Exo 26 | ABEn | STEP | And for the tent you shall make ten curtains of linen being twined, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, being twined with cherubim. A work of a weaver you shall make them.

Exodus 26

CHAPTER 26 The Curtains, Hooks and Hoops

1 And for the tent you shall make ten curtains of linen being twined, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, being twined with cherubim. A work of a weaver you shall make them. 2 The length of the [²curtain ¹one] shall be eight and twenty cubits; and a breadth of four cubits [²to the ⁴curtain ³one ¹shall be]. [³measure ¹The ²same] shall be to all the curtains. 3 And five curtains will be of one another, being held the other with the other. And five curtains will be of one another, being held the other with the other. 4 And you shall make for them hooks of blue upon the edge of the [²curtain ¹one], joining the one part to the coupling. And thus you shall make upon the edge of the [²curtain ¹outer] for the [²coupling ¹second]. 5 And fifty hooks you shall make for the [²curtain ¹one], and fifty hooks you shall make for the part of the curtain corresponding to the coupling of the second, facing headlong into one another each. 6 And you shall make [²hooks ¹fifty] of gold. And you shall join together the curtains one to the other to the hooks. And [³will be ¹the ²tent] one.

The Hide Coverings, Hooks and Hoops

7 And you shall make hide coverings of hair for protection upon the tent, eleven hide coverings you shall make them. 8 The length of the [²hide covering ¹one] will be thirty cubits; and four cubits the breadth of the [²hide covering ¹one]; [³measure ¹the ²same] will be to the eleven hide coverings. 9 And you shall join together the five hide coverings to the same, and the six hide coverings to the same. And you shall double up the [²hide covering ¹sixth] in front of the tent. 10 And you shall make [²hooks ¹fifty] upon the edge of the [²hide covering ¹one], of the one in the middle by the coupling. And fifty hooks you shall make upon the edge of the hide covering, of the one joining of the second. 11 And you shall make [²hooks ³of brass ¹fifty]. And you shall join together the hooks by the hooks, and you shall join together the hide coverings, and it shall be one. 12 And you shall set the extra in the hide coverings of the tent. The half of the hide covering being left over you shall cover up for the extra of the hide coverings of the tent. You shall cover up behind the tent. 13 A cubit from this side, and a cubit from that side of the superior part of the hide coverings, of the length of the hide coverings of the tent. And it will be to cover up the sides of the tent on this side and that side, that it should be covered. 14 And you shall make a covering of the tent -- skins of rams dyed red, and coverings of skins of blue on top.

The Items for the Tent

15 And you shall make posts for the tent from out of [²wood ¹incorruptible]. 16 Of ten cubits you shall make the [²post ¹one], and [²cubit ¹one] and a half the width of the [²post ¹one]. 17 Two joints to the [²post ¹one] resting headlong against one to the other. Thus you shall make to all the posts of the tent. 18 And you shall make the posts for the tent -- twenty posts by the side towards the south. 19 And forty bases of silver you shall make for the twenty posts. Two bases to the [²post ¹one] for both its parts, and two bases to the other [²post ¹one] for both its parts. 20 And the [²side ¹second] towards the north -- twenty posts. 21 And forty bases for them made of silver. Two bases to the [²post ¹one] for both its parts, and two bases for the other [²post ¹one] for both its parts. 22 And by the rear of the tent by the part towards the west you shall make six posts. 23 And two posts you shall make at the corners of the tent at the posteriors. 24 And they shall be of equal below, and according to the same measurement they shall be equal from the heads unto [²coupling ¹one]. Thus shall you make to both the two corners, let them be equal! 25 And there shall be eight posts. And their bases of silver -- sixteen; and two bases to the [²post ¹one], and two bases to the other [²post ¹one]. 26 And you shall make bars from out of [²wood ¹incorruptible]; five to the posts from the one part of the tent. 27 And five bars to the posts to the [²side ³of the ⁴tent ¹second], and five bars for the posts on the posterior side of the tent, the one towards the west. 28 And the [²bar ¹middle] in between the posts -- let it penetrate from the one side unto the other side! 29 And the posts you shall gild in gold. And the rings you shall make of gold, into which you shall insert the bars. And you shall gild the bars in gold. 30 And you shall raise the tent according to the form being shown to you in the mountain.

The Veil

31 And you shall make a veil from out of blue, and purple, and scarlet being twined, and linen being spun. [⁴work ³a woven ¹You shall make ²it] with cherubim. 32 And you shall place it upon four posts of incorruptible wood being gilded in gold. And the tips of them in gold, and [³bases ¹their ²four] made of silver. 33 And you shall put the veil upon the posts. And you shall carry in there, inside the veil, the ark of the testimony. And [³shall separate ¹the ²veil] to you between the holy and between the holy of the holies. 34 And you shall cover up by the veil the ark of the testimony in the holy of the holies. 35 And you shall put the table outwardly of the veil, and the lamp-stand directly opposite the table near the part of the tent towards the south. and the table you shall put by the part of the tent towards the north.

The Draw-curtain

36 And you shall make a draw curtain for the door, of blue and purple, and scarlet being twined, and linen being twined, the work of an embroiderer. 37 And you shall make for the veil five posts, and you shall gild them with gold; and the tips of them of gold; and you shall cast for them five bases of brass.