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Or HaChaim on Exodus 36:3/אור החיים על שמות ל״ו:ג׳

אוְהֵם הֵבִיאוּ אֵלָיו עוֹד וְגוֹ׳. פֵּרוּשׁ, מִדְּבָרִים הַנַּעֲשֵׂת בָּהֶם מְלָאכָה, כְּמוֹ שֶׁתֹּאמַר מַטְוֶה שֶׁל תְּכֵלֶת וְגוֹ׳ וְשֶׁל עִזִּים וְכָל הַפְּרָטִים אֲשֶׁר תֵּעָשֶׂנָה בַּיָּדַיִם, וְזֶה סִבַּת עַכָּבָתָם שֶׁלֹּא הֵבִיאוּ עַד אַחַר יוֹם אוֹ יוֹמַיִם, כִּי עֲסוּקִים הָיוּ וּמְבִיאִים מְלַאכְתָּם יוֹם יוֹם, אֲבָל נִדְבַת מָמוֹן הַצְּרִיכָה כְּבָר הֵבִיאוּ בְּיוֹם רִאשׁוֹן בְּפַעַם אַחַת.
1 והם הביאו אליו עוד נדבה בבוקר בבוקר, and they kept bringing further donations to him morning after morning. This refers to the materials used in the Tabernacle such as fabrics which had been woven or spun out of blue wool, goats' hair, etc. All the items which could not be used in their original form were delivered in a condition that enabled them to be used forthwith. This is why it took several days for such donations to have been completed. Donations such as gold, silver, etc., were all delivered on the very first day.