Exodus 26

1 “[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].

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.

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

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

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

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

4 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.

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;

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

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

6 [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.

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

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

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

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

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

9 [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.

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.

10 [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.

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.

11 [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.

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

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

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.

13 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.

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.

14 [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.”

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

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

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

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

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

17 [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.

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

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

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

19 [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.

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

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

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

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

With their forty silver bases, two under every board.

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

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

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

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

24 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.

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

25 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.

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

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

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

27 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.

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

28 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.

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

29 [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.

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.

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

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

31 “[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].

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:

32 [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.

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

33 [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.

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.

34 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.

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

35 [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.

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.

36 [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.

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.

37 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.”

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.