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26:1  “Make for the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle] ten curtains of fine linen and blue, purple, and ·red [scarlet] thread. Have a skilled craftsman sew designs of ·creatures with wings [cherubim; 37:7] on the pieces of cloth [C these deep blue curtains with cherubim represent heaven on earth].
26:2  Make each curtain the same size—·forty-two feet [L twenty-eight cubits] long and ·six feet [L four cubits] wide.
26:3  ·Sew [L Join; Bind] five curtains together for one set, and ·sew [join; bind] the other curtains together for the second set.
26:4  Make loops of blue cloth on the edge of the end curtain of one set, and do the same for the end curtain of the other set.
26:5  Make fifty loops on the end curtain of the first set and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set. These loops must be opposite each other.
26:6  And make fifty gold ·hooks [clasps] to join the two sets of curtains so that the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle] is one piece.
26:7  “Then make another tent that will cover the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle], using eleven curtains made from goat hair.
26:8  All these curtains must be the same size—·forty-five feet [L thirty cubits] long and ·six [L four cubits] feet wide.
26:9  ·Sew [Join; Bind] five of the curtains together into one set. Then ·sew [join; bind] the other six curtains together into the second set. Fold the sixth curtain double over the front of the Tent.
26:10  Make fifty loops down the edge of the end curtain of one set, and do the same for the end curtain of the other set.
26:11  Then make fifty bronze ·hooks [clasps] and put them in the loops to ·join [bind] the tent together so that the covering is one piece.
26:12  Let the extra half piece of cloth hang over the back of the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle].
26:13  There will be ·eighteen inches [L one cubit] hanging over the sides of the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle], to ·protect [cover] it [C this is the innermost of the weatherproofing protecting the innermost curtain].
26:14  Make a covering for the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle] from ·sheepskins colored red [or tanned rams’ skins; C the second weatherproof covering], and over that make a covering from ·fine leather [or sea cow hide; C the outermost covering used for weatherproofing].
26:15  “Use acacia wood to make upright frames for the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle].
26:16  Each frame must be ·fifteen feet [L ten cubits] long and ·twenty-seven inches [L a cubit and a half] wide,
26:17  with two pegs side by side. Every frame [L of the Holy Tent/Tabernacle] must be made the same way.
26:18  Make twenty frames for the south side of the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle].
26:19  Each frame must have two silver bases to go under it, a peg fitting into each base. You must make forty silver bases for the [L twenty] frames.
26:20  Make twenty more frames for the [L second side on the] north side of the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle]
26:21  and forty silver bases for them—two bases for each frame.
26:22  You must make six frames for the rear or west end of the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle]
26:23  and two frames for each corner at the rear [L of the Holy Tent/Tabernacle].
26:24  The two frames are to be doubled at the bottom and joined at the top with a metal ring. Both corner frames must be made this way.
26:25  So there will be a total of eight frames at the rear of the Tent, and there will be sixteen silver bases—two bases under each frame.
26:26  “Make crossbars of acacia wood to connect the upright frames of the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle]. Make five crossbars to hold the frames together on one side
26:27  and five to hold the frames together on the ·other [L second] side. Also make five crossbars to hold the frames together on the west end, at the rear.
26:28  The middle crossbar is to be set halfway up the frames, and it is to run along the entire length of each side and rear.
26:29  Make gold rings on the sides of the frames to hold the crossbars, and ·cover [overlay] the frames and the crossbars with gold.
26:30  Set up the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle] by the ·plan [pattern] shown to you on the mountain [25:9].
26:31  “Make a curtain of fine linen and blue, purple, and ·red [scarlet] thread, and have a skilled craftsman sew ·designs of creatures with wings [cherubim; 37:7] on it.
26:32  ·Hang [Place] the curtain by gold ·hooks [clasps] on four posts of acacia wood that are ·covered [overlaid] with gold, and set them in four silver bases.
26:33  ·Hang [Place] the curtain from the ·hooks [clasps] in the roof, and put the Ark of the ·Agreement [Covenant; Treaty; L Testimony; 25:10] containing the two stone tablets [24:12] behind it. This curtain will separate the ·Holy Place [Tabernacle] from the ·Most Holy Place [T Holy of Holies; C the back third, the throne room of God].
26:34  Put the ·lid [mercy seat; atonement cover; 25:13–22] on the Ark of the ·Agreement [Covenant; Treaty; L Testimony; 25:10] in the Most Holy Place.
26:35  “Outside the curtain, put the table [25:23–30] on the north side of the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle]. Put the lampstand [25:31–40] on the south side of the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle] across from the table.
26:36  “Then, for the entrance of the Tent, make a ·curtain [L screen] with fine linen and blue, purple, and ·red [scarlet] thread. ·Someone who can sew well is to sew designs on it [L …embroidered with needlework].
26:37  Make five posts of acacia wood ·covered [overlaid] with gold. Make gold ·hooks [clasps] for them on which to hang the ·curtain [L screen], and make five bronze bases for them.