Sforno on Exodus 39/ספורנו על שמות ל״ט

1בגדי שרד, covers about which the only information we have is that the picture on each indicated which object each one was to cover.

1וירקעו את פחי הזהב, the donours of the gold for the priestly garment already flattened the gold into thin stripes so they could easily be converted and cut into “threads” to be embroidered in these garments.

2וקצץ פתילים, the respective artisan. He used the flat sheets of gold to cut the threads from.

1כאשר צוה ה' את משה, in every detail of every activity connected with the construction of the Tabernacle the people carrying out the word did so imbued with the thought that they were carrying out G’d’s will as it had been revealed to Moses.

1ותכל...ויעשו בני ישראל, the work in its totality was attributed to all the people of Israel seeing that each one of them had a direct or indirect share in it, whether by contributing material, labour, or skill.

2כן עשו. They did exactly as instructed, neither adding nor subtracting from the instructions.

1ויביאו את המשכן, the curtains which were artistically woven;

2את האהל, the carpets made of goats’ hair.

3ואת כל כליו, pertaining to the Tabernacle, i.e. the brackets, loops and hooks. Even the colossal boards were also included in what is called here the כלי המשכן, the “furnishings of the Tabernacle.” So were the bolts, the heavy silver sockets for the boards, etc.