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Parsha 22: vaYak’hel
“He assembled” (continued)
d. Curtains and Frames for the Tabernacle (36:10-38)
1 “B’tzal’elBezaleel = 'in the shadow (i.e. protection) of God' and Oholi’av,Aholiab = 'Father's tent' along with all the craftsmen whom ADONAI has given the wisdom and skill necessary to do all the work neeeded for the Sanctuary, are to do exactly according to everything ADONAI has commanded.”
2 Moshe summoned B’tzal’el, Oholi’av, and all the skilled craftsmen shom ADONAI had endowed with wisdom, everyone whose heart stirred him, to come and take part in the work. 3 They received from Moshe all the offering which the Isra'elites had brought for the work of building the Sanctuary. But the people kept bringing free will offerings every morning, 4 so that all the skilled craftsmen who were doing all the work of the Sanctuary left their work 5 and told Moshe, “The people have brought far more than is needed for the work which ADONAI has ordered to be done.”
6 So Moshe gave an order which was proclaimed throughout the camp, “Neither men nor women are to make anything else as an offering for the Sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing more, 7 since the materials they already had were much more than sufficient to do all the work.
(LY:iv) 8 All the skilled craftsmen among those who did the work made the tabernacle using ten sheets of finely woven linen and of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. They made them with k’ruvim[GN] that had been worked in by a skilled artisan. 9 Each sheet was forty-two feet long and six feet wide; all the sheets were the same size. 10 He joined five sheets together, and the other five sheets he also joined together. 11 He fashoned loops of blue yarn on the outer edge the end sheet of each set of sheets. 12 He made fifty loops in the edge of each sheet so the loops liined up opposite each other. 13 He made fifty gold clasps and attached the sheets to each other with the clasps so that the tabernacle was a single unit.
14 He made sheets of goats’ hair for a tent to cover the tabernacle, eleven sheets altogether. 15 Each sheet forty-five feet long and six feet wide; all eleven sheets were the same size. 16 He attached five sheets together in one set and six sheets in the other set. 17 He made fifty loops on the edge of the end sheet in one set, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the end sheet in the second set. 18 He made fifty bronze clasps of to join the tent together, that it would be a single unit. 19 He made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of fine leather above.
(LY:v) 20 Then he made the upright planks of acacia wood for the tabernacle. 21 Each plank was fifteen feet long and two feet, three inches wide.[21] 22 There were two tenons[22] connected to each other on each plank. He made all the planks for the tabernacle this way. 23 He made the planks for the tabernacle this way: twenty planks for the south side 24 with forty silver bases under the twenty planks — two bases under the first plank for its two tenons, and two bases for each of the remaining planks for its two tenons. 25 For the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty planks 26 and their forty silver bases, two bases under each plank. 27 For the west side of the tabernacle made six planks. 28 He made two additional planks for the two back corners of the tabernacle. 29 They were paired at the bottom and joined together at the top in a single ring. He did this for both of the two corners. 30 So there were eight and sixteen silver bases, two bases under each plank.
31 He also made crossbars of acacia wood: five for the planks of the one side of the tabernacle, 32 and five crossbars for the planks of the other side of the tabernacle, and five crossbars for the planks of the tabernacle for the back side toward the west. 33 He made the central crossbar run through the middle of the planks from the one end to the other. 34 He overlaid the planks with gold, and made gold rings as holders for the crossbars, and overlaid the crossbars with gold.[34]
35 Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, scarlet yarn, and finely woven linen, with k’ruvim skillfully embroidered into it. 36 He also made four posts of acacia for it and overlaid them with gold, with gold hooks; and he cast four silver bases for the posts. 37 For the entrance to the tent he made a curtain of finely woven linen embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, 38 with its five posts and their hooks, and he overlaid their tops and their bands with gold; and their five bases were bronze.
21. Ten cubits long by one and a half cubits wide. [BACK]
22. A tenon (Heb. יָד, yahd, hand) is a projecting piece of wood made for insertion into a mortise in another piece. This word, occurring in Exodus 26 and 36, is used in the account of the tabernacle to describe the "hand" or yadh by which its 48 boards were kept in place. Each board had two tenons which were mortised into it (Exodus 36:22 margin). These tenons would be made of harder wood than the acacia, so as better to stand the strain of wind and weather. When in use the tenons were sunk into the "sockets" (which see), and allowed of a speedy re-erection of the tabernacle at its every move. [BACK]
34. If you haven't gotten the picture yet, this was to be the Holy of Holies, or Most Holy Place: a golden box 15 feet high and 11.25 feet square. This was where the Ark of the Covenant (Testimony) was to be placed, and where ADONAI would speak to Moshe “face-to-face, as a man speaks to his friend” (Exod. 33:11). [BACK]
Other commentaries on Exodus 36
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
Pulpit Commentary
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
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