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Exodus 26
1 “Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen,
and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with
cherubim. You shall make them with the
work of a skillful workman.
2 The length of each curtain shall be
twenty-eight cubits,† and the width of each
curtain four cubits: all the curtains shall
have one measure.
3 Five curtains shall be coupled together
to one another, and the other five curtains
shall be coupled to one another.
4 You shall make loops of blue on the
edge ofthe one curtainfromthe edge inthe
coupling, and you shall do likewise on the
edge of the curtain that is outermost in the
second coupling.
5 You shall make fifty loops in the one
curtain, and you shall make fifty loops in
the edge of the curtain that is in the second
coupling. The loops shall be opposite one
another.
6 You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and
couple the curtains to one another withthe
clasps. The tabernacle shall be a unit.
7 “You shall make curtains of goats’ hair
for a covering over the tabernacle. You
shall make eleven curtains.
8 The length of each curtain shall be
thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain
four cubits: the eleven curtains shall have
one measure.
9 You shall couple five curtains by themselves,
and six curtains by themselves, and
shall double over the sixth curtain in the
forefront of the tent.
10 You shall make fifty loops on the edge
of the one curtain that is outermost in the
coupling, and fifty loops on the edge of the
curtain which is outermost in the second
coupling.
11 You shall make fifty clasps of bronze,
and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together,
that it may be one.
12 The overhanging part that remains of
the curtains of the tent—the half curtain
that remains—shall hang over the back of
the tabernacle.
13 The cubit on the one side and the cubit
on the other side, of that which remains in
the length of the curtains of the tent, shall
hang over the sides of the tabernacle on
this side and on that side, to cover it.
14 You shall make a covering for the tent
of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of
sea cow hides above.
15 “You shall make the boards for the
tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.
16 Ten cubits shall be the length of a
board, and one and a half cubits the width
of each board.
17 There shall be two tenons in each
board, joined to one another: thus you
shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
18 You shall make twenty boards for the
tabernacle, for the south side southward.
19 You shall make forty sockets of silver
under the twenty boards; two sockets under one
board for its two tenons, and two
sockets under another board for its two
tenons.
20 For the second side of the tabernacle,
on the north side, twenty boards,
21 and their forty sockets of silver; two
sockets under one board, and two sockets
under another board.
22 For the far side of the tabernacle westward you shall make six boards.
23 You shall make two boards for the
corners of the tabernacle in the far side.
24 They shall be double beneath, and in
the same way they shall be whole to its top
to one ring: thus shall it be for them both;
they shall be for the two corners.
25 There shall be eight boards, and their
sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets
under one board, and two sockets under another board.
26 “You shall make bars of acacia wood:
five for the boards of the one side of the
tabernacle,
27 and five bars for the boards of the
other side of the tabernacle, and five bars
for the boards ofthe side ofthe tabernacle,
for the far side westward.
28 The middle bar in the middle of the
boards shall pass through from end to end.
29 You shall overlay the boards with gold,
and make their rings of gold for places for
the bars. You shall overlay the bars with
gold.
30 You shall set up the tabernacle according to
the way that it was shown to you on
the mountain.
31 “You shall make a veil of blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen,
with cherubim. It shall be the work of a
skillful workman.
32 You shall hang it on four pillars of
acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks shall
be of gold, on four sockets of silver.
33 You shall hang up the veil under the
clasps, and shall bring the ark of the
covenant in there within the veil. The veil
shall separate the holy place from the most
holy for you.
34 You shall put the mercy seat on the ark
of the covenant in the most holy place.
35 You shall set the table outside the
veil, and the lamp stand opposite the table
on the side of the tabernacle toward the
south. You shall put the table on the north
side.
36 “You shall make a screen for the door
ofthe Tent, ofblue, andpurple, andscarlet,
and fine twined linen, the work of the
embroiderer.
37 You shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold.
Their hooks shall be of gold. You shall cast
five sockets of bronze for them.
Word English Bible
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