| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1“Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns; you shall make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them. | 1"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. |
| 2The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall be the same size. | 2"The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall have the same measurements. |
| 3Five curtains shall be coupled to one another, and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another. | 3"Five curtains shall be joined to one another, and the other five curtains shall be joined to one another. |
| 4And you shall make loops of blue on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set. Likewise you shall make loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the second set. | 4"You shall make loops of blue on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set, and likewise you shall make them on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second set. |
| 5Fifty loops you shall make on the one curtain, and fifty loops you shall make on the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite one another. | 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. |
| 6And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to the other with the clasps, so that the tabernacle may be a single whole. | 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“You shall also make curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; eleven curtains shall you make. | 7"Then you shall make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; you shall make eleven curtains in all. |
| 8The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits. The eleven curtains shall be the same size. | 8"The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; the eleven curtains shall have the same measurements. |
| 9You shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and the sixth curtain you shall double over at the front of the tent. | 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. |
| 10You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in one set, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second set. | 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 put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together that it may be a single whole. | 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. |
| 12And the part that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle. | 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. |
| 13And the extra that remains in the length of the curtains, the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and that side, to cover it. | 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. |
| 14And you shall make for the tent a covering of tanned rams’ skins and a covering of goatskins on top. | 14"You shall make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red and a covering of porpoise skins above. |
| 15“You shall make upright frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood. | 15"Then you shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright. |
| 16Ten cubits shall be the length of a frame, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each frame. | 16"Ten cubits shall be the length of each board and one and a half cubits the width of each board. |
| 17There shall be two tenons in each frame, for fitting together. So shall you do for all the frames of the tabernacle. | 17"There shall be two tenons for each board, fitted to one another; thus you shall do for all the boards of the tabernacle. |
| 18You shall make the frames for the tabernacle: twenty frames for the south side; | 18"You shall make the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side. |
| 19and forty bases of silver you shall make under the twenty frames, two bases under one frame for its two tenons, and two bases under the next frame for its two tenons; | 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; |
| 20and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side twenty frames, | 20and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards, |
| 21and their forty bases of silver, two bases under one frame, and two bases under the next frame. | 21and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board and two sockets under another board. |
| 22And for the rear of the tabernacle westward you shall make six frames. | 22"For the rear of the tabernacle, to the west, you shall make six boards. |
| 23And you shall make two frames for corners of the tabernacle in the rear; | 23"You shall make two boards for the corners of the tabernacle at the rear. |
| 24they shall be separate beneath, but joined at the top, at the first ring. Thus shall it be with both of them; they shall form the two corners. | 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. |
| 25And there shall be eight frames, with their bases of silver, sixteen bases; two bases under one frame, and two bases under another frame. | 25"There shall be eight boards with their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board and two sockets under another board. |
| 26“You shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the frames of the one side of the tabernacle, | 26"Then you shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle, |
| 27and five bars for the frames of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames of the side of the tabernacle at the rear westward. | 27and 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. |
| 28The middle bar, halfway up the frames, shall run from end to end. | 28"The middle bar in the center of the boards shall pass through from end to end. |
| 29You shall overlay the frames with gold and shall make their rings of gold for holders for the bars, and you shall overlay the bars with gold. | 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. |
| 30Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to the plan for it that you were shown on the mountain. | 30"Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to its plan which you have been shown in the mountain. |
| 31“And you shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. It shall be made with cherubim skillfully worked into it. | 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. |
| 32And you shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, with hooks of gold, on four bases of silver. | 32"You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, their hooks also being of gold, on four sockets of silver. |
| 33And you shall hang the veil from the clasps, and bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil. And the veil shall separate for you the Holy Place from the Most Holy. | 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. |
| 34You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place. | 34"You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies. |
| 35And you shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle opposite the table, and you shall put the table on the north side. | 35"You shall set the table outside 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 entrance of the tent, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework. | 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. |
| 37And you shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold. Their hooks shall be of gold, and you shall cast five bases of bronze for them. | 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. |
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