Exodus 26

1 And you shall make the tabernacle, ten curtains of fine linen spun, and blue and purple, and scarlet spun [with] cherubs; you shall make them with work of a weaver.

“[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 one curtain shall be the breadth of four cubits: there shall be the same measure to all the curtains.

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

3 And the five curtains shall be joined one to another, and [the other] five curtains shall be closely connected the one with the other.

[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 for them loops of blue on the edge of one curtain, on one side for the coupling, and so shall you make on the edge of the outer curtain for the second coupling.

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 for one curtain, and fifty loops shall you make on the part of the curtain answering to the coupling of the second, opposite [each other], corresponding to each other at each point.

[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 golden rings; and you shall join the curtains to each other with the rings, 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 for a covering of the tabernacle skins with the hair on, you shall make them eleven skins.

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 skin thirty cubits, and the breadth of one skin four cubits: there shall be the same measure to the eleven skins.

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

9 And you shall join the five skins together, and the six skins together; and you shall double the sixth skin in front 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 border of one skin, which is in the midst for the joinings; and you shall make fifty loops on the edge of the second skin that joins it.

[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 brazen rings; and you shall join the rings by the loops, and you shall join the skins, and they shall 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 you shall fix at the end that which is over in the skins of the tabernacle; the half of the skin that is left shall you fold over, according to the overplus of the skins of the tabernacle; you shall fold it over behind 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 A cubit on this side, and a cubit on that side of that which remains of the skins, of the length of the skins of the tabernacle: it shall be folding over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and that side, that it may 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 for a covering of the tabernacle rams' skins dyed red, and blue skins as coverings above.

[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 the posts of the tabernacle of incorruptible wood.

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

16 Of ten cubits shall you make one post, and the breadth of one post of a cubit and a half.

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

17 Two joints shall you make in one post, answering the one to the other: so shall you do to all the posts 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 posts to the tabernacle, twenty posts on the north side.

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

19 And you shall make to the twenty posts forty silver sockets; two sockets to one post on both its sides, and two sockets to the other post on both its sides.

[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 next side, toward the south, twenty posts,

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

21 and their forty silver sockets: two sockets to one post on both its sides, and two sockets to the other post on both its sides.

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

22 And on the back of the tabernacle at the part which is toward the [west] you shall make six posts.

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

23 And you shall make two posts on the corners of the tabernacle behind.

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 it shall be equal below, they shall be equal toward the same part from the heads to one joining; so shall you make to both the two corners, let them be equal.

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 there shall be eight posts, and their sixteen silver sockets; two sockets to one post on both its sides, and two sockets to the other post.

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 incorruptible wood; five to one post on one side of the tabernacle,

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

27 and five bars to one post on the second side of the tabernacle, and five bars to the hinder posts, on the side of the tabernacle toward the sea.

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 let the bar in the middle between the posts go through from the one side to the other side.

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 gild the posts with gold; and you shall make golden rings, into which you shall introduce the bars, and you shall gild 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 set up the tabernacle according to the pattern 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 woven, and fine linen spun: you shall make it cherubs [in] woven work.

“[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 set it upon four posts of incorruptible wood overlaid with gold; and their tops [shall be] gold, and their four sockets [shall be] 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 put the veil on the posts, and you shall carry in there within the veil the ark of the testimony; and the veil shall make a separation for you between the holy and the holy of holies.

[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 screen with the veil the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies.

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 outside the veil, and the candlestick opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle; and you shall put the table on the north side of the tabernacle.

[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 a screen for the door of the tabernacle of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet and fine linen spun, the work of the embroiderer.

[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 veil five posts, and you shall gild them with gold; and their chapiters shall be gold; and you shall cast for them five brazen sockets.

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.”