Exodus 26:11-21

11 Make 50 bronze fasteners, and put them through the loops to link the inner tent together as a single unit.

12 The remaining half-sheet should hang over the back of the inner tent.

13 There will be 18 inches left over on each side because of the length of the outer tent's sheets. That part should hang over each side in order to cover the inner tent.

14 Make a cover of rams' skins that have been dyed red for the outer tent. Over that put a cover made of fine leather.

15 "Make a framework out of acacia wood for the inner tent.

16 Each frame is to be 15 feet long and 27 inches wide,

17 with two identical pegs. Make all the frames for the inner tent the same way.

18 Make 20 frames for the south side of the inner tent.

19 Then make 40 silver sockets at the bottom of the 20 frames, two sockets at the bottom of each frame for the two pegs.

20 For the north side of the inner tent [make] 20 frames

21 and 40 silver sockets, two at the bottom of each frame.

Exodus 26:11-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 26

In this chapter a description is given of the tabernacle itself, and first of its inward curtains, of their number, matter, length, and breadth, and the manner of coupling them together, Ex 26:1-6, and then of the outward curtains of it, their number, matter, length, and breadth, and coupling, and how disposed of, Ex 26:7-13, and next of the two coverings of the tabernacle, of rams' skins and badgers' skins, Ex 22:14, the boards for the tabernacle are also described, with their tenons and sockets, Ex 26:15-25 and the bars and rings for it, by which it was kept firm together, Ex 26:26-30, an account is given of the vail between the holy and the most holy place, Ex 26:31-35, and of the hanging for the door of the tabernacle, Ex 26:36,37.