The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 "You are to make the tabernacle with ten sheets of finely woven linen and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn. You are to make them with k'ruvim worked in, that have been crafted by a skilled artisan.
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And you are to make a House for me, with ten curtains of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with designs of winged ones by a good workman.
2 Each one is to be forty-two feet long and six feet wide; all the sheets are to be the same size.
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Every curtain is to be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide, all of the same measure.
3 Five sheets are to be joined one to another, and the other five sheets are to be joined one to another.
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Five curtains are to be joined together, and the other five are to be joined together.
4 Make loops of blue on the edge of the outermost sheet in the first set, and do the same on the edge of the outermost sheet in the second set.
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And you are to put twists of blue cord on the edge of the outside curtain of the first group of five, and on the edge of the outside curtain of the second group of five;
5 Make fifty loops on the one sheet, and make fifty loops on the edge of the sheet in the second set; the loops are to be opposite one another.
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Fifty twists on one curtain and fifty on the other, the twists to be opposite one another.
6 Make fifty fasteners of gold, and couple the sheets to each other with the fasteners, so that the tabernacle forms a single unit.
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Then make fifty gold hooks, joining the curtains together by the hooks, and in this way the House will be made.
7 "You are to make sheets of goat's hair to be used as a tent covering the tabernacle; make eleven sheets.
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And you are to make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the House, eleven curtains.
8 Each sheet is to be forty-five feet long and six feet wide -all eleven sheets are to be the same size.
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Every curtain is to be thirty cubits long and four cubits wide, all of the same measure.
9 Join five sheets together and six sheets together, and fold the sixth sheet double at the front of the tent.
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Five of these curtains are to be joined together, and the other six are to be joined together, the sixth being folded over to make a hanging in front of the tent.
10 Make fifty loops on the edge of the outermost sheet in the first set and fifty loops on the edge of the outermost sheet in the second set.
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And you are to put fifty twists of cord on the edge of the outside curtain of one group, and fifty twists on the edge of the outside curtain of the other group.
11 Make fifty fasteners of bronze, put the fasteners in the loops, and join the tent together, so that it forms a single unit.
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Then make fifty brass hooks and put the hooks into the twists, joining the tent together to make it one.
12 As for the overhanging part that remains of the sheets forming the tent, the half-sheet remaining is to hang over the back of the tabernacle;
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And the folded part which is over of the curtains of the tent, the half-curtain which is folded back, will be hanging down over the back of the House.
13 and the eighteen inches on the one side and the eighteen inches on the other side of that remaining in the length of the sheets forming the tent is to hang over the tabernacle to cover it on each side.
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And the cubit which is over of the ten curtains at the sides will be hanging over the two sides of the House as a cover.
14 "You are to make a covering for the tent of tanned ram skins and an outer covering of fine leather.
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And then you are to make a cover for the tent, of sheepskins coloured red, and a cover of leather over that.
15 "Make the upright planks for the tabernacle out of acacia-wood.
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And you are to make upright boards of hard wood for the House.
16 Each plank is to be fifteen feet long and two-and-a-quarter feet wide.
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Every board is to be ten cubits high and a cubit and a half wide.
17 There are to be two projections on each plank, and the planks are to be joined one to another. That is how you are to make all the planks for the tabernacle.
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Every board is to be joined to the one nearest to it by two tongues, and so for every board in the House.
18 "Make the planks for the tabernacle as follows: twenty planks for the south side, facing southward.
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These are the boards needed for the house; twenty boards for the south side,
19 Make forty silver sockets under the twenty planks, two sockets under one plank for its two projections and two sockets under another plank for its two projections.
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With forty silver bases under the twenty boards, two bases under every board to take its tongues.
20 "For the second side of the tabernacle, to the north, make twenty planks
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And twenty boards for the second side of the house on the north,
21 and their forty silver sockets, two sockets under one plank and two under another.
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With their forty silver bases, two under every board.
22 "For the rear part of the tabernacle, toward the west, make six planks.
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And six boards for the back of the House on the west,
23 For the corners of the tabernacle in the rear, make two planks;
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With two boards for the angles of the House at the back.
24 these are to be double from the bottom all the way to the top but joined at a single ring. Do the same with both of them; they are to form the two corners.
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The two are to be joined together at the base and at the top to one ring, forming the two angles.
25 Thus there will be eight planks with their silver sockets, sixteen sockets, two sockets under one plank and two under another.
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So there are to be eight boards, with their sixteen silver bases, two bases under every board.
26 "Make crossbars of acacia-wood, five for the planks of the one side of the tabernacle,
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And make rods of the same wood, five for the boards on the one side,
27 five crossbars for the planks of the other side of the tabernacle, and five crossbars for the planks at the side of the tabernacle at the rear toward the west.
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And five for the boards on the other side of the House, and five for the west side of the House at the back.
28 The middle crossbar, halfway up the planks, is to extend from end to end.
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And the middle rod is to go through the rings of all the boards from end to end.
29 Overlay the planks with gold, make gold rings for them through which the crossbars will pass, and overlay the crossbars with gold.
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And the boards are to be plated with gold, having gold rings for the rods to go through: and the rods are to be plated with gold.
30 "You are to erect the tabernacle according to the design you have been shown on the mountain.
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And you are to make the House from the design which you saw on the mountain.
31 "You are to make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely woven linen. Make it with k'ruvim worked in, that have been crafted by a skilled artisan.
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And you are to make a veil of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with designs of winged ones by a good workman:
32 Hang it with gold hooks on four acacia-wood posts overlaid with gold and standing in four silver sockets.
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Hanging it by gold hooks from four pillars of wood, plated with gold and fixed in silver bases.
33 Hang the curtain below the fasteners. Then bring the ark for the testimony inside the curtain; the curtain will be the divider for you between the Holy Place and the Especially Holy Place.
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And you are to put up the veil under the hooks, and put inside it the ark of the law: the veil is to be a division between the holy place and the most holy.
34 You are to put the ark-cover on the ark for the testimony in the Especially Holy Place.
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You are to put the cover on the ark of the law, inside the most holy place.
35 "You are to put the table outside the curtain and the menorah opposite the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south; put the table on the north side.
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And outside the veil you are to put the table, and the support for the lights opposite the table on the south side of the House; and the table is to be on the north side.
36 "For the entrance to the tent, make a screen of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely woven linen; it should be in colors, the work of a weaver.
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And you are to make a curtain for the doorway of the Tent, of the best linen with needlework of blue and purple and red.
37 For the screen, make five posts of acacia-wood; overlay them with gold; and cast for them five sockets of bronze.
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And make five pillars for the curtain, of hard wood plated with gold; their hooks are to be of gold and their bases of brass
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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