Exodus, 26

1. "The Dwelling itself you shall make out of sheets woven of fine linen twined and of violet, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim embroidered on them.

1. 'The Dwelling itself you will make with ten sheets of finely woven linen dyed violet-purple, red-purple and crimson. You will have them embroidered with great winged creatures.

2. The length of each shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width four cubits; all the sheets shall be of the same size.

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. Five of the sheets are to be sewed together, edge to edge; and the same for the other five.

3. Five of the sheets are to be joined to one another, and the other five sheets are to be joined to one another.

4. Make loops of violet yarn along the edge of the end sheet in one set, and the same along the edge of the end sheet in the other set.

4. You will make violet loops along the edge of the first sheet, at the end of the set, and do the same along the edge of the last sheet in the other set.

5. There are to be fifty loops along the edge of the end sheet in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding sheet in the second set, and so placed that the loops are directly opposite each other.

5. You will make fifty loops on the first sheet and fifty loops along the outer edge of the sheet of the second set, the loops corresponding to one another.

6. Then make fifty clasps of gold, with which to join the two sets of sheets, so that the Dwelling forms one whole.

6. You will also make fifty gold clasps, and join the sheets together with the clasps. In this way the Dwelling will be a unified whole.

7. "Also make sheets woven of goat hair, to be used as a tent covering over the Dwelling.

7. 'You will make sheets of goats' hair to form a tent over the Dwelling; you will make eleven of these.

8. Eleven such sheets are to be made; the length of each shall be thirty cubits, and the width four cubits: all eleven sheets shall be of the same size.

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

9. Sew five of the sheets, edge to edge, into one set, and the other six sheets into another set. Use the sixth sheet double at the front of the tent.

9. You will join five sheets together into one set, and six sheets into another; the sixth you will fold double over the front of the tent.

10. Make fifty loops along the edge of the end sheet in one set, and fifty loops along the edge of the end sheet in the second set.

10. You will make fifty loops along the edge of the first sheet, at the end of the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the sheet of the second set.

11. Also make fifty bronze clasps and put them into the loops, to join the tent into one whole.

11. You will make fifty bronze clasps and insert the clasps into the loops, to draw the tent together and to make it a unified whole.

12. There will be an extra half sheet of tent covering, which shall be allowed to hang down over the rear of the Dwelling.

12. 'Of the extra part of the sheets that overlap, half is to hang down the back of the Dwelling.

13. Likewise, the sheets of the tent will have an extra cubit's length to be left hanging down on either side of the Dwelling to protect it.

13. The extra cubit on either side along the length of the tent sheets must hang down the sides of the Dwelling on either side to cover it.

14. Over the tent itself you shall make a covering of rams' skins dyed red, and above that, a covering of tahash skins.

14. 'And for the tent you will make a cover of rams' skins dyed red and a cover of fine leather over that.

15. "You shall make boards of acacia wood as walls for the Dwelling.

15. 'For the Dwelling you will make vertical frames of acacia wood.

16. The length of each board is to be ten cubits, and its width one and a half cubits.

16. Each frame must be ten cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

17. Each board shall have two arms that shall serve to fasten the boards in line. In this way all the boards of the Dwelling are to be made.

17. Each frame must have twin tenons; that is how all the frames for the Dwelling must be made.

18. Set up the boards of the Dwelling as follows: twenty boards on the south side,

18. You will make frames for the Dwelling: twenty frames for the south side, to the south,

19. with forty silver pedestals under the twenty boards, so that there are two pedestals under each board, at its two arms;

19. and make forty silver sockets under the twenty frames, two sockets under one frame for its two tenons, two sockets under the next frame for its two tenons;

20. twenty boards on the other side of the Dwelling, the north side,

20. and for the other side of the Dwelling, the north side, twenty frames

21. with their forty silver pedestals, two under each board;

21. and forty silver sockets, two sockets under one frame, two sockets under the next frame.

22. six boards for the rear of the Dwelling, to the west;

22. For the back of the Dwelling, on the west, you will make six frames,

23. and two boards for the corners at the rear of the Dwelling.

23. and make two frames for the corners at the back of the Dwelling;

24. These two shall be double at the bottom, and likewise double at the top, to the first ring. That is how both boards in the corners are to be made.

24. these must be coupled together at the bottom, and right up to the top, to the level of the first ring; this for the two frames that must form the two corners.

25. Thus, there shall be in the rear eight boards, with their sixteen silver pedestals, two pedestals under each board.

25. Thus there will be eight frames with their silver sockets: sixteen sockets; two sockets under one frame and two sockets under the next frame.

26. Also make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards on one side of the Dwelling,

26. 'You will make crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames of the first side of the Dwelling,

27. five for those on the other side, and five for those at the rear, toward the west.

27. five crossbars for the frames of the opposite side of the Dwelling, and five crossbars for the frames which form the back of the Dwelling, to the west.

28. The center bar, at the middle of the boards, shall reach across from end to end.

28. The middle bar must join the frames from one end to the other, halfway up.

29. Plate the boards with gold, and make gold rings on them as holders for the bars, which are also to be plated with gold.

29. You will overlay the frames with gold, make gold rings for them, through which to place the crossbars, and overlay the crossbars with gold.

30. You shall erect the Dwelling according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

30. This is how you must erect the Dwelling, following the design shown you on the mountain.

31. "You shall have a veil woven of violet, purple and scarlet yarn, and of fine linen twined, with cherubim embroidered on it.

31. 'You will make a curtain of finely woven linen, dyed violet-purple, red-purple and crimson, and embroidered with great winged creatures,

32. It is to be hung on four gold-plated columns of acacia wood, which shall have hooks of gold and shall rest on four silver pedestals.

32. and put it on four poles of acacia wood overlaid with gold, with golden hooks for them, set in four sockets of silver.

33. Hang the veil from clasps. The ark of the commandments you shall bring inside, behind this veil which divides the holy place from the holy of holies.

33. You will put the curtain below the clasps, so that inside behind the curtain, you can place the ark of the Testimony, and the curtain will mark the division for you between the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies.

34. Set the propitiatory on the ark of the commandments in the holy of holies.

34. You will put the mercy-seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Holy of Holies.

35. "Outside the veil you shall place the table and the lampstand, the latter on the south side of the Dwelling, opposite the table, which is to be put on the north side.

35. You will place the table outside the curtain, and the lamp-stand on the south side of the Dwelling, opposite the table; you will put the table on the north side.

36. For the entrance of the tent make a variegated curtain of violet, purple and scarlet yarn and of fine linen twined.

36. For the entrance to the tent you will make a screen of finely woven linen embroidered with violet-purple, red-purple and crimson,

37. Make five columns of acacia wood for this curtain; have them plated with gold, with their hooks of gold; and cast five bronze pedestals for them.

37. and for the screen you will make five poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, with golden hooks, and for them you will cast five sockets of bronze.'