5. They said, “The people are bringing much more than we need for doing the work the Lord commanded us to do.”
6. So Moses gave instructions to have the following message announced all over camp: “No man or woman needs to make anything more to give as their special contribution to the holy place.” Then the people stopped bringing gifts.
7. The material they had was more than enough to do the job.
8. All the skilled craftsmen among the workers made the inner tent with ten sheets made from fine linen yarn and violet, purple, and bright red yarn. An angel design was creatively worked into the fabric.
9. Each sheet was 42 feet long and 6 feet wide—all the same size.
10. Five of the sheets were sewn together, and the other five were also sewn together.