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“For the framework of the Tabernacle, construct frames of acacia wood.
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Each frame must be 15 feet high and 27 inches wide,
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with two pegs under each frame. Make all the frames identical.
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Make twenty of these frames to support the curtains on the south side of the Tabernacle.
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Also make forty silver bases—two bases under each frame, with the pegs fitting securely into the bases.
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For the north side of the Tabernacle, make another twenty frames,
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with their forty silver bases, two bases under each frame.
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Make six frames for the rear—the west side of the Tabernacle—
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along with two additional frames to reinforce the rear corners of the Tabernacle.
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These corner frames will be matched at the bottom and firmly attached at the top with a single ring, forming a single corner unit. Make both of these corner units the same way.
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So there will be eight frames at the rear of the Tabernacle, set in sixteen silver bases—two bases under each frame.
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“Make crossbars of acacia wood to link the frames, five crossbars for the north side of the Tabernacle
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and five for the south side. Also make five crossbars for the rear of the Tabernacle, which will face west.
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The middle crossbar, attached halfway up the frames, will run all the way from one end of the Tabernacle to the other.
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Overlay the frames with gold, and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Overlay the crossbars with gold as well.
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“Set up this Tabernacle according to the pattern you were shown on the mountain.
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“For the inside of the Tabernacle, make a special curtain of finely woven linen. Decorate it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim.
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Hang this curtain on gold hooks attached to four posts of acacia wood. Overlay the posts with gold, and set them in four silver bases.
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Hang the inner curtain from clasps, and put the Ark of the Covenant in the room behind it. This curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
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“Then put the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—on top of the Ark of the Covenant inside the Most Holy Place.
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Place the table outside the inner curtain on the north side of the Tabernacle, and place the lampstand across the room on the south side.
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“Make another curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent. Make it of finely woven linen and embroider it with exquisite designs, using blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
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Craft five posts from acacia wood. Overlay them with gold, and hang the curtain from them with gold hooks. Cast five bronze bases for the posts.