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with the clasps. In this way, the tent covering
will be made of one continuous piece. 12 The remaining 3 feet* of this tent covering will be left
to hang over the back of the Tabernacle. 13 Allow
18 inches* of remaining material to hang down
over each side, so the Tabernacle is completely
covered. 14 Complete the tent covering with a
protective layer of tanned ram skins and a layer
of fine goatskin leather.
15 “For the framework of the Tabernacle, construct frames of acacia wood. 16 Each frame must
be 15 feet high and 27 inches wide,* 17 with two
pegs under each frame. Make all the frames identical. 18 Make twenty of these frames to support
the curtains on the south side of the Tabernacle.
19 Also make forty silver bases—two bases under
each frame, with the pegs fitting securely into
the bases. 20 For the north side of the Tabernacle,
make another twenty frames, 21 with their forty
silver bases, two bases under each frame. 22 Make
six frames for the rear—the west side of the Tabernacle—23 along with two additional frames to reinforce the rear corners of the Tabernacle. 24 These
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. 25 So there will be eight
frames at the rear of the Tabernacle, set in sixteen
silver bases—two bases under each frame.
26 “Make crossbars of acacia wood to link the
frames, five crossbars for the north side of the
Tabernacle 27 and five for the south side. Also
make five crossbars for the rear of the Tabernacle, which will face west. 28 The middle crossbar, attached halfway up the frames, will run
all the way from one end of the Tabernacle to
the other. 29 Overlay the frames with gold, and
make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Overlay
the crossbars with gold as well.
30 “Set up this Tabernacle according to the
pattern 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. 32 Hang this
curtain on gold hooks attached to four posts of
acacia wood. Overlay the posts with gold, and
set them in four silver bases. 33 Hang 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.
34 “Then put the Ark’s cover—the place of
atonement—on top of the Ark of the Covenant
inside the Most Holy Place. 35 Place the table
outside the inner curtain on the north side of
the Tabernacle, and place the lampstand across
the room on the south 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
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blue, purple, and scarlet thread. 37 Craft 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.
Plans for the Altar of Burnt Offering
“Using acacia wood, construct a square
altar 71⁄2 feet wide, 71⁄2 feet long, and
41⁄2 feet high.* 2 Make horns for each of its four
corners so that the horns and altar are all one
piece. Overlay the altar with bronze. 3 Make ash
buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans, all of bronze. 4 Make a bronze grating for
it, and attach four bronze rings at its four corners. 5 Install the grating halfway down the side
of the altar, under the ledge. 6 For carrying the
altar, make poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. 7 Insert the poles through
the rings on the two sides of the altar. 8 The altar
must be hollow, made from planks. Build it just
as you were shown on the mountain.
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Plans for the Courtyard
9 “Then make the courtyard for the Tabernacle,
enclosed with curtains made of finely woven
linen. On the south side, make the curtains
150 feet long.* 10 They will be held up by twenty
posts set securely in twenty bronze bases. Hang
the curtains with silver hooks and rings. 11 Make
the curtains the same on the north side—150 feet
of curtains held up by twenty posts set securely
in bronze bases. Hang the curtains with silver
hooks and rings. 12 The curtains on the west end
of the courtyard will be 75 feet long,* supported
by ten posts set into ten bases. 13 The east end of
the courtyard, the front, will also be 75 feet long.
14 The courtyard entrance will be on the east
end, flanked by two curtains. The curtain on
the right side will be 221⁄2 feet long,* supported
by three posts set into three bases. 15 The curtain
on the left side will also be 221⁄2 feet long, supported by three posts set into three bases.
16 “For the entrance to the courtyard, make a
curtain that is 30 feet long.* Make it from finely
woven linen, and decorate it with beautiful
embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
Support it with four posts, each securely set in
its own base. 17 All the posts around the courtyard must have silver rings and hooks and
bronze bases. 18 So the entire courtyard will be
150 feet long and 75 feet wide, with curtain walls
71⁄2 feet high,* made from finely woven linen.
The bases for the posts will be made of bronze.
19 “All the articles used in the rituals of the
26:12 Hebrew The half sheet that is left over. 26:13 Hebrew
1 cubit [46 centimeters]. 26:16 Hebrew 10 cubits [4.6 meters]
high and 1.5 cubits [69 centimeters] wide. 26:33 Or Ark of the
Testimony; also in 26:34. 27:1 Hebrew 5 cubits [2.3 meters]
wide, 5 cubits long, a square, and 3 cubits [1.4 meters] high.
27:9 Hebrew 100 cubits [46 meters]; also in 27:11. 27:12 Hebrew
50 cubits [23 meters]; also in 27:13. 27:14 Hebrew 15 cubits
[6.9 meters]; also in 27:15. 27:16 Hebrew 20 cubits [9.2 meters].
27:18 Hebrew 100 cubits [46 meters] long and 50 by 50 [23 meters]
wide and 5 cubits [2.3 meters] high.