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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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"Make The Dwelling itself from ten panels of tapestry woven from fine twisted linen, blue and purple and scarlet material, with an angel-cherubim design. A skilled craftsman should do it.
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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The panels of tapestry are each to be forty-six feet long and six feet wide.
3 Five curtains shall be joined to one another; and the other five curtains shall be joined to one another.
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Join five of the panels together, and then the other five 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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Make loops of blue along the edge of the outside panel of the first set and the same on the outside panel of the second set.
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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Make fifty loops on each panel.
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 clasps and join the tapestries together so that The Dwelling is one whole.
7 You shall also make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; you shall make eleven curtains.
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"Next make tapestries of goat hair for a tent that will cover The Dwelling. Make eleven panels of these tapestries.
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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The length of each panel will be forty-five feet long and six feet wide.
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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Join five of the panels together, and then the other six. Fold the sixth panel double at the 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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Now make fifty loops along the edge of the end panel and fifty loops along the edge of the joining panel.
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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Make fifty clasps of bronze and connect the clasps with the loops, bringing the tent together.
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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"Hang half of the overlap of the tapestry panels over the rear of The Dwelling.
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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The eighteen inches of overlap on either side will cover the sides of the tent.
14 You shall make for the tent a covering of tanned rams' skins and an outer covering of fine leather.
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Finally, make a covering for the tapestries of tanned rams' skins dyed red and over that a covering of dolphin skins.
15 You shall make upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
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"Frame The Dwelling with planks of acacia wood,
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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each section of frame fifteen feet long and two and one-quarter feet 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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with two pegs for securing them. Make all the frames identical:
18 You shall make the frames for the tabernacle: twenty frames for the south side;
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twenty frames 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 sockets to receive the two pegs from each of the twenty frames;
20 and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side twenty frames,
21 and their forty bases of silver, two bases under the first frame, and two bases under the next frame;
22 and for the rear of the tabernacle westward you shall make six frames.
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for the rear of The Dwelling, which faces west, make six frames
23 You shall make two frames for corners of the tabernacle in the rear;
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with two additional frames for the rear corners.
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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Both of the two corner frames need to be double in thickness from top to bottom and fit into a single ring
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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- eight frames altogether with sixteen sockets of silver, two under each frame.
26 You shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the frames of the one side of the tabernacle,
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"Now make crossbars of acacia wood, five for the frames on one side of The Dwelling,
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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five for the other side, and five for the back side facing west.
28 The middle bar, halfway up the frames, shall pass through from end to end.
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The center crossbar runs from end to end halfway up the frames.
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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Cover the frames with a veneer of gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. And cover the crossbars with a veneer of 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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Then put The Dwelling together, following the design you were shown 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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"Make a curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen. Have a design of angel-cherubim woven into it by a skilled craftsman.
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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Fasten it with gold hooks to four posts of acacia wood covered with a veneer of gold, set on four 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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After hanging the curtain from the clasps, bring the Chest of The Testimony in behind the curtain. The curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Holy-of-Holies.
34 You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the covenant in the most holy place.
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Now place the Atonement-Cover lid on the Chest of The Testimony in the Holy-of-Holies.
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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Place the Table and the Lampstand outside the curtain, the Lampstand on the south side of The Dwelling and the Table opposite it 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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"Make a screen for the door of the tent. Weave it from blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen.
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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Frame the weaving with five poles of acacia wood covered with a veneer of gold and make gold hooks to hang the weaving. Cast five bronze bases for the poles.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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