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;

“Truly, thus shall you make the tabernacle: You shall make ten curtains of fine twisted linen, and hyacinth as well as purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, with diverse embroidery.

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;

The length of one curtain shall have twenty-eight cubits. The width shall be four cubits. The entire set of curtains shall be of one measure.

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

Five curtains shall be joined to one another, and the other five shall be similarly coupled together.

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.

You shall make loops of hyacinth on the sides at the edges of the curtains, so that they will be able to be joined to one another.

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;

A curtain shall have fifty loops on each of two sides, inserted in such a manner that loop may come against loop, and one can be fitted to the other.

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.

You shall also make fifty rings of gold, with which the veils of the curtains are to be joined, so that it shall be one tabernacle.

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

You shall also make eleven haircloth canopies to cover the roof of the tabernacle.

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;

The length of one canopy shall hold thirty cubits, and the width, four. The measure of all the canopies shall be equal.

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.

Five of these you shall join by themselves, and six of these you shall couple to one another, in such a manner as to double the sixth canopy at the front of the roof.

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;

You shall also make fifty loops along the edge of one canopy, so that it may be able to be joined with the other, and fifty loops along the edge of the other canopy, so that it may be coupled with the other.

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.

You shall also make fifty brass buckles, with which the loops may be joined, so that there may be one covering out of all.

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;

Then what will be left over of the canopies which are prepared for the roof, that is, one canopy which is in excess, from half of it you shall cover 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 one cubit will hang down on one side, and another on the other side, which is more than the length of the curtains, protecting both sides of the tabernacle.

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

You shall also make another covering for the roof from the skins of rams, dyed-red, and above that again, another covering of violet-colored skins.

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

You shall also make the standing panels of the tabernacle from setim wood.

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

Of these, each shall have ten cubits in length, and in width, one and one half.

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

At the sides of the panels, there shall be made two dovetails, by which one panel may be connected to another panel; and in this way all the panels shall be prepared.

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

Of these, twenty shall be at the meridian, which lies toward the south.

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.

For these, you shall cast forty bases of silver, so that two bases will lie under each panel at its two corners.

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

Likewise, at the second side of the tabernacle, which lies to the north, there shall be twenty panels,

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

having forty bases of silver; two bases shall support each panel.

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

Truly, toward the western part of the tabernacle, you shall make six panels,

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

and again another two, which will be raised at the corners, behind the back 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.

And these shall be joined together from bottom to top, and one joint shall retain them all. Likewise, two of the panels, which will be set at the corners, shall be served by similar joints.

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.

And together these will be eight panels, and their bases of silver, sixteen, counting two bases for each panel.

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

You shall also make five bars of setim wood, to connect the panels 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;

and five others on the other side, and the same number toward the western part.

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

These shall be set along the middle of the panels, from one end all the way to the other end.

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;

Likewise, the panels themselves you shall overlay with gold, and you shall establish rings of gold in them, by which the bars of the panels may be connected. These you shall cover with layers of gold.

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

And you shall raise the tabernacle according to the example which was shown to 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;

You shall also make a veil of hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twisted linen, wrought with a diversity of continuous and beautiful embroidery.

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.

And you shall suspend it before four columns of setim wood, which themselves certainly shall be overlaid with gold, and have heads of gold, but bases of silver.

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.

Then the veil shall be inserted through the rings. Beyond the veil, you shall place the ark of the testimony, where both the Sanctuary and the Sanctuary of Sanctuaries shall be divided.

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

And you shall place the propitiatory over the ark of the testimony, in the Holy of Holies.

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 the table shall be outside the veil. And opposite the table shall be the lampstand, in the meridian of the tabernacle. For the table shall stand at the north 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;

You shall also make a tent at the entrance of the tabernacle from hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twisted linen, wrought with embroidery.

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.

And you shall overlay with gold five columns of setim wood, over which the tent shall be drawn. The heads of these shall be of gold, and the bases of brass.”