26“And the tabernacle you will make with ten curtains; you will make them of finely twisted linen and blue and purple and crimson yarns, with cherubim, the work of a skilled craftsman. ²The length of the one curtain will be twenty-eight cubits, and the width will be four cubits for the one curtain; one measure will be for all the curtains. ³Five curtains will be joined to one another,^a and five curtains joined to one another.^b ⁴And you will make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain, at the end in the set; and you will do so on the edge of the end curtain in the second set. ⁵You will make fifty loops on the one curtain, and you will make fifty loops on the end of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops are to be opposite^c to one another.^d ⁶And you will make fifty gold clasps and join the curtains to one another^e with the clasps, so that the tabernacle will be one.

⁷“And you will make curtains of goat hair for a tent over the tabernacle; you will make them eleven curtains. ⁸The length of the one curtain will be thirty cubits, and the width will be four cubits for the one curtain; one measure will be for the eleven curtains. ⁹And you will join five curtains together and six curtains together, and you will fold double the sixth curtain at the front of the tent. ¹⁰And you will make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain at the end of the first set and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain in the second set. ¹¹And you will make fifty bronze clasps, and you will put the clasps in the loops and join the tent, so that it will be one.

¹²“And the surplus in the curtains of the tent will be an overhang; the surplus half curtain will hang over the back of the tabernacle. ¹³And a cubit from one side^f and a cubit from the other side^g in the surplus in the length of the curtains of the tent will be hung over the sides of the tabernacle equally^h to cover it.

¹⁴“And you will make a covering for the tent of red-dyed ram skins and a covering of fine leather to go above.

¹⁵“And you will make the framesⁱ for the tabernacle of acacia wood as uprights.^j ¹⁶The length of the frame^k will be ten cubits, and the width of the one frame^l will be one and a half cubits. ¹⁷You will make two pegs^m for the one frameⁿ for joining each to another^o and likewise for all the frames^p of the tabernacle. ¹⁸And you will make the frames^q for the tabernacle with twenty frames^r for the south^s side. ¹⁹And you will make forty silver bases under the twenty frames,^t with two bases under the one frame^u for its two pegs^v and two bases under the next^w frame^x for its two pegs.^y ²⁰And for the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, there will be twenty frames^z ²¹and their forty silver bases, with two bases under the one frame^a and two bases under the next^b frame.^c

²²“And for the rear of the tabernacle on the west^d you will make six frames.^e ²³And you will make two frames^f for the tabernacle corners at the rear. ²⁴They will be double at the bottom, and they will be completely together on its top to the one ring; it will be likewise for the two of them; they will be for the two corners. ²⁵And there will be eight frames^g and their silver bases, sixteen bases, with two bases under the one frame^h and two bases under the nextⁱ frame.^j

²⁶“You will make five bars of acacia wood for the frames^k on the one side of the tabernacle, ²⁷and five bars for the frames^l on the second side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames^m on the side of the tabernacle at the rear on the west.ⁿ ²⁸And the bar in the middle, in the midst of the frames^o will run from end to end. ²⁹And you will overlay the frames^p with gold, and you will make their rings of gold as holders^q for the bars, and you will overlay the bars with gold. ³⁰And you will erect the tabernacle according to its plan, which you have been shown on the mountain.

³¹“And you will make a curtain of blue and purple and crimson yarns and finely twisted linen, the work of a skilled craftsman; he will make it with cherubim. ³²And you will put it on four acacia pillars overlaid with gold with their gold hooks on four silver bases. ³³And you will put the curtain under the clasps, and you will bring the ark of the testimony there inside the curtain, and the curtain will separate for you between the holy and the most holy place.^r ³⁴And you will put the atonement cover on the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.^s ³⁵And you will place the table outside the curtain and the lampstand opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle, and you will put the table on the north side.

³⁶“And you will make for the entrance of the tent a screen of blue and purple and crimson yarns and finely twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer. ³⁷And you will make for the screen five acacia pillars, and you will overlay them with gold with their gold hooks, and you will cast for them five bronze bases.

