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.

Make ten curtains for the Tabernacle of finely-spun linen, using blue, purple, and crimson threads. Have them embroidered with cherubim by someone who is skilled.

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

Each curtain is to measure twenty-eight cubits long by four cubits wide, and all the curtains are to be the same size.

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

Join five of the curtains together, and then do the same to the other five.

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.

Use blue material to make loops on the edge of the last curtain of both sets.

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.

Make fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the last curtain of the second set, lining up the loops with each 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 clips and join the curtains together with the clips, so that the Tabernacle will be a single structure.

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

Make eleven curtains of goat hair as a tent to cover the Tabernacle.

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.

Each of the eleven curtains is to be the same size—thirty cubits long by four cubits wide.

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.

Join five of the curtains together as one set and the other six as another set. Then fold the sixth curtain in two at the 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.

Make fifty loops on the edge of the last curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the last curtain in the second set.

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.

Make fifty bronze clips and put them in the loops to join the tent together as a single cover.

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

The extra half-curtain of this tent covering will be left to hang over the back of the Tabernacle.

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.

The tent curtains will be a cubit longer on every side, and the extra length will hang over the sides of the Tabernacle so it is all covered.

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

Make a covering for the goat hair tent from tanned ram skins, and place an extra covering of fine leather over that.

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

Make an upright framework of acacia wood for the Tabernacle.

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

Each frame is to be ten cubits long by one and a half cubits 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.

Each frame will have two pegs so the frames can be connected to each other. Make all the frames of the Tabernacle like this.

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

Make twenty frames for the south side of the Tabernacle.

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.

Make forty silver stands as supports for the twenty frames using two stands per frame, one under every frame peg.

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

Similarly for the north side of the Tabernacle, make twenty frames

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

and forty silver stands, two stands per frame.

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

Make six frames for the back (west side) of the Tabernacle,

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

along with two frames for its two back corners.

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.

Join these corner frames at the bottom and at the top near to the first ring. This is how you are to make the two corner frames.

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.

In total there will be eight frames and sixteen silver stands, two under each frame.

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

Make five crossbars of acacia wood to hold together the frames on the south side of the Tabernacle,

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.

five for those on the north, and five for those at the back of the Tabernacle, to the west.

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

The central crossbar which is placed halfway up the frames will run from one end to the other.

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.

Cover the frames with gold, and make gold rings to hold the crossbars in place. Cover the crossbars with gold too.

30 You must set up the tabernacle by following the plan you were shown on the mountain.

Assemble the Tabernacle following to the design you were shown 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.

Make a veil out of blue, purple, and crimson thread, and finely-spun linen, embroidered with cherubim by someone who is skilled.

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.

Using gold hooks hang it from four posts of acacia wood covered with gold, held up by four silver stands.

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.

Place the veil under the clips and take the Ark of the Testimony inside behind the veil. The veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

34 You must put the atonement lid on the ark of the testimony, which is in the most holy place.

Put the atonement cover on the Ark of the Testimony in 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.

Place the table outside the veil on the north side of the Tabernacle and put the lampstand opposite it on the south 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.

Make a screen for the entrance to the tent using blue, purple, and crimson thread, and finely-spun linen. Have it embroidered.

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.

Make five posts of acacia wood with gold hooks to hang the screen, and cast five bronze stands to hold them.