New American Standard Bible 1995

International Standard Version

1"Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman.

1"You are to make the tent with ten curtains of fine woven linen and with blue, purple, and scarlet material. You are to make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them.

2"The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall have the same measurements.

2The length of each curtain is to be 28 cubits, the width of each curtain four cubits, and all the curtains are to have the same measurements.

3"Five curtains shall be joined to one another, and the other five curtains shall be joined to one another.

3"Five of the curtains are to be joined together, and the other five curtains 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 them on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second set.

4You are to make loops of blue material along the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set, and likewise you are to make loops along the edge of the outermost curtain in the second set.

5"You shall make fifty loops in 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 each other.

5You are to make 50 loops in the one curtain, and you are to make 50 loops along the edge of the curtain that is in the second set, with the loops opposite each other.

6"You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and join the curtains to one another with the clasps so that the tabernacle will be a unit.

6Then you are to make 50 gold clasps, and join the curtains to each other with the clasps so that the tent will be one piece.

7"Then you shall make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; you shall make eleven curtains in all.

7"You are to make curtains of goat hair for a tent over the tent. You are to make eleven curtains.

8"The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; the eleven curtains shall have the same measurements.

8The length of each curtain is to be 30 cubits, and the width of each curtain two cubits; the measurements of each of the eleven curtains is to be the same.

9"You shall join five curtains by themselves and the other six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain at the front of the tent.

9You are to join five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and you are to double over the sixth curtain at the front of the tent.

10"You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the first set, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second set.

10You are to make 50 loops along the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set, and 50 loops along the edge of the curtain of the other set.

11"You shall make fifty clasps of bronze, and you shall put the clasps into the loops and join the tent together so that it will be a unit.

11You are to make 50 bronze clasps, put the clasps into the loops, and join the tent together so that it will be one piece.

12"The 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.

12As for the excess that remains of the curtains of the tent—the half curtain that remains—is to hang over the back of the tent.

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.

13The half cubit that remain on either end of the length of the curtains of the tent is to hang over each side of the tent to cover it.

14"You shall make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red and a covering of porpoise skins above.

14"You are to make a cover for the tent of ram skins dyed red and a covering of dolphin skins above that.

15"Then you shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.

15"You are to make upright boards of acacia wood for the tent.

16"Ten cubits shall be the length of each board and one and a half cubits the width of each board.

16Each board is to be ten cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

17"There shall be two tenons for each board, fitted to one another; thus you shall do for all the boards of the tabernacle.

17Each board is to have two pegs joined to one another, and you are to do this for all the boards of the tent.

18"You shall make the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side.

18You are to make the boards for the tent: 20 boards for the south side.

19"You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards, two sockets under one board for its two tenons and two sockets under another board for its two tenons;

19And you are to make 40 silver sockets under the 20 boards: two sockets under the one board for its two pegs and two sockets under the next board for its two pegs.

20and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards,

20"For the second side of the tent to the north you are to make 20 boards

21and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board and two sockets under another board.

21and 40 silver sockets for them, two sockets under one board and two sockets under the next board.

22"For the rear of the tabernacle, to the west, you shall make six boards.

22On the west you are to make six boards for the rear of the tent,

23"You shall make two boards for the corners of the tabernacle at the rear.

23and you are to make two boards for the rear corners of the tent.

24"They shall be double beneath, and together they shall be complete to its top to the first ring; thus it shall be with both of them: they shall form the two corners.

24They shall be interlocked together at the bottom and connected on top by one ring. Do this for the two of them, and they are to be the two corners.

25"There shall be eight boards with their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board and two sockets under another board.

25There is to be eight boards with their sixteen silver sockets, two sockets under one board and two sockets under the next board.

26"Then you shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle,

26"You are to make bars of acacia wood, five for the boards on one side of the tent,

27and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle for the rear side to the west.

27five bars for the boards on the second side of the tent, and five bars for the boards on the back side of the tent to the west.

28"The middle bar in the center of the boards shall pass through from end to end.

28The center bar in the middle of the boards is to pass through from end to end.

29"You shall overlay the boards with gold and make their rings of gold as holders for the bars; and you shall overlay the bars with gold.

29You are to overlay the boards with gold, and you are to make gold rings for them as holders for the bars, and you are to overlay the bars with gold.

30"Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to its plan which you have been shown in the mountain.

30You are to erect the tent according to the plan for it that was shown you on the mountain.

31"You shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen; it shall be made with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman.

31"You are to make a curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet material, and fine woven linen. You are to make it with cherubim skillfully worked into it.

32"You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, their hooks also being of gold, on four sockets of silver.

32You are to hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, which have hooks of gold, and are set on four sockets of silver.

33"You shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring in the ark of the testimony there within the veil; and the veil shall serve for you as a partition between the holy place and the holy of holies.

33You are to hang the curtain from the clasps and bring the Ark of the Testimony there inside the curtain. The curtain is to separate for you the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

34"You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies.

34"You are to put the Mercy Seat on the Ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place.

35"You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand opposite the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south; and you shall put the table on the north side.

35You are to put the table outside the curtain. You are to put the table on the north side with the lamp stand opposite the table on the south side of the tent.

36"You shall make a screen for the doorway of the tent of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a weaver.

36For the doorway of the tent you are to make a screen of blue, purple, and scarlet material, and with fine woven linen, the work of an embroiderer.

37"You shall make five pillars of acacia for the screen and overlay them with gold, their hooks also being of gold; and you shall cast five sockets of bronze for them.

37You are to make five pillars of acacia for the screens and overlay them with gold. Their hooks shall be of gold, and you are to cast five bronze sockets for them."

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