King James Version KJV
Good News Translation GNT
1 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.
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"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.
2 The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure.
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Make each piece the same size, 14 yards long and 2 yards wide.
3 The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.
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Sew five of them together in one set, and do the same with the other five.
4 And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.
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Make loops of blue cloth on the edge of the outside piece in each set.
5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another.
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Put fifty loops on the first piece of the first set and fifty loops matching them on the last piece of the second set.
6 And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.
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Make fifty gold hooks with which to join the two sets into one piece.
7 And thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.
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"Make a cover for the Tent out of eleven pieces of cloth made of goats' hair.
8 The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure.
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Make them all the same size, 15 yards long and 2 yards wide.
9 And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.
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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.
10 And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.
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Put fifty loops on the edge of the last piece of one set, and fifty loops on the edge of the other set.
11 And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.
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Make fifty bronze hooks and put them in the loops to join the two sets so as to form one cover.
12 And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle.
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Hang the extra half piece over the back of the Tent.
13 And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.
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The extra half yard on each side of the length is to hang over the sides of the Tent to cover it.
14 And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers' skins.
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"Make two more coverings, one of rams' skin dyed red and the other of fine leather, to serve as the outer cover.
15 And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.
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"Make upright frames for the Tent out of acacia wood.
16 Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board.
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Each frame is to be 15 feet long and 27 inches wide,
17 Two tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
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with two matching projections, so that the frames can be joined together. All the frames are to have these projections.
18 And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.
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Make twenty frames for the south side
19 And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.
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and forty silver bases to go under them, two bases under each frame to hold its two projections.
20 And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards:
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Make twenty frames for the north side of the Tent
21 And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
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and forty silver bases, two under each frame.
22 And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.
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For the back of the Tent on the west, make six frames,
23 And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.
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and two frames for the corners.
24 And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
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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.
25 And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
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So there will be eight frames with their sixteen silver bases, two under each frame.
26 And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
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"Make fifteen crossbars of acacia wood, five for the frames on one side of the Tent,
27 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 two sides westward.
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five for the frames on the other side, and five for the frames on the west end, at the back.
28 And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end.
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The middle crossbar, set halfway up the frames, is to extend from one end of the Tent to the other.
29 And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.
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Cover the frames with gold and fit them with gold rings to hold the crossbars, which are also to be covered with gold.
30 And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount.
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Set up the Tent according to the plan that I showed you on the mountain.
31 And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:
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"Make a curtain of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool. Embroider it with figures of winged creatures.
32 And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.
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Hang it on four posts of acacia wood covered with gold, fitted with hooks, and set in four silver bases.
33 And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.
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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.
34 And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
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Put the lid on the Covenant Box.
35 And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.
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Outside the Most Holy Place put the table against the north side of the Tent and the lampstand against the south side.
36 And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.
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"For the entrance of the Tent make a curtain of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool and decorated with embroidery.
37 And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.
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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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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.