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and fastened the long curtains together with the
clasps. In this way, the Tabernacle was made of
one continuous piece.
14 He made eleven curtains of goat-hair
cloth to serve as a tent covering for the Tabernacle. 15 These eleven curtains were all exactly
the same size—45 feet long and 6 feet wide.*
16 Bezalel joined five of these curtains together
to make one long curtain, and the other six
were joined to make a second long curtain.
17 He made fifty loops for the edge of each large
curtain. 18 He also made fifty bronze clasps to
fasten the long curtains together. In this way,
the tent covering was made of one continuous
piece. 19 He completed the tent covering with a
layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine
goatskin leather.
20 For the framework of the Tab er nacle,
Bezalel constructed frames of acacia wood.
21 Each frame was 15 feet high and 27 inches
wide,* 22 with two pegs under each frame. All
the frames were identical. 23 He made twenty
of these frames to support the curtains on the
south side of the Tabernacle. 24 He also made
forty silver bases—two bases under each frame,
with the pegs fitting securely into the bases.
25 For the north side of the Tabernacle, he made
another twenty frames, 26 with their forty silver
bases, two bases under each frame. 27 He made
six frames for the rear—the west side of the Tabernacle—28 along with two additional frames to
reinforce the rear corners of the Tabernacle.
29 These corner frames were matched at the bottom and firmly attached at the top with a single
ring, forming a single corner unit. Both of these
corner units were made the same way. 30 So
there were eight frames at the rear of the Tabernacle, set in sixteen silver bases—two bases
under each frame.
31 Then he made crossbars of acacia wood
to link the frames, five crossbars for the north
side of the Tabernacle 32 and five for the south
side. He also made five crossbars for the rear
of the Tabernacle, which faced west. 33 He
made the middle crossbar to attach halfway up
the frames; it ran all the way from one end of
the Tabernacle to the other. 34 He overlaid the
frames with gold and made gold rings to hold
the crossbars. Then he overlaid the crossbars
with gold as well.
35 For the inside of the Tabernacle, Bezalel
made a special curtain of finely woven linen. He
decorated it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread
and with skillfully embroidered cherubim. 36 For
the curtain, he made four posts of acacia wood
and four gold hooks. He overlaid the posts with
gold and set them in four silver bases.
37 Then he made another curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent. He made it of finely
woven linen and embroidered it with exquisite
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designs using blue, purple, and scarlet thread.
38 This curtain was hung on gold hooks attached
to five posts. The posts with their decorated tops
and hooks were overlaid with gold, and the five
bases were cast from bronze.
Building the Ark of the Covenant
Next Bezalel made the Ark of acacia
wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long,
27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.* 2 He overlaid it inside and outside with pure gold, and he
ran a molding of gold all around it. 3 He cast four
gold rings and attached them to its four feet,
two rings on each side. 4 Then he made poles
from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5 He inserted the poles into the rings at the sides
of the Ark to carry it.
6 Then he made the Ark’s cover—the place of
atonement—from pure gold. It was 45 inches
long and 27 inches wide.* 7 He made two cherubim from hammered gold and placed them
on the two ends of the atonement cover. 8 He
molded the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.
9 The cherubim faced each other and looked
down on the atonement cover. With their wings
spread above it, they protected it.
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Building the Table
10 Then Bezalel* made the table of acacia wood,
36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches
high.* 11 He overlaid it with pure gold and ran a
gold molding around the edge. 12 He decorated
it with a 3-inch border* all around, and he ran
a gold molding along the border. 13 Then he
cast four gold rings for the table and attached
them at the four corners next to the four legs.
14 The rings were attached near the border
to hold the poles that were used to carry the
table. 15 He made these poles from acacia wood
and overlaid them with gold. 16 Then he made
special containers of pure gold for the table—
bowls, ladles, jars, and pitchers—to be used in
pouring out liquid offerings.
Building the Lampstand
17 Then Bezalel made the lampstand of pure,
hammered gold. He made the entire lampstand
and its decorations of one piece—the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals. 18 The
lampstand had six branches going out from
the center stem, three on each side. 19 Each of
the six branches had three lamp cups shaped
like almond blossoms, complete with buds and
petals. 20 The center stem of the lampstand was
36:15 Hebrew 30 cubits [13.8 meters] long and 4 cubits
[1.8 meters] wide. 36:21 Hebrew 10 cubits [4.6 meters] high
and 1.5 cubits [69 centimeters] wide. 37:1 Hebrew 2.5 cubits
[115 centimeters] long, 1.5 cubits [69 centimeters] wide, and
1.5 cubits high. 37:6 Hebrew 2.5 cubits [115 centimeters] long
and 1.5 cubits [69 centimeters] wide. 37:10a Hebrew he; also
in 37:17, 25. 37:10b Hebrew 2 cubits [92 centimeters] long,
1 cubit [46 centimeters] wide, and 1.5 cubits [69 centimeters]
high. 37:12 Hebrew a border of a handbreadth [8 centimeters].