261 " Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim , the work of a skillful workman . 2 "The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight e cubits , and the width of each curtain four cubits ; all the curtains shall have the same measurements . 3 "Five curtains shall be joined to one another , and the other five curtains shall be joined to one another . 4 "You shall make loops of blue on the edge of the outermost e e curtain in the first set , and likewise you shall make them on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second set . 5 "You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain , and you shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is in the second set ; the loops shall be opposite each other . 6 "You shall make fifty clasps of gold , and join the curtains to one another with the clasps so that the tabernacle will be a unit .
7 "Then you shall make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle ; you shall make eleven e curtains in all. 8 "The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits , and the width of each curtain four cubits ; the eleven e curtains shall have the same measurements . 9 "You shall join five curtains by themselves and the other six curtains by themselves , and you shall double over the sixth curtain at the front of the tent . 10 "You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the first set , and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second set . 11 "You shall make fifty clasps of bronze , and you shall put the clasps into the loops and join the tent together so that it will be a unit . 12 "The overlapping part that is left over in the curtains of the tent , the half curtain that is left over , shall lap over the back of the tabernacle . 13 "The cubit on one side and the cubit on the other , of what is left over in the length of the curtains of the tent , shall lap over the sides of the tabernacle on one side and on the other , to cover it. 14 " You shall make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red and a covering of porpoise skins above e .
15 "Then you shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood , standing upright . 16 "Ten cubits shall be the length of each board and one and a half cubits the width of each board . 17 "There shall be two tenons for each board , fitted to one another ; thus you shall do for all the boards of the tabernacle . 18 "You shall make the boards for the tabernacle : twenty boards for the south side . 19 "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 ; 20 and for the second side of the tabernacle , on the north side , twenty boards , 21 and their forty sockets of silver ; two sockets under one board and two sockets under another board . 22 "For the rear of the tabernacle , to the west , you shall make six boards . 23 "You shall make two boards for the corners of the tabernacle at the rear . 24 "They shall be double beneath , and together they shall be complete to its top to the first ring ; thus it shall be with both of them: they shall form the two corners . 25 "There shall be eight boards with their sockets of silver , sixteen e sockets ; two sockets under one board and two sockets under another board . 26 "Then you shall make bars of acacia wood , five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle , 27 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 rear side to the west . 28 "The middle bar in the center of the boards shall pass through from end to end . 29 "You shall overlay the boards with gold and make their rings of gold as holders for the bars ; and you shall overlay the bars with gold . 30 "Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to its plan which you have been shown in the mountain .
31 "You shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen ; it shall be made with cherubim , the work of a skillful workman . 32 "You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold , their hooks also being of gold , on four sockets of silver . 33 "You shall hang up the veil under the clasps , and shall bring in the ark of the testimony there within the veil ; and the veil shall serve for you as a partition between the holy place and the holy of holies . 34 " You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies . 35 " You shall set the table outside e the veil , and the lampstand opposite the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south ; and you shall put the table on the north side . 36 " You shall make a screen for the doorway of the tent of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen , the work of a weaver . 37 " You shall make five pillars of acacia for the screen and overlay them with gold , their hooks also being of gold ; and you shall cast five sockets of bronze for them.
