Good News Translation GNT
English Standard Version ESV
1 "Make the interior of the sacred Tent, the Tent of my presence, out of ten pieces of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool. Embroider them with figures of winged creatures.
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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 Make each piece the same size, 14 yards long and 2 yards wide.
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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 Sew five of them together in one set, and do the same with the other five.
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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 cloth on the edge of the outside piece in each 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 Put fifty loops on the first piece of the first set and fifty loops matching them on the last piece of the second set.
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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 Make fifty gold hooks with which to join the two sets into one piece.
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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 "Make a cover for the Tent out of eleven pieces of cloth made of goats' hair.
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“You shall also make curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; eleven curtains shall you make.
8 Make them all the same size, 15 yards long and 2 yards wide.
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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 Sew five of them together in one set, and the other six in another set. Fold the sixth piece double over 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 Put fifty loops on the edge of the last piece of one set, and fifty loops on the edge of the other 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 bronze hooks and put them in the loops to join the two sets so as to form one cover.
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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 Hang the extra half piece over the back of the Tent.
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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 The extra half yard on each side of the length is to hang over the sides of the Tent 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 "Make two more coverings, one of rams' skin dyed red and the other of fine leather, to serve as the outer cover.
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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 upright frames for the Tent out of acacia wood.
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“You shall make upright frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood.
16 Each frame is to be 15 feet long and 27 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 with two matching projections, so that the frames can be joined together. All the frames are to have these projections.
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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 frames for the south side
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You shall make the frames for the tabernacle: twenty frames for the south side;
19 and forty silver bases to go under them, two bases under each frame to hold its two projections.
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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 Make twenty frames for the north side of the Tent
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and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side twenty frames,
21 and forty silver bases, two under each frame.
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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 Tent on the west, make six frames,
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And for the rear of the tabernacle westward you shall make six frames.
23 and two frames for the corners.
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And you shall make two frames for corners of the tabernacle in the rear;
24 These corner frames are to be joined at the bottom and connected all the way to the top. The two frames that form the two corners are to be made in this way.
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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 So there will be eight frames with their sixteen silver bases, two under each frame.
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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 "Make fifteen crossbars of acacia wood, five for the frames on one side of the Tent,
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“You shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the frames of the one side of the tabernacle,
27 five for the frames on the other side, and five for the frames on the west end, at the back.
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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 crossbar, set halfway up the frames, is to extend from one end of the Tent to the other.
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The middle bar, halfway up the frames, shall run from end to end.
29 Cover the frames with gold and fit them with gold rings to hold the crossbars, which are also to be covered 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 Set up the Tent according to the plan that I showed you 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 curtain of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool. Embroider it with figures of winged creatures.
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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 posts of acacia wood covered with gold, fitted with hooks, and set in 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 Place the curtain under the row of hooks in the roof of the Tent, and put behind the curtain the Covenant Box containing the two stone tablets. The curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
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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 Put the lid on the Covenant Box.
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You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place.
35 Outside the Most Holy Place put the table against the north side of the Tent and the lampstand against the south side.
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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 "For the entrance of the Tent make a curtain of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool and decorated with embroidery.
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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 For this curtain make five posts of acacia wood covered with gold and fitted with gold hooks; make five bronze bases for these 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.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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