Exodus, 26

1. Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle [with] ten curtains [of] fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: [with] cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.

1. The Holy Tent itself you are to make with ten sheets of fine twined linen, of purple wool, violet shade and red, and of crimson wool; you are to have these sheets finely embroidered with angels.

2. The length of one curtain [shall be] eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure.

2. The length of a single sheet is to be twenty-eight cubits, its width four cubits, all the sheets to be of the same size.

3. The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and [other] five curtains [shall be] coupled one to another.

3. Five of the sheets must be sewed together, and the other five, also.

4. And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of [another] curtain, in the coupling of the second.

4. You must attach loops of violet wool to the border of the last sheet in one set, and do the same for the border of the last sheet in the other set.

5. Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that [is] in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another.

5. You are to put fifty loops on the first sheet and, matching them one by one, fifty loops on the border of the last sheet in the second set.

6. And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.

6. And you are to make fifty gold clasps to draw the sheets together. In this way the Holy Tent will be a unified whole.

7. And thou shalt make curtains [of] goats' [hair] to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.

7. You are to make sheets of goats' hair to form a cover over the Holy Tent. There will be eleven sheets.

8. The length of one curtain [shall be] thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains [shall be all] of one measure.

8. The length of a single sheet is to be thirty cubits, its width four cubits, the eleven sheets to be all of the same size.

9. And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.

9. You must sew five of these sheets together into one sheet, the remaining six into another; the sixth you will fold double over the front of the cover.

10. And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain [that is] outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.

10. You must attach fifty loops to the border of the last sheet in one set, and do the same for the border of the last sheet in the second set.

11. And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.

11. You must make fifty bronze clasps and put them into one of the loops, so as to draw the two sets together to form one tent over the Holy Tent.

12. And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle.

12. One sheet will be left over, half of which is to hang over the back of the Holy Tent.

13. And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.

13. This extra cubit is to hang over the sides of the Holy Tent as a covering for it.

14. And thou shalt make a covering for the tent [of] rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above [of] badgers' skins.

14. For the Holy Tent you will make further coverings, one of rams' skins dyed red, and to spread over this, another covering of fine leather.

15. And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle [of] shittim wood standing up.

15. You are to make frames of acacia wood for the Holy Tent which will stand upright.

16. Ten cubits [shall be] the length of a board, and a cubit and a half [shall be] the breadth of one board.

16. Each board is to be ten cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

17. Two tenons [shall there be] in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

17. Each board shall have two arms that shall serve to fasten the boards in line; for all the frames of the Holy Tent you must do this.

18. And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.

18. There will be twenty boards for the southern side of the Holy Tent.

19. And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.

19. You are to make forty silver bases for putting under the twenty boards thus: two bases under the first board to receive its two matching arms, and so on for the other boards.

20. And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side [there shall be] twenty boards:

20. The other side of the tabernacle, on the north, is to have also twenty boards

21. And their forty sockets [of] silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

21. supported by forty silver bases, two bases under each board.

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

22. For the back of the Holy Tent on the west, you must make six boards,

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

23. and also two boards for the corners at the back of the Holy Tent.

24. And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.

24. These boards must be joined at the bottom and also at the top, up to the level of the first ring; and the same for the two boards that are to form the two corners.

25. And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets [of] silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

25. So there will be eight boards with their sixteen silver bases: two bases under the first board and so on.

26. And thou shalt make bars [of] shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,

26. You are to make five crossbars of acacia wood to hold together the boards for one side of the tabernacle,

27. And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward.

27. and five to hold the boards that form the other side of the Holy Tent.

28. And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end.

28. They will run halfway up the boards, from one end to the other.

29. And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings [of] gold [for] places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.

29. The boards are to be covered with gold, and with gold rings on them to take the crossbars which you are to cover with gold.

30. And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount.

30. This is how you are to set up the Holy Tent according to the model shown to you on the mountain.

31. And thou shalt make a vail [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:

31. You are to make a veil of purple wool, violet shade and red, of crimson wool, and of fine twined linen; you are to have it finely embroidered with Cherubim.

32. And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim [wood] overlaid with gold: their hooks [shall be of] gold, upon the four sockets of silver.

32. You are to hang it on four posts of acacia wood covered with gold and furnished with gold hooks and set in four silver bases.

33. And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy [place] and the most holy.

33. You must hang the veil from the clasps and there behind the veil you must place the ark of the Statement and the veil will serve to separate the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies.

34. And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy [place].

34. The mercy Seat you must place on top of the ark inside the Holy of Holies.

35. And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.

35. Outside the veil, you shall set the table and the lampstand on the south side of the Holy Tent, opposite the table, for the table will be on the north side.

36. And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.

36. Finally, for the entrance to the Tent you are to make a curtain of purple wool, violet shade and red, and of crimson stuffs and fine twined linen, the work of a skilled embroiderer.

37. And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars [of] shittim [wood], and overlay them with gold, [and] their hooks [shall be of] gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.

37. And you shall have for this curtain five posts of acacia wood covered with gold, with gold hooks; for these you are to cast five bronze bases.