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The Second Book of Moses: Exodus

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- Chapter 26 -

(Exodus 36:8–13)
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And you make the Dwelling Place [with] ten curtains of twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet; [with] cherubim, the work of a designer, you make them;
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the length of the one curtain [is] twenty-eight by the cubit, and the breadth of the one curtain [is] four by the cubit, one measure [is] for all the curtains;
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five of the curtains are joining to one another, and five curtains are joining to one another.
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And you have made loops of blue on the edge of the first curtain, at the end in the joining; and so you make in the edge of the outermost curtain, in the joining of the second.
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You make fifty loops in the first curtain, and you make fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which [is] in the joining of the second, causing the loops to take hold to one another;
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and you have made fifty hooks of gold, and have joined the curtains to one another by the hooks, and the Dwelling Place has been one.

The Eleven Curtains of Goat Hair

(Exodus 36:14–19)
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And you have made curtains of goats’ [hair] for a tent over the Dwelling Place; you make eleven curtains:
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the length of one curtain [is] thirty by the cubit, and the breadth of one curtain [is] four by the cubit; one measure [is] for the eleven curtains;
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and you have joined the five curtains apart, and the six curtains apart, and have doubled the six curtains at the front of the tent.
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And you have made fifty loops on the edge of the first curtain, the outermost in the joining, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which is joining the second;
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and you have made fifty hooks of bronze, and have brought in the hooks into the loops, and have joined the tent, and it has been one.
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And the excess remaining in the curtains of the tentthe half of the curtain which is remaining—has spread over the back part of the Dwelling Place;
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and the cubit on this [side], and the cubit on that [side], in the remaining [part] of the length of the curtains of the tent, is spread out over the sides of the Dwelling Place, on this [side] and on that [side], to cover it;
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and you have made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins made red, and a covering of tachashim skins above.

The Frames and Bases

(Exodus 36:20–34)
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And you have made the boards for the Dwelling Place of shittim wood, standing up;
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ten cubits [is] the length of the board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of one board;
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two handles [are] to one board, joined to one another; so you make for all the boards of the Dwelling Place;
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and you have made the boards of the Dwelling Placetwenty boards for the south side southward;
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and you make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards, two sockets under one board for its two handles, and two sockets under the other board for its two handles.
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And for the second side of the Dwelling Place, for the north side, [are] twenty boards,
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and their forty sockets of silver, two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
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And for the sides of the Dwelling Place westward, you make six boards.
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And you make two boards for the corners of the Dwelling Place in the two sides.
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And they are pairs beneath, and together they are pairs above its head to one ring; so is it for them both, they are for the two corners.
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And they have been eight boards, and their sockets of silver [are] sixteen sockets, two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
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And you have made bars of shittim wood: five for the boards of the first side of the Dwelling Place,
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and five bars for the boards of the second side of the Dwelling Place, and five bars for the boards of the side of the Dwelling Place at the two sides, westward;
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and one has caused the middle bar in the midst of the boards to reach from end to end;
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and you overlay the boards [with] gold, and you make their rings of gold [for] places for bars, and have overlaid their bars with gold;
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and you have raised up the Dwelling Place according to its fashion which you have been shown on the mountain.

The Veil

(Exodus 36:35–36)
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And you have made a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, the work of a designer; he makes it [with] cherubim;
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and you have put it on four pillars of shittim wood, overlaid [with] gold, their pegs [are] of gold, on four sockets of silver.
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And you have put the veil under the hooks, and have brought in the Ark of the Testimony there within the veil; and the veil has made a separation for you between the holy and the Holy of Holies.
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And you have put the propitiatory covering on the Ark of the Testimony in the Holy of Holies.
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And you have set the table at the outside of the veil, and the lampstand opposite the table on the side of the Dwelling Place southward, and you put the table on the north side.

The Curtain for the Entrance

(Exodus 36:37–38)
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And you have made a covering for the opening of the tent of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, the work of an embroiderer;
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and you have made five pillars of shittim [wood] for the covering, and have overlaid them [with] gold, their pegs [are] of gold, and you have cast five sockets of bronze for them.”
(Exodus 36:8–13)
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“Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim. You shall make them with the work of a skillful workman.
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The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits,(a) and the width of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains shall have one measure.
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Five curtains shall be coupled together to one another, and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another.
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You shall make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain from the edge in the coupling, and you shall do likewise on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second coupling.
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You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling. The loops shall be opposite one another.
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You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains to one another with the clasps. The tabernacle shall be a unit.

The Eleven Curtains of Goat Hair

(Exodus 36:14–19)
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You shall make curtains of goats’ hair for a covering over the tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains.
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The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits: the eleven curtains shall have one measure.
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You shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent.
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You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outermost in the coupling, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which is outermost in the second coupling.
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You shall make fifty clasps of bronze, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.
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The overhanging part that remains of the curtains of the tentthe half curtain that remains—shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.
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The cubit on the one side and the cubit on the other side, of that which remains in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.
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You shall make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sea cow hides above.

The Frames and Bases

(Exodus 36:20–34)
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You shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.
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Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and one and a half cubits the width of each board.
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There shall be two tenons in each board, joined to one another: thus you shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
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You shall make twenty boards for the tabernacle, for the south side southward.
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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.
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For the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards,
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and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
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For the far side of the tabernacle westward you shall make six boards.
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You shall make two boards for the corners of the tabernacle in the far side.
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They shall be double beneath, and in the same way they shall be whole to its top to one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
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There shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
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You shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
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and 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 far side westward.
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The middle bar in the middle of the boards shall pass through from end to end.
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You shall overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars. You shall overlay the bars with gold.
30
You shall set up the tabernacle according to the way that it was shown to you on the mountain.

The Veil

(Exodus 36:35–36)
31
You shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. It shall be the work of a skillful workman.
32
You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, on four sockets of silver.
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You shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring the ark of the covenant in there within the veil. The veil shall separate the holy place from the most holy for you.
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You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the covenant in the most holy place.
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You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lamp stand opposite the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south. You shall put the table on the north side.

The Curtain for the Entrance

(Exodus 36:37–38)
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You shall make a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer.
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You shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold. Their hooks shall be of gold. You shall cast five sockets of bronze for them.

Footnotes

(a)26:2 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.