» To wit, others to work under him ; for the work required many hands ; and it is a peculiar Gift of God to be apt to teach, which every $kilful Man hath nor, x
25 Them hath he filled with wiſdom of heart, to work all manner of work of the ingraver. and of the cunning workman, and of che embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in ſcarlec, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of thoſe that deviſe cunning work,
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CH A P, XXXVL
Moſes committeth the work to Bezaleel and Aholiab, 1-====4, The liberality of the people us ferbld, 5, 6. The curtains of cherubims, 8--—-13. The
curtains of goats-hair, ©c. all belonging to the tabernacle, 13-=-==;7. f [ "Hen 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 a,
according to all that the LORD had commanded. a Or, Of che holy place, to wit, of the Tabernacle, ſo called by 2
+ Prolepſis, and Synecdoche.
2 And Moſes called þ Bezaleel and Aholiab, and
every wiſe-hearted man, in whoſe heart the LORD had
put wiſdom, even every one whole heart ſtirred him up
to. come unto the work to do it.
18 The pins of the rcabernacle, and the pins of the '
court, and their cords ;
19 The clothes of ſervice, to do ſervice in the holy |
place, the holy garments for Aaron the prieſt, and the garments of his fons to miniſter in the prieſts office.
20 4 And all the congregation of the children of
Iſrael departed from the preſence of Moſes,
21 Andthey came every one whoſe heart ſtirred him '
up X, and every one whom his ſpirit made willing, and they brought the LORD) oftering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his ſervice, and for the holy garments. |
k (i.e.) Whoſe Hearr being defirous and ready to ſerve God» engaged his Hand ro off:r whar he had, to his ſervice.
22 And they came both men and women, as many as were Willing-hearted, aud broughr bracelers, and ear-rings/, and rings, and tablets, ail jewels of gold: and every man that offered, «offered an offering of gold unto the LORD.
{ Obj. Azron had got theſe from them for the making of the Calf, Exod: 32. Anſw Though the generaliry of the People didthen part w:rh their Ear-rings, yet rhere was a confider:ble number whodid not, as being unſatisfied with that Idolatrous deſign ; and ir may ſeem that the Women would not part with theirs, being more fond of their Ornaments than of their Idols. See the notes on Exod. 32+ 3.
23 Andevery man with whom was found blue, and
purple and ſcarlet, and fine linen, and goats hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers skins, brought bem.
24 Every one that did offer an offering of filver and braſs, brought the LORDS offering : and every man with whom was found jhittim-wood for any work of the ſervice, brought z-.
25 And all the women that were wiſe-hearted, did ſpin with their hands, and brought that which they had
pun, hh of. blue, and sf purpic, and of icarlet, and of fine linen.
26 And all the women whoſe heart {tirred them up in wiſdom », ſpun goats hair.
m I's word ſeems berter to agree with the folinwing than with the foregoing word, they ſpun with W403, 4.8, With Skill and arg,
b God had qualified them before, bur that is nor ſufficient without
; a Call.
3 And they received of Moſes all the offering which the chiidren of Iſrael had b:ought for the work of the ſervice of the ſa::uary, to make ic withal. Ard they brought yet unto him inns every morning c,
cW hich time rhey choſe as the ficit and beſt part of the dzy, and
| therefore fitreſt for God's tervice.
4 And all the wite-men tha: wrought all the work of the ſanctuary, came every nian from his work which
. they made.
5 And they ſpake unto Moſes, ſaying, The people bring much more than enough for the ſervice of the work which the LORD hath commanded to make.
6 And Moſes gave commandment, and they cauſed it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, ſaying, Let neither man nor woman d make any more work for the offering of the ſantuary : ſo the people were re- ſtrained from bringing.
d For the Women did part of this work as well as the Men. Seg Exod. 35. 25.
7 Eor the flufthey had was ſufficient for all the work ro make zt, and roo much.
8 C And every wiſe-hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle, * made ten curtains of fine ewined linen, and blue, and purple, and ſcarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.
9 The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits : the curtains were all of one ſize.
io And he coupled the five curtains one untoanother : and the other five curtains he coupled one unte another»
it And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the ſcivedge in the coupling : likewiſe he made in the uttermoſt ſide of azoher curtain in the coupling of the ſecond.
i2 * Fifty leops made he in one curtain + and fiſty » cap:
U - . . . loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was iit 26. 10:
the coupling of the ſecond : the loops held one ta
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* Chap. XXXVII. .EXO | 13 And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled | the curtains one unto another with the taches, So it became one tabernacle. 14 And he made curtains of goats hair, for the tent over the tabernacle e: eleven curtains he made them. e ( #.e.) For the outward covering of the Tabernacle. See
Exod: 35:11. : | | 15 The length of one curtain wasthirty cubits, avd
four cubits 2yas the breadth of one curtain : the eleven curtains ere of one fize.
16 And he coupled five curtains by themſelves, and ſixcurtains by themſelves.
17 And he made fifty loops upon the uttermoſt edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops mage he upon the edge of the curtain which coupled the ſecond.
18 And he made fifty taches of braſs to coupie the tent together that icmighr be one.
i9 And he made a covering for the tent, of rams skins died red, and a covering of badgers skins above 7hat.
20 JI And he made boards for tie tabernacle, of ſuitrim-wood, ſtanding up.
21 The length of a board as ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and an half.
22 One board had two tenons, equally diſtant one from another : thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
23 And he made boards for the tabernacle: twenty
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