the covering of tanned rams’ skins and goatskins, and the veil of the screen;
Observe here, I. The builders of the tabernacle made very good despatch. It was not much more than five months from the beginning to the finishing of it. Though there was a great deal of fine work about it, such as is usually the work of time, embroidering and engraving, not only in gold, but in precious stones, yet they went through with it in a little time.
Commenting on Exodus 39:32-43
the covering of rams' skin dyed red--(See on Exo 25:5). It was probably red morocco leather and "badgers' skins," rather "the skins of the tahash, supposed to be the dugong, or dolphin of the Red Sea, the skin of which is still used by the Arabs under the same appellation" [GOSS].
And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the vail of the covering, (g) So called, because it hung before the mercyseat and covered it from sight .