1 “ 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.

“Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim. The work of the skillful workman you shall make them.

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

The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains shall have one measure.

3 F ive curtains will be joined to one another. And the other five curtains will be joined to one another.

Five curtains shall be coupled together to one another; and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another.

4 T ake 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.

You shall make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain from the edge in the coupling; and likewise you shall make in the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second coupling.

5 P ut 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.

You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling. The loops shall be opposite to one another.

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

You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains to one another with the clasps: and the tabernacle shall be a unit.

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

“You shall make curtains of goats’ hair for a covering over the tabernacle. You shall make them eleven curtains.

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

The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits: the eleven curtains shall have one measure.

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

You shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent.

10 T ake 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.

You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outermost in the coupling, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which is outermost in the second coupling.

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

You shall make fifty clasps of brass, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.

12 T he part that is left of the tent’s curtains, the half curtain, will lie over the back of the meeting tent.

The overhanging part that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.

13 T here 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.

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

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

You shall make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sea cow hides above.

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

“You shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up.

16 E ach piece of wood will be as long as five long steps, and as wide as one step.

Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and one and a half cubits the width of each board.

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

There shall be two tenons in each board, joined to one another: thus you shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

18 S et up twenty pieces of wood for the south side of the meeting tent.

You shall make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward.

19 M ake 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.

You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.

20 C ut twenty pieces of wood for the north side of the meeting tent.

For the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards,

21 A nd make forty silver bases, two under each piece of wood.

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

22 T hen cut six pieces of wood for the back or west side of the meeting tent.

For the far part of the tabernacle westward you shall make six boards.

23 C ut two pieces of wood for the back corners.

You shall make two boards for the corners of the tabernacle in the far part.

24 T hey 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.

They shall be double beneath, and in the same way they shall be whole to its top to one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.

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

There shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

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

“You shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,

27 a nd 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.

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 far part westward.

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

The middle bar in the middle of the boards shall pass through from end to end.

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

You shall overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and you shall overlay the bars with gold.

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

You shall set up the tabernacle according to the way that it was shown to you on the mountain.

31 “ 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.

“You shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. The work of the skillful workman shall it be made.

32 H ang 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.

You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, on four sockets of silver.

33 H ang 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.

You shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil: and the veil shall separate the holy place from the most holy for you.

34 P ut the mercy-seat on the box of the Law in the Holiest Place of All.

You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

35 S et 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.

You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lamp stand over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and you shall put the table on the north side.

36 “ 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.

“You shall make a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer.

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

You shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold: their hooks shall be of gold: and you shall cast five sockets of brass for them.