| New Living Translation | NET Bible |
| 1“Make the Tabernacle from ten curtains of finely woven linen. Decorate the curtains with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim. | 1"The tabernacle itself you are to make with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet; you are to make them with cherubim that are the work of an artistic designer. |
| 2These ten curtains must all be exactly the same size—42 feet long and 6 feet wide. | 2The length of each curtain is to be forty-two feet, and the width of each curtain is to be six feet--the same size for each of the curtains. |
| 3Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, then join the other five into a second long curtain. | 3Five curtains are to be joined, one to another, and the other five curtains are to be joined, one to another. |
| 4Put loops of blue yarn along the edge of the last curtain in each set. | 4You are to make loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and in the same way you are to make loops in the outer edge of the end curtain in the second set. |
| 5The fifty loops along the edge of one curtain are to match the fifty loops along the edge of the other curtain. | 5You are to make fifty loops on the one curtain, and you are to make fifty loops on the end curtain which is on the second set, so that the loops are opposite one to another. |
| 6Then make fifty gold clasps and fasten the long curtains together with the clasps. In this way, the Tabernacle will be made of one continuous piece. | 6You are to make fifty gold clasps and join the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle is a unit. |
| 7“Make eleven curtains of goat-hair cloth to serve as a tent covering for the Tabernacle. | 7"You are to make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; you are to make eleven curtains. |
| 8These eleven curtains must all be exactly the same size—45 feet long and 6 feet wide. | 8The length of each curtain is to be forty-five feet, and the width of each curtain is to be six feet--the same size for the eleven curtains. |
| 9Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and join the other six into a second long curtain. Allow 3 feet of material from the second set of curtains to hang over the front of the sacred tent. | 9You are to join five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves. You are to double over the sixth curtain at the front of the tent. |
| 10Make fifty loops for one edge of each large curtain. | 10You are to make fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and fifty loops along the edge of the curtain that joins the second set. |
| 11Then make fifty bronze clasps, and fasten the loops of the long curtains with the clasps. In this way, the tent covering will be made of one continuous piece. | 11You are to make fifty bronze clasps and put the clasps into the loops and join the tent together so that it is a unit. |
| 12The remaining 3 feet of this tent covering will be left to hang over the back of the Tabernacle. | 12Now the part that remains of the curtains of the tent--the half curtain that remains will hang over at the back of the tabernacle. |
| 13Allow 18 inches of remaining material to hang down over each side, so the Tabernacle is completely covered. | 13The foot and a half on the one side and the foot and a half on the other side of what remains in the length of the curtains of the tent will hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on one side and the other side, to cover it. |
| 14Complete the tent covering with a protective layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine goatskin leather. | 14"You are to make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red and over that a covering of fine leather. |
| 15“For the framework of the Tabernacle, construct frames of acacia wood. | 15"You are to make the frames for the tabernacle out of acacia wood as uprights. |
| 16Each frame must be 15 feet high and 27 inches wide, | 16Each frame is to be fifteen feet long, and each frame is to be two feet three inches wide, |
| 17with two pegs under each frame. Make all the frames identical. | 17with two projections per frame parallel one to another. You are to make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. |
| 18Make twenty of these frames to support the curtains on the south side of the Tabernacle. | 18So you are to make the frames for the tabernacle: twenty frames for the south side, |
| 19Also make forty silver bases—two bases under each frame, with the pegs fitting securely into the bases. | 19and you are to make forty silver bases to go under the twenty frames--two bases under the first frame for its two projections, and likewise two bases under the next frame for its two projections; |
| 20For the north side of the Tabernacle, make another twenty frames, | 20and for the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, twenty frames, |
| 21with their forty silver bases, two bases under each frame. | 21and their forty silver bases, two bases under the first frame, and two bases under the next frame. |
| 22Make six frames for the rear—the west side of the Tabernacle— | 22And for the back of the tabernacle on the west you will make six frames. |
| 23along with two additional frames to reinforce the rear corners of the Tabernacle. | 23You are to make two frames for the corners of the tabernacle on the back. |
| 24These corner frames will be matched at the bottom and firmly attached at the top with a single ring, forming a single corner unit. Make both of these corner units the same way. | 24At the two corners they must be doubled at the lower end and finished together at the top in one ring. So it will be for both. |
| 25So there will be eight frames at the rear of the Tabernacle, set in sixteen silver bases—two bases under each frame. | 25So there are to be eight frames and their silver bases, sixteen bases, two bases under the first frame, and two bases under the next frame. |
| 26“Make crossbars of acacia wood to link the frames, five crossbars for the north side of the Tabernacle | 26"You are to make bars of acacia wood, five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle, |
| 27and five for the south side. Also make five crossbars for the rear of the Tabernacle, which will face west. | 27and five bars for the frames on the second side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames on the back of the tabernacle on the west. |
| 28The middle crossbar, attached halfway up the frames, will run all the way from one end of the Tabernacle to the other. | 28The middle bar in the center of the frames will reach from end to end. |
| 29Overlay the frames with gold, and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Overlay the crossbars with gold as well. | 29You are to overlay the frames with gold and make their rings of gold to provide places for the bars, and you are to overlay the bars with gold. |
| 30“Set up this Tabernacle according to the pattern you were shown on the mountain. | 30You are to set up the tabernacle according to the plan that you were shown on the mountain. |
| 31“For the inside of the Tabernacle, make a special curtain of finely woven linen. Decorate it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim. | 31"You are to make a special curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen; it is to be made with cherubim, the work of an artistic designer. |
| 32Hang this curtain on gold hooks attached to four posts of acacia wood. Overlay the posts with gold, and set them in four silver bases. | 32You are to hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold, set in four silver bases. |
| 33Hang the inner curtain from clasps, and put the Ark of the Covenant in the room behind it. This curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. | 33You are to hang this curtain under the clasps and bring the ark of the testimony in there behind the curtain. The curtain will make a division for you between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place. |
| 34“Then put the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—on top of the Ark of the Covenant inside the Most Holy Place. | 34You are to put the atonement lid on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place. |
| 35Place the table outside the inner curtain on the north side of the Tabernacle, and place the lampstand across the room on the south side. | 35You are to put the table outside the curtain and the lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle, opposite the table, and you are to place the table on the north side. |
| 36“Make another curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent. Make it of finely woven linen and embroider it with exquisite designs, using blue, purple, and scarlet thread. | 36"You are to make a hanging for the entrance of the tent of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer. |
| 37Craft five posts from acacia wood. Overlay them with gold, and hang the curtain from them with gold hooks. Cast five bronze bases for the posts. | 37You are to make for the hanging five posts of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, and their hooks will be gold, and you are to cast five bronze bases for them. |
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