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1 Make the dwelling with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue, purple, and deep red yarns. Work figures of winged heavenly creatures into their design.
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“Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns; you shall make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them.
2 Each curtain should be forty-two feet long and each curtain six feet wide. All the curtains should be the same size.
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The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall be the same size.
3 Five curtains will be joined to each other as one set, while the other five curtains will be joined together as a second set.
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Five curtains shall be coupled to one another, and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another.
4 Make loops of blue thread on the edge of the outer curtain in the first set. Do the same on the edge of the outer curtain in the second set.
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And you shall make loops of blue on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set. Likewise you shall make loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the second set.
5 Make fifty loops on the one curtain in the first set and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is in the second set. The loops should be opposite each other.
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Fifty loops you shall make on the one curtain, and fifty loops you shall make on the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite one another.
6 Then make fifty gold clasps. Join the curtains to each other with the clasps so that the dwelling becomes one whole structure.
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And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to the other with the clasps, so that the tabernacle may be a single whole.
7 You should also make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the dwelling. Make eleven curtains.
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“You shall also make curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; eleven curtains shall you make.
8 Each curtain should be forty-five feet long and each curtain six feet wide. The eleven curtains should all be the same size.
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The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits. The eleven curtains shall be the same size.
9 Join five of the curtains together, and join the six other curtains together. Double over the sixth curtain at the front of the tent.
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You shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and the sixth curtain you shall double over at the front of the tent.
10 Make fifty loops on the edge of the outer curtain in one set and fifty loops on the edge of the outer curtain in the second set.
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You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in one set, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second set.
11 Make fifty copper clasps. Put the clasps into the loops and join the tent together so that it becomes one whole structure.
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“You shall make fifty clasps of bronze, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together that it may be a single whole.
12 The extra cloth that is left over from the tent curtains, that is, the half curtain that remains, should hang over the back of the dwelling.
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And the part that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.
13 Eighteen inches on one side and eighteen inches on the other side of the leftover length of the tent's curtains will hang over the two sides of the dwelling to cover it.
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And the extra that remains in the length of the curtains, the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and that side, to cover it.
14 Then for the tent, make a covering of rams' skins dyed red and an outer covering of beaded leather.
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And you shall make for the tent a covering of tanned rams’ skins and a covering of goatskins on top.
15 Make acacia-wood boards to stand upright as a frame for the dwelling.
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“You shall make upright frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood.
16 Each board will be fifteen feet long and twenty-seven inches wide.
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Ten cubits shall be the length of a frame, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each frame.
17 Put two pegs on each board for joining them to each other. Do this for all the dwelling's boards.
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There shall be two tenons in each frame, for fitting together. So shall you do for all the frames of the tabernacle.
18 Make twenty boards for the dwelling's southern side.
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You shall make the frames for the tabernacle: twenty frames for the south side;
19 Then make forty silver bases to go under the twenty boards. There will be two bases under the first board for its two pegs, two bases under the next board for its two pegs, and so on.
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and forty bases of silver you shall make under the twenty frames, two bases under one frame for its two tenons, and two bases under the next frame for its two tenons;
20 For the dwelling's other side on the north, make twenty boards
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and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side twenty frames,
21 and their forty silver bases, two bases under the first board, two bases under the next board, and so on.
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and their forty bases of silver, two bases under one frame, and two bases under the next frame.
22 For the back of the dwelling on the west, make six boards.
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And for the rear of the tabernacle westward you shall make six frames.
23 Make two additional boards for the dwelling's rear corners.
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And you shall make two frames for corners of the tabernacle in the rear;
24 They should be spread out at the bottom but joined together at the top with one ring. In this way, these two boards will form the two corners.
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they shall be separate beneath, but joined at the top, at the first ring. Thus shall it be with both of them; they shall form the two corners.
25 And so there will be eight boards with their sixteen silver bases, two bases under the first board, two bases under the next board, and so on.
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And there shall be eight frames, with their bases of silver, sixteen bases; two bases under one frame, and two bases under another frame.
26 You should also make acacia-wood bars: five for the boards on one side of the dwelling,
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“You shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the frames of the one side of the tabernacle,
27 five bars for the boards on the other side of the dwelling, and five bars for the boards on the back wall of the dwelling on the west.
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and five bars for the frames of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames of the side of the tabernacle at the rear westward.
28 The middle bar, halfway up the boards, should run from one end to the other.
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The middle bar, halfway up the frames, shall run from end to end.
29 Cover the boards with gold. Make gold rings to house the bars. Cover the bars with gold.
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You shall overlay the frames with gold and shall make their rings of gold for holders for the bars, and you shall overlay the bars with gold.
30 Then set up the dwelling according to the plan for it that you were shown on the mountain.
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Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to the plan for it that you were shown on the mountain.
31 Make a veil of blue, purple, and deep red yarns and of fine twisted linen. Work figures of winged heavenly creatures into its design.
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“And you shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. It shall be made with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
32 Hang it on four acacia-wood posts covered in gold. They should have gold hooks and stand on four silver bases.
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And you shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, with hooks of gold, on four bases of silver.
33 Hang the veil under the clasps, and put the chest containing the covenant there behind the veil. The veil will separate for you the holy from the holiest space.
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And you shall hang the veil from the clasps, and bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil. And the veil shall separate for you the Holy Place from the Most Holy.
34 Place the gold cover on the chest containing the covenant in the holiest space.
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You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place.
35 Place the table outside the veil, and set the lampstand opposite the table by the south wall of the dwelling. Place the table by the north wall.
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And you shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle opposite the table, and you shall put the table on the north side.
36 Make a screen for the tent's entrance of blue, purple, and deep red yarns and of fine twisted linen, decorated with needlework.
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“You shall make a screen for the entrance of the tent, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework.
37 Make five acacia-wood posts for the screen. Cover the posts with gold. Their hooks should be gold. Cast five copper bases for the posts.
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And 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 bases of bronze for them.
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