Instructions for Making the Bronze Altar

27“And you will make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide; the altar will be square, and its height will be three cubits. ²And you will make its horns on its four corners; its horns will be of one piece with it,^a and you will overlay it with bronze. ³And you will make its pots for removing its fat-soaked ashes and its shovels and its sprinkling bowls and its forks^b and its fire pans; you will make all its equipment with bronze. ⁴And you will make for it a grating, a work of bronze network, and you will make on the network four bronze rings on its four ends. ⁵And you will put it under the ledge of the altar, below, and the network will be up to the middle of the altar. ⁶And you will make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and you will overlay them with bronze. ⁷And the poles will be put into the rings, and the poles will be on the two sides of the altar when carrying it. ⁸You will make it hollow with boards. As it was shown you on the mountain, so they will do.

Instructions for Making the Courtyard

⁹“You will make the courtyard of the tabernacle; for the south^c side will be hangings for the courtyard of finely twisted linen, one hundred cubits long for the one side. ¹⁰And its twenty pillars and their twenty bases will be bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their bands will be silver. ¹¹And likewise for the north side along the length will be hangings one hundred cubits long; and its twenty pillars and their bases will be bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their bands will be silver. ¹²And the width of the courtyard for the west^d side will be hangings of fifty cubits, their ten pillars and their ten bases. ¹³And the width of the courtyard for the east side, toward sunrise, will be fifty cubits. ¹⁴And hangings for the shoulder^e will be fifteen cubits with their three pillars and their three bases. ¹⁵And fifteen cubits of hangings will be for the second shoulder^f with their three pillars and their three bases. ¹⁶And for the gate of the courtyard there will be a screen of twenty cubits of blue and purple and crimson yarns and finely twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer; with their four pillars and their four bases.

¹⁷“All the pillars of the courtyard all around will be banded with silver, and their hooks will be silver, and their bases will be bronze. ¹⁸The length of the courtyard will be one hundred cubits and the width fifty cubits^g and the height five cubits, of finely twisted linen, with their bronze bases. ¹⁹Bronze will be for all the equipment of the tabernacle in all its service and all its pegs^h and all the pegsⁱ of the courtyard.

Instructions for Making Oil for the Lampstand

²⁰“And you will command the Israelites,^j and they will bring to you pure, beaten olive oil for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually. ²¹In the tent of assembly outside the curtain that is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons will arrange it, from evening until morning, before Yahweh as a lasting statute throughout their generations from the Israelites.^k

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Footnotes

aLiterally “a woman to her sister”
bLiterally “a woman to her sister”
cOr “interlinked” or “matching”
dLiterally “a woman to her sister”
eLiterally “a woman to her sister”
fLiterally “from this”
gLiterally “from this”
hLiterally “from this and from this”
iOr “boards” or “planks”
jLiterally “standing”
kOr “board” or “plank”
lOr “board” or “plank”
mLiterally “hands”
nOr “board” or “plank”
oLiterally “a woman to her sister”
pOr “boards” or “planks”
qOr “boards” or “planks”
rOr “boards” or “planks”
sLiterally “south southward”
tOr “boards” or “planks”
uOr “board” or “plank”
vLiterally “hands”
wLiterally “one”
xOr “board” or “plank”
yLiterally “hands”
zOr “boards” or “planks”
aOr “board” or “plank”
bLiterally “one”
cOr “board” or “plank”
dOr “westward,” literally “seaward,” toward the Mediterranean Sea
eOr “boards” or “planks”
fOr “boards” or “planks”
gOr “boards” or “planks”
hOr “board” or “plank”
iLiterally “one”
jOr “board” or “plank”
kOr “boards” or “planks”
lOr “boards” or “planks”
mOr “boards” or “planks”
nOr “westward,” literally “seaward,” toward the Mediterranean Sea
oOr “boards” or “planks”
pOr “boards” or “planks”
qLiterally “houses”
rLiterally “holy place of the holiness”
sLiterally “holy place of the holiness”
aLiterally “from it”
b 1 Samuel 2:13 mentions a fork with “three teeth” used by priests
cLiterally “south southward”
dOr “sea”
eOr “side,” referring to the span on one side of the courtyard’s entry
fOr “side,” referring to the span on one side of the courtyard’s entry
gOr “fifty with fifty.” Some suggest that the word for cubits has been accidentally omitted and the number fifty repeated in the Hebrew text. Others suggest that repetition of the number is original and indicates that the two ends of the courtyard are the same size
hLiterally “hands”
iLiterally “hands”
jLiterally “sons/children of Israel”
kLiterally “sons/children of Israel”