers brought the shoham stones, and the stones to be set, for the efod and for the breastplate; ^35:28and the spice, and the oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense. ^35:29The children of Yisra'el brought a freewill offering to the LORD; every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by Moshe.

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Shlishi [3rd]

^35:30Moshe said to the children of Yisra'el, "Behold, the LORD has called by name Betzal'el the son of Uri, the son of Chur, of the tribe of Yehudah. ^35:31He has filled him with the Spirit of G-d, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship; ^35:32and to make skillful works, to work in gold, in silver, in brass, ^35:33in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of skillful workmanship. ^35:34He has put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Oholi'av, the son of Achisamakh, of the tribe of Dan. ^35:35He has filled them with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of workmanship, of the engraver, of the skillful workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of those who do any workmanship, and of those who make skillful works.

^36:1"Betzal'el and Oholi'av shall work with every wise-hearted man, in whom the LORD has put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all the work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD has commanded."

^36:2Moshe called Betzal'el and Oholi'av, and every wise-hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even everyone whose heart stirred him up to come to the work to do it: ^36:3and they received from Moshe all the offering which the children of Yisra'el had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, with which to make it. They brought yet to him freewill-offerings every morning. ^36:4All the wise men, who performed all the work of the sanctuary, each came from his work which they did. ^36:5They spoke to Moshe, saying, "The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which the LORD commanded to make."

^36:6Moshe gave mitzvah, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, "Let neither man nor woman make anything else for the offering for the sanctuary." So the people were restrained from bringing. ^36:7For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.

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R'vi'i [4th]

^36:8All the wise-hearted men among those who did the work made the tent with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, blue, purple, and scarlet, with Keruvim, the work of the skillful workman, they made them. ^36:9The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits. All the curtains had one measure. ^36:10He coupled five curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he coupled one to another. ^36:11He made loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain from the edge in the coupling. Likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the second coupling. ^36:12He made fifty loops in the one curtain, and he made fifty loops in the edge of the curtain that was in the second coupling. The loops were opposite one to another. ^36:13He made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps: so the tent was a unit.

^36:14He made curtains of goats' hair for a covering over the tent. He made them eleven curtains. ^36:15The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the breadth of each curtain. The eleven curtains had one measure. ^36:16He coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. ^36:17He made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the coupling, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which was outmost in the second coupling. ^36:18He made fifty clasps of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be a unit. ^36:19He made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of sea cow hides above.

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Chamishi [5th]

^36:20He made the boards for the tent of shittim wood, standing up. ^36:21Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board. ^36:22Each board had two tenons, joined one to another. He made all the boards of the tent this way. ^36:23He made the boards for the tent: twenty boards for the south side southward. ^36:24He made forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons. ^36:25For the second side of the tent, on the north side, he made twenty boards, ^36:26and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. ^36:27For the far part of the tent westward he made six boards. ^36:28He made two boards for the corners of the tent in the far part. ^36:29They were double beneath, and in like manner they were all the way to the top of it to one ring. He did thus to both of them in the two corners. ^36:30There were eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; under every board two sockets.

^36:31He made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tent, ^36:32and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tent, and five bars for the boards of the tent for the hinder part westward. ^36:33He made the middle bar to pass through in the midst of the boards from the one end to the other. ^36:34He overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold for places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.

^36:35He made the veil of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen: with Keruvim. He made it the work of a skillful workman. ^36:36He made four pillars of shittim for it, and overlaid them with gold. Their hooks were of gold. He cast four sockets of silver for them. ^36:37He made a screen for the door of the tent, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer; ^36:38and the five pillars of it with their hooks. He overlaid their capitals and their fillets with gold, and their five sockets were of brass.

^37:1Betzal'el made the ark of shittim wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its breadth a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height. ^37:2He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it round about. ^37:3He cast four rings of gold for it, in its four feet; even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side. ^37:4He made poles of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. ^37:5He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. ^37:6He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its breadth. ^37:7He made two Keruvim of gold. He made them of beaten work them, at the two ends of the mercy seat; ^37:8one Keruv at the one end, and one Keruv at the other end. He made the Keruvim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends. ^37:9The Keruvim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the Keruvim were toward the mercy seat.

^37:10He made the table of shittim wood. Its length was two cubits, and its breadth was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half. ^37:11He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it. ^37:12He made a border of a handbreadth around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it. ^37:13He cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that were on its four feet. ^37:14The rings were close by the border, the places for the poles to carry the table. ^37:15He made the poles of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table. ^37:16He made the vessels which were on the table, its dishes, its spoons, its bowls, and its pitchers with which to pour out, of pure gold.

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Shishi [6th]

^37:17He made the menorah of pure gold. He made the menorah of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it. ^37:18There were six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the menorah out of its one side, and three branches of the menorah out of its other side: ^37:19three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the menorah. ^37:20In the menorah were four cups made like almond-blossoms, its buds and its flowers; ^37:21and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it. ^37:22Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing was one beaten work of pure gold. ^37:23He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold. ^37:24He made it of a talent of pure gold, with all its vessels.

^37:25He made the altar of incense of shittim wood. It was square: its length was a cubit, and its breadth a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it. ^37:26He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it. ^37:27He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it. ^37:28He made the poles of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. ^37:29He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.

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Shvi'i [7th]

^38:1He made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood. It was square. Its length was five cubits, its breadth was five cubits, and its height was three cubits. ^38:2He made its horns on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with brass. ^38:3He made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, the shovels, the basins, the flesh-hooks, and the fire pans. He made all its vessels of brass. ^38:4He made for the altar a grating of a network of brass, under the ledge around it beneath, reaching halfway up. ^38:5He cast four rings for the four ends of brass grating, to be places for the poles. ^38:6He made the poles of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass. ^38:7He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.

^38:8He made the basin of brass, and its base of brass, out of the mirrors of the ministering women who ministered at the door of the tent of meeting.

^38:9He made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, one hundred cubits; ^38:10their pillars were twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. ^38:11For the north side one hundred cubits, their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets, of silver. ^38:12For 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. ^38:13For the east side eastward fifty cubits. ^38:14The hangings for the one side were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three; ^38:15and so for the other side: on this hand and that hand by the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. ^38:16All the hangings around the court were of fine twined linen. ^38:17The sockets for the pillars were of brass. The hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver; and the overlaying of their capitals, of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.

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Maftir [Concluding]

^38:18The screen for the gate of the court was the work of the embroiderer, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen. Twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, like to the hangings of the court. ^38:19Their pillars were four, and their sockets four, of brass; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals, and their fillets, of silver. ^38:20All the pins of the tent, and around the court, were of brass.