Exodus 26

Revised Geneva Translation

26 “Afterward, you shall make the Tabernacle, with ten curtains of fine-twined linen and blue silk, and purple, and scarlet. And in them you shall make Cherubims of skilled workmanship.

² “The length of one curtain shall be 28 cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits. Every one of the curtains shall have the same measure.

³ “Five curtains shall be coupled to one another; and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another.

⁴ “And you shall make loops of blue silk upon the edge of one curtain, which is at the outermost edge of the coupling. And you shall make the same loops on the outermost edge of the other curtain, in the second coupling.

⁵ “You shall make fifty loops on one curtain; and you shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which is in the second coupling. The loops shall be directly opposite each other.

⁶ “You shall also make fifty clasps of gold and couple the curtains to each another with the clasps. And it shall be one Tabernacle.

⁷ “Also, you shall make curtains of goats’ hair, to be a covering upon the Tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains.

⁸ “The length of a curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of a curtain four cubits. The eleven curtains shall be the same length.

⁹ “And you shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. And you shall double over the sixth curtain upon the front of the covering.

¹⁰ “And you shall make fifty loops on the edge of one curtain, on the outermost end of the coupling, and fifty loops on the outermost edge of the curtain in the second coupling.

¹¹ “Likewise, you shall make fifty clasps of copper and fasten them on the loops, and shall couple the covering together, so that it may be one.

¹² “And the remnant that remains in the curtains of the covering, the half- curtain that remains, shall be left at the back side of the Tabernacle.

¹³ “A cubit on one side and a cubit on the other side (of that which is left in the length of the curtains of the covering) may remain on either side of the Tabernacle, to cover it.

¹⁴ “Moreover, for that covering, you shall make a covering of rams’ skins, (dyed red) and a covering of badgers’ skins above that.

¹⁵ “Also, you shall make boards of shittim wood for the Tabernacle, to stand upright.

¹⁶ “The length of a board shall be ten cubits; and the breadth of one board shall be one and a half cubits.

¹⁷ “Two tenons shall be set in one board, to join two boards together. Thus shall you make it for all the boards of the Tabernacle.

¹⁸ “And you shall make boards for the Tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side.

¹⁹ “And you shall make forty pedestals of silver under the twenty boards, two pedestals under one board for its two tenons, and two pedestals under another board for its two tenons.

²⁰ “In the same way, on the other side of the Tabernacle, toward the north side, there shall be twenty boards

²¹ “and their forty pedestals of silver, two pedestals under one board and two pedestals under another board.

²² “And on the side of the Tabernacle, toward the west, you shall make six boards.

²³ “Also, you shall make two boards in the corners of the Tabernacle, on the two sides.

²⁴ “Also, they shall be joined beneath, and they shall be joined above, to a ring. It shall be this way for them both. They shall be for the two corners.

²⁵ “So they shall be, eight boards having pedestals of silver (sixteen pedestals), with two pedestals under one board and two pedestals under another board.

²⁶ “Then, you shall make five poles of shittim wood, for the boards of one side of the Tabernacle

²⁷ “and five poles for the boards of the other side of the Tabernacle (also, five poles for the boards of the west side of the Tabernacle).

²⁸ “And the middle bar shall go through the midst of the boards, from end to end.

²⁹ “And you shall cover the boards with gold and make their rings of gold, for places for the poles. And you shall cover the poles with gold.

³⁰ “So you shall raise up the Tabernacle, according to its pattern which was shown to you on the mountain.

³¹ “Moreover, you shall make a veil of blue silk, and purple, and scarlet, and fine-twined linen. You shall make it of skillful workmanship, with Cherubims.

³² “And you shall hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood covered with gold (whose hooks shall be of gold) upon four pedestals of silver.

³³ “Afterward, you shall hang the veil on the hooks, so that you may bring into it (that is, within the veil) the Ark of the Testimony. And the veil shall make a separation for you, between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place.

³⁴ “Also, you shall put the Mercy Seat upon the Ark of the Testimony, in the Most Holy Place.

³⁵ “And you shall set the Table outside the veil, and the Lampstand opposite the Table, on the south side of the Tabernacle. And you shall set the Table on the north side.

³⁶ “Also, you shall make a screen for the door of the Tabernacle, of blue silk, and purple, and scarlet, and fine-twined linen, expertly woven.

³⁷ “And you shall make five pillars of shittim wood for the screen and cover them with gold. Their hooks shall be of gold; and you shall cast five pedestals of copper for them.”