26Exodus 26

The Tent of the 's Presence

1“Make the interior of the sacred Tent, the Tent of my presence, out of ten pieces of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool. Embroider them with figures of winged creatures.Select Exodus 26:1

2Make each piece the same size, 14 yards long and 2 yards wide.Select Exodus 26:2

3Sew five of them together in one set, and do the same with the other five.Select Exodus 26:3

4Make loops of blue cloth on the edge of the outside piece in each set.Select Exodus 26:4

5Put fifty loops on the first piece of the first set and fifty loops matching them on the last piece of the second set.Select Exodus 26:5

6Make fifty gold hooks with which to join the two sets into one piece.Select Exodus 26:6

7“Make a cover for the Tent out of eleven pieces of cloth made of goats' hair.Select Exodus 26:7

8Make them all the same size, 15 yards long and 2 yards wide.Select Exodus 26:8

9Sew five of them together in one set, and the other six in another set. Fold the sixth piece double over the front of the Tent.Select Exodus 26:9

10Put fifty loops on the edge of the last piece of one set, and fifty loops on the edge of the other set.Select Exodus 26:10

11Make fifty bronze hooks and put them in the loops to join the two sets so as to form one cover.Select Exodus 26:11

12Hang the extra half piece over the back of the Tent.Select Exodus 26:12

13The extra half yard on each side of the length is to hang over the sides of the Tent to cover it.Select Exodus 26:13

14“Make two more coverings, one of rams' skin dyed red and the other of fine leather, to serve as the outer cover.Select Exodus 26:14

15“Make upright frames for the Tent out of acacia wood.Select Exodus 26:15

16Each frame is to be 15 feet long and 27 inches wide,Select Exodus 26:16

17with two matching projections, so that the frames can be joined together. All the frames are to have these projections.Select Exodus 26:17

18Make twenty frames for the south sideSelect Exodus 26:18

19and forty silver bases to go under them, two bases under each frame to hold its two projections.Select Exodus 26:19

20Make twenty frames for the north side of the TentSelect Exodus 26:20

21and forty silver bases, two under each frame.Select Exodus 26:21

22For the back of the Tent on the west, make six frames,Select Exodus 26:22

23and two frames for the corners.Select Exodus 26:23

24These corner frames are to be joined at the bottom and connected all the way to the top. The two frames that form the two corners are to be made in this way.Select Exodus 26:24

25So there will be eight frames with their sixteen silver bases, two under each frame.Select Exodus 26:25

26“Make fifteen crossbars of acacia wood, five for the frames on one side of the Tent,Select Exodus 26:26

27five for the frames on the other side, and five for the frames on the west end, at the back.Select Exodus 26:27

28The middle crossbar, set halfway up the frames, is to extend from one end of the Tent to the other.Select Exodus 26:28

29Cover the frames with gold and fit them with gold rings to hold the crossbars, which are also to be covered with gold.Select Exodus 26:29

30Set up the Tent according to the plan that I showed you on the mountain.Select Exodus 26:30

31“Make a curtain of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool. Embroider it with figures of winged creatures.Select Exodus 26:31

32Hang it on four posts of acacia wood covered with gold, fitted with hooks, and set in four silver bases.Select Exodus 26:32

33Place the curtain under the row of hooks in the roof of the Tent, and put behind the curtain the Covenant Box containing the two stone tablets. The curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.Select Exodus 26:33

34Put the lid on the Covenant Box.Select Exodus 26:34

35Outside the Most Holy Place put the table against the north side of the Tent and the lampstand against the south side.Select Exodus 26:35

36“For the entrance of the Tent make a curtain of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool and decorated with embroidery.Select Exodus 26:36

37For this curtain make five posts of acacia wood covered with gold and fitted with gold hooks; make five bronze bases for these posts.Select Exodus 26:37