John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 35:11
The tabernacle ,.... Which is not a general name for the whole, the court, the holy place, and the holy of holies; but designs the ten fine linen curtains curiously wrought; or the under curtains, as Jarchi expresses it, which were within: his tent ; the curtains of goats' hair, which were a covering over the others, and were made for a roof of the tabernacle, as the same writer observes: and his covering ; the covering for the tent, which was made of rams' skins, and badgers' skins:... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 35:1-19
It was said in general (Exod. 34:32), Moses gave them in commandment all that the Lord has spoken with him. But, the erecting and furnishing of the tabernacle being the work to which they were now immediately to apply themselves, there is particular mention of the orders given concerning it. I. All the congregation is summoned to attend (Exod. 35:1); that is, the heads and rulers of the congregation, the representatives of the several tribes, who must receive instructions from Moses as he had... read more