Verses 4-38

An Account of the Construction of the Tabernacle and its Furniture

This section is an almost verbal repetition of Exodus 25-31, describing the carrying out of the commands in those chapters by Moses and the people.

4-29. Moses invites the people to contribute the materials required, which they do with great liberality: cp. Exodus 36:5-7. See on Exodus 25:1-9.

22. Tablets] RV 'armlets,' or 'necklaces': cp. Numbers 31:50.

23. Red skins of rams] i.e. leather of rams' skins dyed red, as in Exodus 26:14.

30-35. See on Exodus 31:1-11