Sinai & The Law

The curtains of the court, with the pillars and the sockets, the hanging in the doors of the entry.

The pins of the tabernacle, and of the court, with their little cords:

The vestments that are to be used in the ministry of the sanctuary, the vesture of Aaron the high priest, and of his sons, to do the office of priesthood to me.

And all the multitude of the children of Israel going out from the presence of Moses,

Offered firstfruits to the Lord with a most ready and devout mind, to make the work of the tabernacle of the testimony. Whatever was necessary to the service and to the holy vestments,

Both men and women gave bracelets and earrings, rings and tablets: every vessel of gold was set aside to be offered to the Lord.

If any man had violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, fine linen and goats' hair, ramskins dyed red, and violet coloured skins,

Metal of silver and brass, they offered it to the Lord, and setim wood for divers uses.

The skilful women also gave such things as they had spun, violet, purple, and scarlet, and fine linen,

And goats' hair, giving all of their own accord.

But the princes offered onyx stones, and precious stones, for the ephod and the rational,

And spices and oil for the lights, and for the preparing of ointment, and to make the incense of most sweet savour.

All, both men and women, with devout mind offered gifts, that the works might be done which the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses. All the children of Israel dedicated voluntary offerings to the Lord.

And Moses said to the children of Israel: Behold, the Lord hath called by name Beseleel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Juda,

And hath filled him with the spirit of God, with wisdom and understanding, and knowledge, and all learning,

To devise and to work in gold and silver and brass,

And in engraving stones, and in carpenters' work. Whatsoever can be devised artificially,

He hath given in his heart: Ooliab also, the son of Achisamech, of the tribe of Dan:

Both of them hath he instructed with wisdom, to do carpenters' work, and tapestry, and embroidery in blue and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine linen, and to weave all things, and to invent all new things.

Beseleel therefore, and Ooliab, and every wise man, to whom the Lord gave wisdom and understanding, to know how to work artificially, made the things that are necessary for the uses of the sanctuary, and which the Lord commanded.

And when Moses had called them, and every skilful man, to whom the Lord had given wisdom, and such as of their own accord had offered themselves to the making of the work,

He delivered all the offerings of the children of Israel unto them. And while they were earnest about the work, the people daily in the morning offered their vows.

Whereupon the workmen being constrained to come,

Said to Moses: The people offereth more than is necessary.

Moses therefore commanded proclamation to be made by the crier's voice: Let neither man nor woman offer any more for the work of the sanctuary. And so they ceased from offering gifts,