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1 “Make the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by a skilled worker.
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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 All the curtains are to be the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide.
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Every curtain is to be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide, all of the same measure.
3 Join five of the curtains together, and do the same with the other five.
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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 material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and do the same with the end curtain in the other 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 one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other.
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Fifty twists on one curtain and fifty on the other, the twists to be opposite one another.
6 Then make fifty gold clasps and use them to fasten the curtains together so that the tabernacle is a 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 “Make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven altogether.
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And you are to make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the House, eleven curtains.
8 All eleven curtains are to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
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Every curtain is to be thirty cubits long and four cubits wide, all of the same measure.
9 Join five of the curtains together into one set and the other six into another set. Fold the sixth curtain 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 along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other 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 Then make fifty bronze clasps and put them in the loops to fasten the tent together as a 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 additional length of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over is to hang down at the rear 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 The tent curtains will be a cubit longer on both sides; what is left will hang over the sides of the tabernacle so as to cover it.
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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 Make for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of the other durable 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 upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
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And you are to make upright boards of hard wood for the House.
16 Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide,
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Every board is to be ten cubits high and a cubit and a half wide.
17 with two projections set parallel to each other. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.
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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 twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle
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These are the boards needed for the house; twenty boards for the south side,
19 and make forty silver bases to go under them—two bases for each frame, one under each projection.
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With forty silver bases under the twenty boards, two bases under every board to take its tongues.
20 For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, make twenty frames
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And twenty boards for the second side of the house on the north,
21 and forty silver bases—two under each frame.
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With their forty silver bases, two under every board.
22 Make six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle,
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And six boards for the back of the House on the west,
23 and make two frames for the corners at the far end.
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With two boards for the angles of the House at the back.
24 At these two corners they must be double from the bottom all the way to the top and fitted into a single ring; both shall be like that.
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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 So there will be eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.
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So there are to be eight boards, with their sixteen silver bases, two bases under every board.
26 “Also make crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on 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 for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle.
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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 center crossbar is to extend from end to end at the middle of the frames.
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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 frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also 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 “Set up the tabernacle according to the plan shown you on the mountain.
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And you are to make the House from the design which you saw on the mountain.
31 “Make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker.
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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 posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases.
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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 from the clasps and place the ark of the covenant law behind the curtain. The curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most 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 Put the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant law in the Most Holy Place.
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You are to put the cover on the ark of the law, inside the most holy place.
35 Place the table outside the curtain on the north side of the tabernacle and put the lampstand opposite it on the south 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 curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer.
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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 Make gold hooks for this curtain and five posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold. And cast five bronze bases for them.
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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
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