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And thou shalt make the tabernacle, ten curtains of fine linen spun, and blue and purple, and scarlet spun with cherubs; thou shalt make them with work of a weaver. ²The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and one curtain shall be the breadth of four cubits: there shall be the same measure to all the curtains. ³And the five curtains shall be joined one to another, and the other five curtains shall be closely connected the one with the other. And thou shalt make for them loops of blue on the edge of one curtain, on one side for the coupling, and so shalt thou make on the edge of the outer curtain for the second coupling. ⁵Fifty loops shalt thou make for one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make on the part of the curtain answering to the coupling of the second, opposite each other, corresponding to each other ² at each point. ⁶And thou shalt make fifty golden rings; and thou shalt join the curtains to each other with the rings, and it shall be one tabernacle. ⁷And thou shalt make for a covering of the tabernacle skins with the hair on, thou shalt make them eleven skins. ⁸The length of one skin thirty cubits, and the breadth of one skin four cubits: there shall be the same measure to the eleven skins. ⁹And thou shalt join the five skins together, and the six skins together; and thou shalt double the sixth skin in front of the tabernacle. ¹⁰And thou shalt make fifty loops on the border of one skin, which is in the midst for the joinIngs; and thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the second skin that joins it.

¹¹And thou shalt make fifty brazen rings; and thou shalt join the rings by the loops, and thou shalt join the skins, and they shall be one. ¹²And thou shalt fix at the end that which is over in the skins of the tabernacle; the half of the skin that is left shalt thou fold over according to the overplus of the skins of the tabernacle; thou shalt fold it over behind the tabernacle. ¹³A cubit on this side, and a cubit on that side of that which remains of the skins, of the length of the skins of the tabernacle: It shall be folding over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and that side that it may cover it. ¹⁴And thou shalt make for a covering of the tabernacle rams' skins dyed red, and blue skins as coverings above.

¹⁵And thou shalt make the posts of the tabernacle of incorruptible wood. ¹⁶Of ten cubits shalt thou make one post, and the breadth of one post of a cubit and a half. ¹⁷Two joints shalt thou make in one post, answering the one to the other: so shalt thou do to all the posts of the tabernacle. ¹⁸And thou shalt make posts to the tabernacle, twenty posts on the north side. ¹⁹And thou shalt make to the twenty posts forty silver sockets; two sockets to one post on

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remain fixed in the rings of the ark. ¹⁶And thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give thee. ¹⁷And thou shalt make a propitiatory, a lid of pure gold the length of two cubits and a half and the breadth of a cubit and a half. ¹⁸And thou shalt make two cherubs graven in gold and thou shalt put them on both sides of` the propitiatory. ¹⁹They shall be made, one cherub on this side, and another cherub on the other side of the propitiatory; and thou shalt make the two cherubs on the two sides. ²⁰The cherubs shall stretch forth their wings above, overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall be toward each other, the faces of the cherubs shall be toward the propitiatory. ²¹And thou shalt set the proptiatory on the ark above, and thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give thee. ²²And I will make myself known to thee from thence, and I will speak to thee above the propitiatory between the two cherubs, which are upon the ark of testimony, even in all things which I shall charge thee concerning the children of Israel. ²³And thou shalt make a golden table of pure gold, in length two cubits, and in breath a cubit, and to height a cubit and a half. ²⁴Arid thou shalt make for it golden wreaths twisted round about, and thou shalt make for it a crown of an hand-breadth round about.

²⁵And thou shalt make a twisted wreath for the crown round about. ²⁶And thou shalt make four golden rings; and thou shalt put the four rings upon the four parts of its feet under the crown. ²⁷And the rings shall be for bearings for the staves, that they may bear the table with them. ²⁸And thou shalt make the staves of incorruptible wood, and thou shalt gild them with pure gold; and the table shall be borne with them. ²⁹And thou shalt make its dishes and its censers, and its bowls, and its cups, with which thou shalt offer drink-offerings: of pure gold shalt thou make them. ³⁰And thou shalt set upon the table shew-bread before me continually.

³¹And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold; thou shalt make the candlestick of graven work: its stem and its branches, and its bowls and its knops and its lilies shall be ³ of one piece. ³²And six branches proceeding sideways, three branches of the and three branches of the candlestick from the other side. ³³And three bowls fashioned like almonds, on each branch a knop and a lily; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick, ³⁴and in the candlestick four bowls fashioned like almonds, in each branch knops and the flowers ⁴ of the same. ³⁵A knop under two branches, out of it, and a knop under four branches out of it; so to the six branches proceeding from the candlestick; and in the candlestick. four bowls fashioned like almonds. ³⁶Let the knops and the branches be ⁵ of one piece, altogether graven of one piece of pure gold. ³⁷And thou shalt make its seven lamps: and thou shalt set on it the lamps, and they

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both its sides, and two sockets to the other post on both its sides. ²⁰And for the next side, toward the south, twenty posts, ²¹and their forty silver sockets: two sockets to one post on both its sides, and two sockets to the other post on both its sides. ²²And on the back of the tabernacle at the part which is toward the west thou shalt make six posts. ²³And thou shalt make two posts on the corners of the tabernacle behind. ²⁴And it shall be equal below, they shall be equal toward the same part from the heads to one joining; so shalt thou make to both the two corners, let them be equal. ²⁵And there shall be eight posts, and their sixteen silver sockets; two sockets to one post on both its sides, and two sockets to the other post. ²⁶And thou shalt make bars of incorruptible wood; five to one post on one side of the tabernacle, ²⁷and five bars to one post on the second side of the tabernacle, and five bars to the hinder posts, on the side of the tabernacle toward the sea. ²⁸And let the bar in the middle between the posts go through from the one side to the other side. ²⁹And thou shalt gild the posts with gold; and thou shalt make golden rings, into which thou shalt introduce the bars and thou shalt gild the bars with gold. ³⁰And thou shalt set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shewed thee in the mount.

³¹And thou shalt make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet woven, and fine linen spun: thou shalt make it cherubs in woven work. ³²And thou shalt set it upon four posts of incorruptible wood overlaid with gold; and their tops shall he gold, and their four sockets shall be of silver. ³³And thou shalt put the veil on the posts, and thou shalt carry in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony; and the veil shall make a separation for you between the holy and the holy of holies. ³⁴And thou shalt screen with the veil the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies. ³⁵And thou shalt set the table outside the veil, and the candlestick opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle; and thou shalt put the table on the north side of the tabernacle. ³⁶And thou shalt make a screen for the door of the tabernacle of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet and fine linen spun, the work of the embroiderer. ³⁷And thou shalt make for the veil five posts and thou shalt gild them with gold; and their chapiters shall be gold; and thou shall cast for them five brazen sockets.