Exodus 26

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The Ten Curtains for the Tabernacle

¹“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.

¹“ And you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely woven linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet yarn; with cherubim, the work of a designer, you shall make them.

²Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—^aall curtains the same size.

²The length of the one curtain is eight and twenty by the cubit, and the width of the one curtain four by the cubit—one measurement for all the curtains.

³Five of the curtains are to be joined together, and the other five joined as well.

³Five curtains shall be joined, each to her sister, and five curtains joined each to her sister.

⁴Make loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and do the same for the end curtain in the second set.

⁴And you shall make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain, from the end at the joining, and likewise you shall do on the edge of the outermost curtain, at the seam of the second.

⁵Make fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set, so that the loops line up opposite one another.

⁵Fifty loops you shall make in the one curtain, and fifty loops you shall make on the end of the curtain that is at the seam of the second, that the loops may be clasped each to her sister.

⁶Make fifty gold clasps as well, and join the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle will be a unit.

⁶And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and join the curtains each to her sister with the clasps, and the tabernacle shall be one.

The Eleven Curtains of Goat Hair

⁷You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.

⁷And you shall make curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; one and ten curtains you shall make them.

⁸Each of the eleven curtains is to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.^a

⁸The length of the one curtain is thirty by the cubit, and the width of the one curtain four by the cubit. One measurement for the one and ten curtains.

⁹Join five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another. Then fold the sixth curtain over double at the front of the tent.

⁹And you shall join the five curtains by themselves, and the six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain at the front of the face of the tent.

¹⁰Make fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.

¹⁰And you shall make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain, the outermost, at the joining, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain at the seam of the second.

¹¹Make fifty bronze clasps and put them through the loops to join the tent together as a unit.

¹¹And you shall make fifty clasps of bronze, and bring the clasps into the loops, and join together the tent, and it shall be one.

¹²As for the overlap that remains of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over shall hang down over the back of the tabernacle.

¹²And the excess that remains in the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.

¹³And the tent curtains will be a cubit^a longer on either side, and the excess will hang over the sides of the tabernacle to cover it.

¹³And the cubit from this side and the cubit from that side, in the remains in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle from this side and from that side to cover it.

¹⁴Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.^a

¹⁴And you shall make a covering for the tent of ram skins dyed red, and a covering of badger skins from above.

The Frames and Bases

¹⁵You are to construct upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

¹⁵And you shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood standing upright.

¹⁶Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.^a

¹⁶Ten cubits is the length of the board, and a cubit and a half cubit is the width of the one board,

¹⁷Two tenons^a must be connected to each other for each frame. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.

¹⁷with two tenons in the one board for binding each to her sister. Thus you shall do for all the boards of the tabernacle.

¹⁸Construct twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle,

¹⁸And you shall make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side, southward.

¹⁹with forty silver bases under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.

¹⁹And forty bases of silver you shall make under the twenty boards, two bases under the one board for its two tenons, and two bases under the one board for its two tenons.

²⁰For the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, make twenty frames

²⁰And for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, are twenty boards,

²¹and forty silver bases—two bases under each frame.

²¹and their forty bases of silver, two bases under the one board, and two bases under the one board.

²²Make six frames for the rear of the tabernacle, the west side,

²²And for the far side of the tabernacle, westward, you shall make six boards.

²³and two frames for the two back corners of the tabernacle,

²³And two boards you shall make for the corners of the tabernacle for the rear sides.

²⁴coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. These will serve as the two corners.

²⁴And they shall be coupled from the bottom, and together they shall be complete at its top by the one ring. Thus it shall be for the two of them; they shall be for the two corners.

²⁵So there are to be eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.

²⁵And there shall be eight boards and their bases of silver, six and ten bases, two bases under the one board and two bases under the one board.

²⁶You are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,

²⁶And you shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,

²⁷five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.

²⁷and five bars for the boards of the second side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the rear sides westward.

²⁸The central crossbar in the middle of the frames shall extend from one end to the other.

²⁸And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall pass through from the end to the end.

²⁹Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.

²⁹And the boards you shall overlay with gold, and their rings make of gold as holders for the bars, and overlay the bars with gold.

³⁰So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

³⁰And you shall raise up the tabernacle according to its pattern that you were shown on the mountain.

The Veil

³¹Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.

³¹And you shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet yarn, and finely woven linen, the work of a designer; cherubim he shall make on it.

³²Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases.

³²And you shall put it upon four pillars of acacia wood overlaid with gold; their hooks of gold, upon four bases of silver.

³³And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony^a behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.^b

³³And you shall put the veil under the clasps, and you shall bring there within the veil the ark of the Testimony. And the veil shall divide for you between the Holy Place and between the Holy of Holies.

³⁴Put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place.

³⁴And you shall put the mercy seat upon the ark of the Testimony in the Holy of Holies.

³⁵And place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle, and put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side.

³⁵And you shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand across from the table on the side of the tabernacle southward; and you shall put the table on the north side.

The Curtain for the Entrance

³⁶For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.

³⁶And you shall make a screen for the door of the tent, blue, and purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely woven linen, the work of a weaver.

³⁷Make five posts of acacia wood for the curtain, overlay them with gold, use hooks of gold, and cast five bronze bases for them.

³⁷And you shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. Their hooks are of gold, and you shall cast for them five bases of bronze.