6. And Mofes gave commandment, and they caufed it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, Jaying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the fanctuary So the people were reftrained from bringing.

6. Reftrained: So great was their zeal for God's publick needed a reftraint Worship, that they upon their liberality; And the care of Mofes is very remarkable, who would not

have them exceed the limits which God had given.

7. For the ftuff they had was fufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.

8. And every wife-hearted man, 8. And every wifeamong them, that wrought the work hearted: Ch.26.3,4 of the tabernacle, made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and fearlet: 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 cife.

10. And he coupled the five curtains one unto another and the other five curtains he coupled one to a nother.

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11. And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain, from the felvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermoft fide of another curtain, in the coupling of the fecond

12. Fifty loops made he in one 12. Fifty loops: curtain, and fifty loops made he in Ch. 26. 10. the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the fecond: the loops held one curtain to another.

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

14. And he made curtains of goat's-hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.

14. For the tent: See the Notes on ch. 35. 11..

15. The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one cife.

16. And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and fix curtains by themselves.

17. And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain, which coupleth the fecond. 18. And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.

19. And he made a covering for the tent, of rams skins died red, and a covering of badgers skins above that.

19. A covering: Ch. 35. 11.

20. And he made boards for the tabernacle, of fhittimwood, ftanding up.

21. The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half.

22. One board had two tenons, equally diftant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

22. And he made boards for the tabernacle : twenty boards for the fouth-fide, fouth-ward.

24. And forty fockets of filver he made under the twenty boards: two fockets under one board for his two tenons, and two fockets under another board for his two tenons. 25. And for the other fide of the 25. For the other tabernacle which is towards the fide: Or, for the fenorth-corner, be made twenty boards, cond fide."

26. And their forty fockets of filver: two fockets under one board, and two fockets under another board.

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27. And

27. And for the fides of the tabernacle weft-ward, he made fix boards.

28. And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two fides.

29. And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the bead thereof, to one ring: thus he both the corners.

30. And there were eight boards, and their fockets were fixteen foc kets of filver, under every board two fockets.

31. And he made bars of fhittim-wood: five for the boards of the one fide of the tabernacle,

29. Coupled: Heb Twinned. did to both of them it

30. Under every board two Sockets: Heb. Two fockets, two fockets under one board.

31. Bars of Shita tim-wood: Ch. 25.28. and 30.5.

32. And five bars for the boards of the other fide of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the fides weft-ward.

33. And he made the middle bar to shoot through the boards from the one end to the other.

34. And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.

35. And he made a veil of blue, and purple, and fearlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.

36. And he made thereunto four pillars of fhittimwood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold, and he caft for them four fockets of filver.

37. And he made an hanging for the tabernacle-door, of blue, and purple, and fearlet and fine twined linen, of needle-word,

37. Of needle-work: Heb. The work of a needle-worker, or ens

broiderer.

38. And

38. And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters, and their fillets with gold; but their five fockets were of brass.

CHAP. XXXVII.

The ARGUMENT.

The Ark is made, and Mercy-feat,with Cherubims, and the Table and Candlestick; As alfo the Altar of Incenfe, and anointing Oyl.

1. AND Bezaleel Ch. 25.10. This Ark was a more peculiar Symbol of the Divine Prefence. See the Notes on ch. 25, 22.

made the Ark:

And the making of it was firft recommended, ch. 25. 10. and reported here in the first place: And it was made by Bezaleel the principal Workman, whom God had filled with his Spirit, ch. 35.21.

2. And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.

3. And he caft for it four rings of gold, to be fet by the four corners of it : even two rings upon the one fide of it, and two rings upon the other fide of it.

4. And he made ftaves of shittim-wood, and overlaid them with gold.

5. And he put the ftaves into the rings, by the fides of the ark, to bear the ark.

6. And he made the mercy-feat

6. The mercy-feat:

of pure gold: two cubits and an Ch. 25. 17.

half was the length thereof, and one cubit and an half the breadth thereof.

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7. And

7. And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy feat:

8. One cherub on the end on this fide, and another cherub on the other end on that fide: out of the mercy-feat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

8. On the end: Or, Out of, &c. And fo alfo in the words

which follow.

9. And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy-feat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy-feat-ward. were the faces of the cherubims.

10. And he made the table of fhittim-wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

10. Table: Ch. 25.23.

11. And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.

12. Alfo be made thereunto a border of an bandbreadth, round about and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.

13. And be caft for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.

14. Over against the border were the rings, the places for the ftaves, to bear the table.

15. And be made the ftaves of fhittim-wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.

16. And he made the veffels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his fpoons, and his bowls, and his covers, to cover withall, of pure gold.

16. Dishes: Ch. 25.29. To cover with all: Or, to pour out withall

17. And