Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
9 "For the Tent of my presence make an enclosure out of fine linen curtains. On the south side the curtains are to be 50 yards long,
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“Make a courtyard for the tabernacle. The south side shall be a hundred cubits long and is to have curtains of finely twisted linen,
10 supported by twenty bronze posts in twenty bronze bases, with hooks and rods made of silver.
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with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
11 Do the same on the north side of the enclosure.
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The north side shall also be a hundred cubits long and is to have curtains, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
12 On the west side there are to be curtains 25 yards long, with ten posts and ten bases.
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“The west end of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide and have curtains, with ten posts and ten bases.
13 On the east side, where the entrance is, the enclosure is also to be 25 yards wide.
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On the east end, toward the sunrise, the courtyard shall also be fifty cubits wide.
14 On each side of the entrance there are to be 7 1/2 yards of curtains, with three posts and three bases.
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Curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases,
16 For the entrance itself there is to be a curtain 10 yards long made of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool, and decorated with embroidery. It is to be supported by four posts in four bases.
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“For the entrance to the courtyard, provide a curtain twenty cubits long, of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer—with four posts and four bases.
17 All the posts around the enclosure are to be connected with silver rods, and their hooks are to be made of silver and their bases of bronze.
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All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands and hooks, and bronze bases.
18 The enclosure is to be 50 yards long, 25 yards wide, and 2 1/2 yards high. The curtains are to be made of fine linen and the bases of bronze.
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The courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely twisted linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.
19 All the equipment that is used in the Tent and all the pegs for the Tent and for the enclosure are to be made of bronze.
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All the other articles used in the service of the tabernacle, whatever their function, including all the tent pegs for it and those for the courtyard, are to be of bronze.
20 "Command the people of Israel to bring you the best olive oil for the lamp, so that it can be lit each evening.
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“Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning.
21 Aaron and his sons are to set up the lamp in the Tent of my presence outside the curtain which is in front of the Covenant Box. There in my presence it is to burn from evening until morning. This command is to be kept forever by the Israelites and their descendants.
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In the tent of meeting, outside the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law, Aaron and his sons are to keep the lamps burning before the LORD from evening till morning. This is to be a lasting ordinance among the Israelites for the generations to come.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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