New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen, and blue, purple, and crimson yarns; you shall make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them.
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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 The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall be of 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 curtains shall be joined to one another; and the other five curtains shall be joined to one another.
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Five curtains are to be joined together, and the other five are to be joined together.
4 You shall make loops of blue on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set; and likewise you shall make loops on the edge of the outermost curtain 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 You shall make fifty loops on the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall 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 You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and join the curtains to one another with the clasps, so that the tabernacle may be one whole.
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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 shall also make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; you shall make eleven curtains.
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And you are to make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the House, eleven curtains.
8 The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; the eleven curtains shall be of 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 You shall join five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and the sixth curtain you shall double over 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 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.
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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 You shall make fifty clasps of bronze, and put the clasps into the loops, and join the tent together, so that it may be one whole.
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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 The part that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall 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 The cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, of what remains in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and that side, 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 You shall make for the tent a covering of tanned rams' 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 You shall 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 Ten cubits shall be the length of a frame, and a cubit and a half the width of each frame.
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Every board is to be ten cubits high and a cubit and a half wide.
17 There shall be two pegs in each frame to fit the frames together; you shall make these for all the frames of 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 You shall make the frames for the tabernacle: twenty frames for the south side;
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These are the boards needed for the house; twenty boards for the south side,
19 and you shall make forty bases of silver under the twenty frames, two bases under the first frame for its two pegs, and two bases under the next frame for its two pegs;
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With forty silver bases under the twenty boards, two bases under every board to take its tongues.
20 and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side twenty frames,
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And twenty boards for the second side of the house on the north,
21 and their forty bases of silver, two bases under the first frame, and two bases under the next frame;
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With their forty silver bases, two under every board.
22 and for the rear of the tabernacle westward you shall make six frames.
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And six boards for the back of the House on the west,
23 You shall make two frames for corners of the tabernacle in the rear;
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With two boards for the angles of the House at the back.
24 they shall be separate beneath, but joined at the top, at the first ring; it shall be the same with both of them; they shall 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 And so there shall be eight frames, with their bases of silver, sixteen bases; two bases under the first frame, and two bases under the next frame.
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So there are to be eight boards, with their sixteen silver bases, two bases under every board.
26 You shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the frames 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 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.
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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 bar, halfway up the frames, shall pass through 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 You shall overlay the frames with gold, and shall make their rings of gold to hold the bars; and you shall overlay the bars 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 Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to the plan for it that you were 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 shall make a curtain of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen; it shall be made with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
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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 You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, which have hooks of gold and rest on four bases of silver.
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Hanging it by gold hooks from four pillars of wood, plated with gold and fixed in silver bases.
33 You shall hang the curtain under the clasps, and bring the ark of the covenant in there, within the curtain; and the curtain shall separate for you the holy place from the most holy.
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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 shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the covenant 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 You shall set the table outside the curtain, and the lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle opposite the table; and you shall 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 You shall make a screen for the entrance of the tent, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen, embroidered with needlework.
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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 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.
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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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