Exodus 26

1 You must make the tabernacle with ten curtains made from fine linen and blue, purple, and scarlet wool with the designs of cherubim. This will be the work of a very skilled craftsman.

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 The length of each curtain must be twenty-eight cubits, the width four cubits. All the curtains must be of the same size.

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

3 Five curtains must be joined to each other, and the other five curtains must also be joined to each other.

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

4 You must make loops of blue along the outer edge of the end curtain of one set. In the same way, you must do the same along the outer edge of the end curtain in the second 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 You must make fifty loops on the first curtain, and you must make fifty loops on the end curtain in the second set. Do this so that the loops will be opposite to each other.

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

6 You must make fifty clasps of gold and join the curtains together with them so that the tabernacle becomes united.

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

7 You must make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle. You must make eleven of these curtains.

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

8 The length of each curtain must be thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain must be four cubits. Each of the eleven curtains must be of the same size.

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

9 You must join five curtains to each other and the other six curtains to each other. You must double over the sixth curtain in the front of the 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 You must make fifty loops on the edge of the end curtain of the first set, and fifty loops on the edge of the end curtain that joins the second 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 You must make fifty bronze clasps and put them into the loops. Then you join the tent together so that it may be one piece.

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

12 The leftover half curtain, that is, the overhanging part remaining from the tent's curtains, must hang at the back of the tabernacle.

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 There must be one cubit of curtain on one side, and one cubit of curtain on the other side—that which is left over of the length of the tent's curtains must hang over the sides of the tabernacle on one side and on the other side, to cover it.

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 You must make for the tabernacle a covering of ram skins dyed red, and another covering of fine leather to go above that.

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

15 You must make upright frames out of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

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

16 The length of each frame must be ten cubits, and its width must be one and a half cubits.

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

17 There must be two wooden pegs in each frame for joining the frames to each other. You are to make all the tabernacle's frames in this way.

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

18 When you make the frames for the tabernacle, you must make twenty frames for the south side.

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

19 You must make forty silver bases to go under the twenty frames. There must be two bases under the first frame to be its two pedestals, and also two bases under each of the other frames for their two pedestals.

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

20 For the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, you must make twenty frames

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

21 and their forty silver bases. There must be two bases under the first frame, two bases under the next frame, and so on.

With their forty silver bases, two under every board.

22 For the back side of the tabernacle on the west side, you must make six frames.

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

23 You must make two frames for the back corners of the tabernacle.

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

24 These frames must be separate at the bottom, but joined at the top to the same ring. It must be this way for both of the back corners.

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

25 There must be eight frames, together with their silver bases. There must be sixteen bases in all, two bases under the first frame, two bases under the next frame, and so on.

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

26 You must make crossbars of acacia wood—five for the frames of the one side of the tabernacle,

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

27 five crossbars for the frames of the other side of the tabernacle, and five crossbars for the frames for the back side of the tabernacle to the west.

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 The crossbar in the center of the frames, that is, halfway up, must reach from end to end.

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

29 You must cover the frames with gold. You must make their rings of gold, for them to serve as holders for the crossbars, and you must cover the bars 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 You must set up the tabernacle by following the plan you were shown on the mountain.

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

31 You must make a curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet wool, and of fine linen, with designs of cherubim, the work of a skillful workman.

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 You must hang it on four pillars of acacia wood covered with gold. These pillars must have hooks of gold set on four silver bases.

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

33 You must hang up the curtain under the clasps, and you must bring in the ark of the testimony. The curtain is to separate the holy place from the most 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 You must put the atonement lid on the ark of the testimony, which is in the most holy place.

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

35 You must place the table outside the curtain. You must place the lampstand opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle. The table must be on the north 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 You must make a hanging for the tent entrance. You must make it out of blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer.

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 For the hanging, you must make five pillars of acacia and cover them with gold. Their hooks must be of gold, and you must cast five bronze bases for them.

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.