Exodus 26:1-14
1 a“Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and ▼▼ Or violet
blue and purple and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman. 2“The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight ▼▼ I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.
cubits, and the width of each curtain four ▼▼ I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.
cubits; all the curtains shall have ▼▼ Lit one measure
the same measurements. 3“Five curtains shall be ▼▼ Or coupled
joined to one another, and the other five curtains shall be ▼▼ Or coupled
joined to one another. 4“You shall make loops of ▼▼ Or violet
blue on the edge of the ▼▼ Lit one curtain from the end in the coupling
outermost curtain in the first set, and likewise you shall make them on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second ▼▼ Lit coupling
set. 5“You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops on the ▼▼ Lit end
edge of the curtain that is in the second ▼▼ Lit coupling
set; the loops shall be opposite each other. 6“You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and ▼▼ Or couple
join the curtains to one another with the clasps so that the ▼▼ Or dwelling place, and so throughout the ch
tabernacle will be a unit. Curtains of Goats’ Hair
7“Then oyou shall make curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; you shall make eleven curtains in all. 8“The length of each curtain shall be thirty ▼▼ I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.
cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; the eleven curtains shall have ▼▼ Lit one measure
the same measurements. 9“You shall ▼▼ Or couple
join five curtains by themselves and the other six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain ▼▼ Lit toward the front of the face of the tent
at the front of the tent. 10“You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the ▼▼ Lit one curtain
curtain that is outermost in the first ▼▼ Lit coupling
set, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second ▼▼ Lit coupling
set. 11“You shall make fifty clasps of ▼▼ Or copper
bronze, and you shall put the clasps into the loops and ▼▼ Or couple
join the tent together so that it will be ▼▼ Lit one
a unit. 12“The ▼▼ Lit excess
overlapping part that is left over in the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that is left over, shall lap over the back of the tabernacle. 13“The cubit on one side and the cubit on the other, of what is left over in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall lap over the sides of the tabernacle on one side and on the other, to cover it. 14 aa“You shall make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins ▼▼ Or tanned
dyed red and a covering of porpoise skins above.
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