Exodus 26

1 And you are to make a House for me, with ten curtains of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with designs of winged ones by a good workman.

Also the habitation shalt thou make, with ten curtains, of twined linen, and blue, and purple, and crimson, with cherubim, the work of a skilful weaver, shalt thou make them.

2 Every curtain is to be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide, all of the same measure.

The length of each curtain twenty-eight cubits, and, the breadth four cubits, of each curtain, one measure, for all the curtains.

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

The five curtains, shall be joined, one to another, and, the other five curtains, joined, one to another.

4 And you are to put twists of blue cord on the edge of the outside curtain of the first group of five, and on the edge of the outside curtain of the second group of five;

And thou shalt make loops of blue on the border of each curtain, at the edge of the set, —and, thus, shalt thou do in the border of the curtain, that is outmost in the second set:

5 Fifty twists on one curtain and fifty on the other, the twists to be opposite one another.

fifty loops, shalt thou make, in the one curtain, and fifty loops, shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain which is in the second set, the loops being opposite, one to another.

6 Then make fifty gold hooks, joining the curtains together by the hooks, and in this way the House will be made.

And thou shalt make fifty clasps of gold, —so shalt thou join the curtains one to another, with the clasps, and thus shall the habitation be one.

7 And you are to make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the House, eleven curtains.

And thou shalt make curtains of goat’s hair, for a tent, over the habitation—eleven curtains, shalt thou make them.

8 Every curtain is to be thirty cubits long and four cubits wide, all of the same measure.

The length of each curtain, thirty cubits, and the breadth, four cubits, of each curtain, —one measure, to the eleven curtains.

9 Five of these curtains are to be joined together, and the other six are to be joined together, the sixth being folded over to make a hanging in front of the tent.

And thou shalt join the five curtains by themselves, and the six curtains by themselves, and thou shalt fold back the sixth curtain, in the forefront of the tent.

10 And you are to put fifty twists of cord on the edge of the outside curtain of one group, and fifty twists on the edge of the outside curtain of the other group.

And thou shalt make fifty loops on the border of the one curtain, that is outmost in the set, and fifty loops on the border of the curtain, of the second set.

11 Then make fifty brass hooks and put the hooks into the twists, joining the tent together to make it one.

And thou shalt make fifty clasps of bronze, and bring the clasps into the loops, so shalt thou join the tent, and it shall be one.

12 And the folded part which is over of the curtains of the tent, the half-curtain which is folded back, will be hanging down over the back of the House.

And the overplus that remaineth in the curtains of the tent, —the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over at the back of the habitation.

13 And the cubit which is over of the ten curtains at the sides will be hanging over the two sides of the House as a cover.

And, the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side of that which remaineth, in the length of the curtains of the tent shall be hung over the sides of the habitation on this side and on that side to make a covering.

14 And then you are to make a cover for the tent, of sheepskins coloured red, and a cover of leather over that.

And thou shalt make a covering, for the tent, of rams’ skins dyed red, —and a covering of badger’s skins, above.

15 And you are to make upright boards of hard wood for the House.

And thou shalt make boards for the habitation, —of acacia wood to stand up:

16 Every board is to be ten cubits high and a cubit and a half wide.

ten cubits, the length of the board, and a cubit and a half cubit the breadth of each board:

17 Every board is to be joined to the one nearest to it by two tongues, and so for every board in the House.

two tenons, to each board, united one to another, —thus, shalt thou make, for all the boards of the habitation,

18 These are the boards needed for the house; twenty boards for the south side,

So then thou shalt make the boards for the habitation, twenty boards, on the south side southwards.

19 With forty silver bases under the twenty boards, two bases under every board to take its tongues.

And forty sockets of silver, shalt thou make under the twenty boards, —two sockets under the one board for its two tenons, and two sockets, under the next board, for its two tenons.

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

And on the second side of the habitation, towards the north, twenty boards;

21 With their forty silver bases, two under every board.

and their forty sockets of silver, —two sockets, under the one board, and, two sockets, under the next board.

22 And six boards for the back of the House on the west,

And for the hinderpart of the habitation, westward, shalt thou make six boards.

23 With two boards for the angles of the House at the back.

And, two boards, shalt thou make, for the corners of the habitation, —in the hinderpart:

24 The two are to be joined together at the base and at the top to one ring, forming the two angles.

that they may be double beneath, and at the same time, they shall be entire on the top thereof, into each ring, —thus, shall it be for them both, for the two corners, shall they be.

25 So there are to be eight boards, with their sixteen silver bases, two bases under every board.

So shall they be eight boards, and, their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets, —two sockets, under the one board, and, two sockets, under the next board.

26 And make rods of the same wood, five for the boards on the one side,

And thou shalt make bars, of acacia wood, —five, for the boards of the one side of the habitation,

27 And five for the boards on the other side of the House, and five for the west side of the House at the back.

and five bars, for the boards of the other side of the habitation, and five bars, for the boards of the side of the habitation, at the hinderpart westward;

28 And the middle rod is to go through the rings of all the boards from end to end.

with the middle bar in the midst of the boards, —running along from end to end.

29 And the boards are to be plated with gold, having gold rings for the rods to go through: and the rods are to be plated with gold.

And the boards, shalt thou overlay with gold, and their rings, shalt thou make of gold, as receptacles for the bars, —and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.

30 And you are to make the House from the design which you saw on the mountain.

So shalt thou rear up the habitation, according to the fashion thereof, which thou wast caused to see in the mount.

31 And you are to make a veil of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with designs of winged ones by a good workman:

And thou shalt make a veil, of blue and purple, and crimson and fine-twined linen, —of the work of a skilful weaver, shall it be made, with cherubim;

32 Hanging it by gold hooks from four pillars of wood, plated with gold and fixed in silver bases.

and thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, with their hooks of gold, —upon four sockets of silver,

33 And you are to put up the veil under the hooks, and put inside it the ark of the law: the veil is to be a division between the holy place and the most holy.

And thou shalt hang up the veil under the clasps, —and shalt bring in thither, within the veil the ark of the testimony; and the veil shall make a division for you between the holy [place] and the most holy.

34 You are to put the cover on the ark of the law, inside the most holy place.

And thou shalt place the propitiatory, upon the ark of the testimony, —in the most holy [place].

35 And outside the veil you are to put the table, and the support for the lights opposite the table on the south side of the House; and the table is to be on the north side.

And thou shalt set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand over against the table, on the side of the habitation, southward, —and the table, shalt thou place on the north side.

36 And you are to make a curtain for the doorway of the Tent, of the best linen with needlework of blue and purple and red.

And thou shalt make a screen for the opening of the tent, of blue, and purple and crimson, and fine-twined linen, —the work of an embroiderer.

37 And make five pillars for the curtain, of hard wood plated with gold; their hooks are to be of gold and their bases of brass.

And thou shalt make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and shalt overlay them with gold, and their hooks [shall be] of gold, —and thou shalt cast for them five sockets of bronze.