¹ 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.

² 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,

³ 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.

⁴ Whereupon the workmen being constrained to come,

⁵ Said to Moses: The people offereth more than is necessary.

⁶ 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,

⁷ Because the things that were offered did suffice, and were too much.

⁸ And all the men that were wise of heart, to accomplish the work of the tabernacle, made ten curtains of twisted fine linen, and violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, with varied work, and the art of embroidering:

⁹ The length of one curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth four: all the curtains were of the same size.

¹⁰ And he joined five curtains, one to another, and the other five he coupled one to another.

¹¹ He made also loops of violet in the edge of the curtain on both sides, and in the edge of the other curtain in like manner,

¹² That the loops might meet on against another, and might be joined each with the other.

¹³ Whereupon also he cast fifty rings of gold, that might catch the loops of the curtains, and they might be made one tabernacle.

¹⁴ He made also eleven curtains of goats' hair, to cover the roof of the tabernacle:

¹⁵ One curtain was thirty cubits long and four cubits broad: all the curtains were of One measure.

¹⁶ Five of which he joined apart, and the other six apart.

¹⁷ And he made fifty loops in the edge of one curtain, and fifty in the edge of another curtain, that they might be joined one to another.

¹⁸ And fifty buckles of brass wherewith the roof might be knit together, that of all the curtains there might be made one covering.

¹⁹ He made also a cover for the tabernacle of rams' skins dyed red: and another cover over that of violet skins.

²⁰ He made also the boards of the tabernacle of setim wood standing.

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

²² There were two mortises throughout every board, that one might be joined to the other. And in this manner he made for all the boards of the tabernacle.

²³ Of which twenty were at the south side southward,

²⁴ With forty sockets of silver, two sockets were put under one board on the two sides of the corners, where the mortises of the sides end in the corners.

²⁵ At that side also of the tabernacle, that looketh toward the north, he made twenty boards.

²⁶ With forty sockets of silver, two sockets for every board.

²⁷ But against the west, to wit, at that side of the tabernacle, which looketh to the sea, he made six boards,

²⁸ And two others at each corner of the tabernacle behind:

²⁹ Which were also joined from beneath unto the top, and went together into one joint. Thus he did on both sides at the corners:

³⁰ So there were in all eight boards and they had sixteen sockets of silver, to wit, two sockets under every board.

³¹ He made also bars of setim wood, five to hold together the boards of one side of the tabernacle,

³² And five others to join together the boards of the other side: and besides these, five other bars at the west side of the tabernacle towards the sea.

³³ He made also another bar, that might come by the midst of the boards from corner to corner.

³⁴ And the board works themselves he overlaid with gold, casting for them sockets of silver. And their rings he made of gold, through which the bars might be drawn: and he covered the bars themselves with plates of gold.

³⁵ He made also a veil of violet, and purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen, varied and distinguished with embroidery:

³⁶ And four pillars of setim wood, which with their heads be overlaid with gold, casting for them sockets of silver.

³⁷ He made also a hanging in the entry of the tabernacle of violet, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen, with the work of an embroiderer.

³⁸ And five pillars with their heads, which he covered with gold, and their sockets he cast of brass.

⁴⁰ Look and make it according to the pattern, that was shewn thee in the mount.

¹ Now it happened in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

² In the fifth [day] of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,

³ the word of Yahweh came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Yahweh was there on him.

⁴ I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of its midst as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.

⁵ Out of its midst came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

⁶ Everyone had four faces, and each one of them had four wings.

⁷ Their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like burnished brass.

⁸ They had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and the four of them had their faces and their wings [thus]:

⁹ their wings were joined one to another; they didn't turn when they went; each one went straight forward.

¹⁰ As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man; and the four of them had the face of a lion on the right side; and the four of them had the face of an ox on the left side; the four of them also had the face of an eagle.

¹¹ Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Two wings of each one touched another, and Two covered their bodies.

¹² Each one went straight forward: where the spirit was to go, they went; they didn't turn when they went.

¹³ As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: [the fire] went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

¹⁴ The living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

¹⁵ Now as I saw the living creatures, behold, one wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, for each of the four faces of it.

¹⁶ The appearance of the wheels and their work was like a beryl: and the four of them had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.

¹⁷ When they went, they went in their four directions: they didn't turn when they went.

¹⁸ As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and the four of them had their rims full of eyes all around.

¹⁹ When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.

²⁰ Wherever the spirit was to go, they went; there was the spirit to go: and the wheels were lifted up beside them; for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

²¹ When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up beside them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.

²² Over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like the awesome crystal to look on, stretched forth Over their heads above.

²³ Under the expanse were their wings straight, the one toward the other: each one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.

²⁴ When they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of an army: when they stood, they let down their wings.

²⁵ There was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings.

²⁶ Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and on the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above.

²⁷ I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it all around, from the appearance of his waist and upward; and from the appearance of his waist and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him.

²⁸ As the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.