Exodus 26

1 'And thou dost make the tabernacle: ten curtains of twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet; [with] cherubs, work of a designer, thou dost make them;

“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.

2 the length of the one curtain [is] eight and twenty by the cubit, and the breadth of the one curtain four by the cubit, one measure [is] to all the curtains;

Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide —all curtains the same size.

3 five of the curtains are joining one unto another, and five curtains are joining one to another.

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

4 'And thou hast made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain, at the end in the joining; and so thou makest in the edge of the outermost curtain, in the joining of the second.

Make loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and do the same for the end curtain in the second set.

5 fifty loops thou dost make in the one curtain, and fifty loops thou dost make in the edge of the curtain which [is] in the joining of the second, causing the loops to take hold one unto another;

Make fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set, so that the loops line up opposite one another.

6 and thou hast made fifty hooks of gold, and hast joined the curtains one to another by the hooks, and the tabernacle hath been one.

Make fifty gold clasps as well, and join the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle will be a unit.

7 'And thou hast made curtains of goats' [hair], for a tent over the tabernacle; thou dost make eleven curtains:

You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.

8 the length of the one curtain [is] thirty by the cubit, and the breadth of the one curtain four by the cubit; one measure [is] to the eleven curtains;

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

9 and thou hast joined the five curtains apart, and the six curtains apart, and hast doubled the six curtains over-against the front of the tent.

Join five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another. Then fold the sixth curtain over double at the front of the tent.

10 'And thou hast made fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain, the outermost in the joining, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which is joining the second;

Make fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.

11 and thou hast made fifty hooks of brass, and hast brought in the hooks into the loops, and hast joined the tent, and it hath been one.

Make fifty bronze clasps and put them through the loops to join the tent together as a unit.

12 'And the superfluity in the curtains of the tent — the half of the curtain which is superfluous — hath spread over the hinder part of the tabernacle;

As for the overlap that remains of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over shall hang down over the back of the tabernacle.

13 and the cubit on this side, and the cubit on that, in the superfluity in the length of the curtains of the tent, is spread out over the sides of the tabernacle, on this and on that, to cover it;

And the tent curtains will be a cubit longer on either side, and the excess will hang over the sides of the tabernacle to cover it.

14 and thou hast made a covering for the tent, of rams' skins made red, and a covering of badgers' skins above.

Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.

15 'And thou hast made the boards for the tabernacle, of shittim wood, standing up;

You are to construct upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.

16 ten cubits [is] the length of the board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of the one board;

Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

17 two handles [are] to the one board, joined one unto another; so thou dost make for all the boards of the tabernacle;

Two tenons must be connected to each other for each frame. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.

18 and thou hast made the boards of the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side southward;

Construct twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle,

19 and forty sockets of silver thou dost make under the twenty boards, two sockets under the one board for its two handles, and two sockets under the other board for its two handles.

with forty silver bases under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.

20 'And for the second side of the tabernacle, for the north side, [are] twenty boards,

For the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, make twenty frames

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

and forty silver bases—two bases under each frame.

22 And for the sides of the tabernacle westward, thou dost make six boards.

Make six frames for the rear of the tabernacle, the west side,

23 And two boards thou dost make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.

and two frames for the two back corners of the tabernacle,

24 And they are pairs beneath, and together they are pairs above its head unto the one ring; so is it for them both, they are for the two corners.

coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. These will serve as the two corners.

25 And they have been eight boards, and their sockets of silver [are] sixteen sockets, two sockets under the one board, and two sockets under another board.

So there are to be eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.

26 'And thou hast made bars of shittim wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,

You are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,

27 and five bars for the boards of the second side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle at the two sides, westward;

five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.

28 and one hath caused the middle bar in the midst of the boards to reach from end unto end;

The central crossbar in the middle of the frames shall extend from one end to the other.

29 and the boards thou dost overlay [with] gold, and their rings thou dost make of gold places for bars, and hast overlaid their bars with gold;

Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.

30 and thou hast raised up the tabernacle according to its fashion which thou hast been shewn in the mount.

So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

31 'And thou hast made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of a designer; he maketh it [with] cherubs;

Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.

32 and thou hast put it on four pillars of shittim wood, overlaid [with] gold, their pegs [are] of gold, on four sockets of silver.

Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases.

33 'And thou hast put the vail under the hooks, and hast brought in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony; and the vail hath made a separation for you between the holy and the holy of holies.

And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

34 'And thou hast put the mercy-seat on the ark of the testimony, in the holy of holies.

Put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place.

35 'And thou hast set the table at the outside of the vail, and the candlestick over-against the table on the side of the tabernacle southward, and the table thou dost put on the north side.

And place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle, and put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side.

36 'And thou hast made a covering for the opening of the tent, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of an embroiderer;

For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.

37 and thou hast made for the covering five pillars of shittim [wood], and hast overlaid them [with] gold, their pegs [are] of gold, and thou hast cast for them five sockets of brass.

Make five posts of acacia wood for the curtain, overlay them with gold hooks, and cast five bronze bases for them.