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;

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

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

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

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.

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

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 last curtain of the second set, lining up the loops with each 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.

Then make fifty gold clips and join the curtains together with the clips, so that the Tabernacle will be a single structure.

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

Make eleven curtains of goat hair as a tent to cover 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;

Each of the eleven curtains is to be the same size—thirty cubits long by 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 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 '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 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 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 clips and put them in the loops to join the tent together as a single cover.

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;

The extra half-curtain of this tent covering will be left to hang 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;

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

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

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

Make an upright framework 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 by one and a half cubits wide.

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

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

Make 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.

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

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

Similarly for the north side of the Tabernacle, 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 stands, two stands per frame.

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

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

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

along with two frames for its two back corners.

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.

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 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.

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

26 'And thou hast made bars of shittim wood: five for the boards 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 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 north, and five for those at the back 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 which is placed halfway up the frames will run 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;

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

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

Assemble the Tabernacle following to the design you were shown 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 out of blue, purple, and crimson thread, and finely-spun linen, embroidered with cherubim by someone who is skilled.

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.

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

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.

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

Put the atonement cover 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.

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

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

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 with gold hooks to hang the screen, and cast five bronze stands to hold them.