Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
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, with cherubim. You shall make them with the work of a skillful workman.
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 width of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains shall have one measure.
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 together 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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You shall make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain from the edge in the coupling, and you shall do likewise on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second coupling.
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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You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling. 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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You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains to one another with the clasps. The tabernacle shall be a unit.
7 "Make a cover for the Tent out of eleven pieces of cloth made of goats' hair.
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“You shall make curtains of goats’ hair for a covering over the tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains.
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 width of each curtain four cubits: the eleven curtains shall have one measure.
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 shall double over the sixth curtain in the forefront 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 one curtain that is outermost in the coupling, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which is outermost in the second coupling.
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 one.
12 Hang the extra half piece over the back of the Tent.
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The overhanging 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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The cubit on the one side and the cubit on the other side, of that which remains in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on 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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You shall make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sea cow hides above.
15 "Make upright frames for the Tent out of acacia wood.
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“You shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.
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 board, and one and a half cubits the width of each board.
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 board, joined to one another: thus you shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
18 Make twenty frames for the south side
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You shall make twenty boards for the tabernacle, for the south side southward.
19 and forty silver bases to go under them, two bases under each frame to hold its two projections.
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You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.
20 Make twenty frames for the north side of the Tent
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For the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards,
21 and forty silver bases, two under each frame.
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and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
22 For the back of the Tent on the west, make six frames,
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For the far side of the tabernacle westward you shall make six boards.
23 and two frames for the corners.
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You shall make two boards for the corners of the tabernacle in the far side.
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 double beneath, and in the same way they shall be whole to its top to one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
25 So there will be eight frames with their sixteen silver bases, two under each frame.
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There shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
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 boards 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 boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the far side 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 in the middle of the boards shall pass through 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 boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars. 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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You shall set up the tabernacle according to the way that it was shown to you 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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“You shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. It shall be the work of a skillful workman.
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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You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, on four sockets 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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You shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring the ark of the covenant in there within the veil. The veil shall separate the holy place from the most holy for you.
34 Put the lid on the Covenant Box.
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You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the covenant 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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You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lamp stand opposite the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south. 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 door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer.
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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You shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold. Their hooks shall be of gold. You shall cast five sockets 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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