1 M oreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue and purple and scarlet, with cherubim skillfully embroidered shall you make them.

“Make the meeting tent with ten curtains of fine linen, blue and purple and red. Make them with cherubim sewed into them by an able workman.

2 T he length of one curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits and the breadth of one curtain four cubits; each of the curtains shall measure the same.

Each curtain will be as long as fourteen long steps, and as wide as two long steps, all of them the same.

3 T he five curtains shall be coupled to one another, and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another.

Five curtains will be joined to one another. And the other five curtains will be joined to one another.

4 A nd you shall make loops of blue on the edge of the last curtain in the first set, and likewise in the second set.

Take small pieces of blue cloth, longer than they are wide. Sew both ends to the side of the last curtain in the first group. Then do the same on the side of the last curtain in the second group.

5 F ifty loops you shall make on the one curtain and fifty loops on the edge of the last curtain that is in the second coupling or set, so that the loops on one correspond to the loops on the other.

Put fifty of these pieces on the one curtain. And put fifty on the side of the other curtain, so that the pieces meet each other.

6 A nd you shall make fifty clasps of gold and fasten the curtains together with the clasps; then the tabernacle shall be one whole.

Make fifty hooks of gold and join the curtains together with the hooks so the meeting tent will be as one.

7 A nd make curtains of goats’ hair to be a covering over the tabernacle; eleven curtains shall you make.

“Make curtains of goat hair for a covering over the meeting tent. Make eleven curtains in all.

8 O ne curtain shall be thirty cubits long and four cubits wide; and the eleven curtains shall all measure the same.

Each curtain will be as long as fifteen long steps, and as wide as two long steps, all of them the same.

9 Y ou shall join together five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves, and shall double over the sixth curtain in the front of the tabernacle.

Join five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves. Lay the sixth curtain over the front of the meeting tent twice.

10 A nd make fifty loops on the edge of the outmost curtain in the one set and fifty loops on the edge of the outmost curtain in the second set.

Take fifty small pieces of cloth, longer than they are wide. Sew both ends of each to the side of the last curtain in the first group. Then sew fifty pieces onto the side of the last curtain in the second group.

11 Y ou shall make fifty clasps of bronze and put the clasps into the loops and couple the tent together, that it may be one whole.

Make fifty hooks of brass. Put the hooks through the sewed pieces of cloth and join the tent together as one.

12 T he surplus that remains of the tent curtains, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.

The part that is left of the tent’s curtains, the half curtain, will lie over the back of the meeting tent.

13 A nd the cubit on the one side and the cubit on the other side of what remains in the length of the curtains of the tent shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and that side, to cover it.

There will be parts of the tent’s curtains left over on each side, about a cubit. These will hang over each side of the meeting tent to cover it.

14 Y ou shall make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins tanned red, and a covering above that of dolphin or porpoise skins.

Make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins made red, and a covering over that of badgers’ skins.

15 A nd you shall make the upright frame for the tabernacle of boards of acacia wood.

“Then make the standing pieces of wood for the meeting tent out of acacia wood.

16 T en cubits shall be the length of a board and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board.

Each piece of wood will be as long as five long steps, and as wide as one step.

17 M ake two tenons in each board for dovetailing and fitting together; so shall you do for all the tabernacle boards.

Make two joint-pieces in each piece of wood for joining them together. Do this for all the pieces of wood of the meeting tent.

18 A nd make the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side;

Set up twenty pieces of wood for the south side of the meeting tent.

19 A nd you shall make forty silver sockets under the twenty boards, two sockets under each board for its two tenons.

Make forty silver bases under the twenty pieces of wood, with two holes in each one for joining the two joint-pieces on each piece of wood.

20 A nd for the north side of the tabernacle there shall be twenty boards

Cut twenty pieces of wood for the north side of the meeting tent.

21 A nd their forty silver sockets, two sockets under each board.

And make forty silver bases, two under each piece of wood.

22 F or the back or west side of the tabernacle you shall make six boards.

Then cut six pieces of wood for the back or west side of the meeting tent.

23 M ake two boards for the corners of the tabernacle in the rear on both sides.

Cut two pieces of wood for the back corners.

24 T hey shall be coupled down below and coupled together on top with one ring. Thus shall it be for both of them; they shall form the two corners.

They will be apart at the bottom, and joined at the top with one ring. They will both be made the same and will make the two corners.

25 A nd that will be eight boards and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets, two sockets under each board.

There will be eight special pieces of wood and their silver bases with sixteen holes, two holes under each piece of wood.

26 A nd you shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of one side,

“Then make cross-pieces of acacia wood, five for the pieces of wood on one side of the meeting tent,

27 A nd five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the rear end of the tabernacle, for the back wall to the west.

and five for the pieces of wood on the other side of the meeting tent. Then make five for the pieces of wood at the back of the meeting tent to the west side.

28 A nd the middle bar halfway up the boards shall pass through from end to end.

The long, cross-piece for the center of the standing pieces of wood will go through from end to end.

29 Y ou shall overlay the boards with gold and make their rings of gold to hold the bars and overlay the bars with gold.

Cover the standing pieces of wood with gold. Make rings of gold to hold the cross-pieces and cover these pieces with gold.

30 Y ou shall erect the tabernacle after the plan of it shown you on the mountain.

Build the meeting tent by following the plan for it that was shown to you on the mountain.

31 A nd make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet and fine twined linen, skillfully worked with cherubim on it.

“Make a curtain of blue and purple and red cloth and fine linen. It will be made with cherubim sewed into it by an able workman.

32 Y ou shall hang it on four pillars of acacia wood overlaid with gold, with gold hooks, on four sockets of silver.

Hang it on four strong pillars of acacia wood covered with gold. Their hooks will be made of gold also. And the pillars will stand on four silver bases.

33 A nd you shall hang the veil from the clasps and bring the ark of the Testimony into place within the veil; and the veil shall separate for you the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

Hang the top of the curtain from the hooks. Then bring the box of the Law within the curtain. This curtain will divide the holy place from the Holiest Place of All.

34 A nd you shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place.

Put the mercy-seat on the box of the Law in the Holiest Place of All.

35 A nd you shall set the table outside the veil on the north side and the lampstand opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle.

Set the table outside the curtain. Put the lamp-stand on the south side of the meeting tent. And put the table on the north side.

36 Y ou shall make a hanging for the door of the tent of blue, purple, and scarlet and fine twined linen, embroidered.

“Make another curtain of fine linen for the door of the tent. It will be made of blue and purple and red cloth by an able workman.

37 Y ou shall make five pillars of acacia wood to support the hanging curtain and overlay them with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, and you shall cast five sockets of bronze for them.

Hang it on five pillars of acacia wood covered with gold. Make their hooks of gold. And make five brass bases for them.