Exodus 26

1 Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubim of cunning work shall you make them.

“[Tell the people to] make the Sacred Tent using ten long strips of fine linen. They must take blue, purple, and red thread (OR, weave the strips from blue, purple, and red thread), and [a skilled craftsman] must embroider these strips with [designs that represent] the winged creatures [that are above the chest].

2 The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure.

Each strip is to be (14 yards/twelve meters) long and (2 yards/1.8 meters) wide.

3 The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.

[Tell them to] sew five strips together to make one set, and sew the other five strips together to make another set.

4 And you shall make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shall you make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.

For each set, [they must] make loops of blue [cloth] and fasten them along the outer edge of the strip, at the end of each set.

5 Fifty loops shall you make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shall you make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another.

[They must] put 50 loops on the edge of the first set, and 50 loops on the edge of the second set.

6 And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains together with the clasps: and it shall be one tabernacle.

[Tell them to] make 50 gold clasps/fasteners, to fasten both of the sets together. As a result, the inside of the Sacred Tent will be [as though it was] one piece.

7 And you shall make curtains of goats’ hair to be a covering on the tabernacle: eleven curtains shall you make.

Also, [tell them to] make a cover for the Sacred Tent from eleven pieces of cloth made from goats’ hair.

8 The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure.

Each piece of cloth is to be (15 yards/13.5 meters) long and (2 yards/1.8 meters) wide.

9 And you shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.

[Tell them to] sew five of these pieces of cloth together to make one set, and sew the other six pieces of cloth together to make another set. [They] must fold the sixth piece [of cloth] in half to make it double over the front of the Sacred Tent.

10 And you shall make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which couples the second.

[Tell them to] make 100 loops [of blue cloth], and to fasten 50 of them to the outer edge of the one set and fasten 50 to the outer edge of the other set.

11 And you shall make fifty clasps of brass, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.

[Tell them to] make fifty bronze clasps/fasteners and put them in the cloth loops to join the two sets together. As a result, the cover for the Sacred Tent will be [as though it was] one piece.

12 And the remnant that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle.

[Let] the extra part of the cover, the part that extends beyond [the linen cloth], hang over the back of the Sacred Tent.

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

The extra half yard/meter of each cover, the part that extends beyond [the linen cloth] on each side, must hang over the two sides of the Sacred Tent, to protect the sides.

14 And you shall make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers’ skins.

[Tell them to] make two more covers for the Sacred Tent. One is to be made from rams’ skins that have been (tanned/dyed red), and the top cover is to be made from goatskin leather.”

15 And you shall make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.

“[Tell them to] make frames from acacia wood, frames that will be set up [from which to hang the Sacred Tent covers].

16 Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board.

Each frame is to be (five yards/four meters) long and (27 in./66 cm.) wide.

17 Two tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shall you make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

[They] must make two projections at the bottom of each frame. These will be to fasten the frames to the bases underneath them. They must make these projections at the bottom of each frame.

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

Make 20 frames for the south side of the Sacred Tent.

19 And you shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.

[Tell them to] make 40 silver bases to go underneath them. Two bases will go under each frame. The projections [at the bottom] of each frame are [to be made] to fit into the bases.

20 And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards:

[Similarly], [tell them to] make twenty frames for the north side of the Sacred Tent.

21 And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

[They] must make 40 silver bases for them also, with two bases to be put under each frame.

22 And for the sides of the tabernacle westward you shall make six boards.

For the rear of the Sacred Tent, on the west side, [tell them to] make six frames.

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

Also, [tell them to] make two extra frames, one for each corner of the rear of the Sacred Tent, [to provide extra support].

24 And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it to one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.

The two corner frames must be joined from the bottom to the top (OR, joined at both the bottom and the top). At the top of each of the two corner frames there must be a gold ring for holding the crossbar.

25 And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

In that way, [for the rear of the Sacred Tent] there will be eight frames, and there will be 16 bases, two under each frame.

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

[Tell them to] make 15 crossbars from acacia wood.

27 And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward.

Five of them will be for the frames on the north side of the Sacred Tent, five will be for the south side, and five for the frames at the rear of the Sacred Tent, the west side.

28 And the middle bar in the middle of the boards shall reach from end to end.

Tell them to fasten the crossbars on the north, south, and west sides of the Sacred Tent to the middle of the frames. The two long ones must extend from one end of the Sacred Tent to the other, and the crossbar on the west side must extend from one side of the Sacred Tent to the other.

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

[Tell them to] cover the frames with gold, and make gold rings to fasten the crossbars to the frames. The crossbars must [also] be covered with gold.

30 And you shall raise up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was showed you in the mount.

Erect the Sacred Tent in the way that I have shown you [here] on [this] mountain.”

31 And you shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubim shall it be made:

“[Tell them to] make a curtain from fine linen. A skilled craftsman must embroider it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread, making [designs to represent] the winged creatures [that are above the chest].

32 And you shall hang it on four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, on the four sockets of silver.

[Tell them to] suspend/hang the curtain from four posts made from acacia wood and covered with gold. Set [each] post in a silver base.

33 And you shall hang up the veil under the clasps, that you may bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony: and the veil shall divide to you between the holy place and the most holy.

[They] must suspend/hang the [top of the] curtain by hooks that are fastened to the roof of the Sacred Tent. Behind the curtain, in the [room called the] Very Holy Place, [they] must put the chest containing the [two stone slabs on which I have written my] commandments. That curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Very Holy Place.

34 And you shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

On top of the chest in the Very Holy Place [they] must put the lid which will be the place where [blood will be sprinkled to] forgive people’s sins.

35 And you shall set the table without the veil, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and you shall put the table on the north side.

[In the room that is] outside of the Very Holy Place, [they] must put the table [for the sacred] bread on the north side, and put the lampstand on the south side.

36 And you shall make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, worked with needlework.

[Tell them to] make a curtain to [cover] the entrance of the Sacred Tent. They must make it from fine linen, and a skilled weaver must embroider it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread.

37 And you shall make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and you shall cast five sockets of brass for them.

To hold up this curtain, [they] must make five posts from acacia wood. [They] must cover them with gold, and fasten gold clasps/fasteners to them. Also [they] must make a bronze base for each of these posts.”