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Exodus 26 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

Curtains of Linen

(Exo 36:8–38 )

Exo 26:1

Exo 26:1“Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and [fn]blue and purple and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman.

Exo 26:2

Exo 26:2“The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight [fn]cubits, and the width of each curtain four [fn]cubits; all the curtains shall have [fn]the same measurements.

Exo 26:3

Exo 26:3“Five curtains shall be [fn]joined to one another, and the other five curtains shall be [fn]joined to one another.

Exo 26:4

Exo 26:4“You shall make loops of [fn]blue on the edge of the [fn]outermost curtain in the first set, and likewise you shall make them on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second [fn]set.

Exo 26:5

Exo 26:5“You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops on the [fn]edge of the curtain that is in the second [fn]set; the loops shall be opposite each other.

Exo 26:6

Exo 26:6“You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and [fn]join the curtains to one another with the clasps so that the [fn]tabernacle will be a unit.

Curtains of Goats' Hair

Exo 26:7

Exo 26:7“Then you shall make curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; you shall make eleven curtains in all.

Exo 26:8

Exo 26:8“The length of each curtain shall be thirty [fn]cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; the eleven curtains shall have [fn]the same measurements.

Exo 26:9

Exo 26:9“You shall [fn]join five curtains by themselves and the other six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain [fn]at the front of the tent.

Exo 26:10

Exo 26:10“You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the [fn]curtain that is outermost in the first [fn]set, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second [fn]set.

Exo 26:11

Exo 26:11“You shall make fifty clasps of [fn]bronze, and you shall put the clasps into the loops and [fn]join the tent together so that it will be [fn]a unit.

Exo 26:12

Exo 26:12“The [fn]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.

Exo 26:13

Exo 26:13“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.

Exo 26:14

Exo 26:14“You shall make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins [fn]dyed red and a covering of porpoise skins above.

Boards and Sockets

Exo 26:15

Exo 26:15“Then you shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.

Exo 26:16

Exo 26:16“Ten cubits shall be the length of [fn]each board and one and a half cubits the width of each board.

Exo 26:17

Exo 26:17“There shall be two tenons for each board, [fn]fitted to one another; thus you shall do for all the boards of the tabernacle.

Exo 26:18

Exo 26:18“You shall make the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards [fn]for the south side.

Exo 26:19

Exo 26:19“You shall make forty [fn]sockets of silver under the twenty boards, two [fn]sockets under one board for its two tenons and two [fn]sockets under another board for its two tenons;

Exo 26:20

Exo 26:20and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards,

Exo 26:21

Exo 26:21and their forty [fn]sockets of silver; two [fn]sockets under one board and two [fn]sockets under another board.

Exo 26:22

Exo 26:22“For the [fn]rear of the tabernacle, to the west, you shall make six boards.

Exo 26:23

Exo 26:23“You shall make two boards for the corners of the tabernacle at the [fn]rear.

Exo 26:24

Exo 26:24“They shall be double beneath, and together they shall be complete [fn]to its top [fn]to the first ring; thus it shall be with both of them: they shall form the two corners.

Exo 26:25

Exo 26:25“There shall be eight boards with their [fn]sockets of silver, sixteen [fn]sockets; two [fn]sockets under one board and two [fn]sockets under another board.

Exo 26:26

Exo 26:26“Then you shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle,

Exo 26:27

Exo 26:27and five bars for the boards of the [fn]other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle for the [fn]rear side to the west.

Exo 26:28

Exo 26:28“The middle bar in the [fn]center of the boards shall pass through from end to end.

Exo 26:29

Exo 26:29“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.

Exo 26:30

Exo 26:30“Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to its plan which you have been shown in the mountain.

The Veil and Screen

Exo 26:31

Exo 26:31“You shall make a veil of [fn]blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen; it shall be made with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman.

Exo 26:32

Exo 26:32“You shall [fn]hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, their hooks also being of gold, on four [fn]sockets of silver.

Exo 26:33

Exo 26:33“You shall [fn]hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring in the ark of the testimony there within the veil; and the veil shall [fn]serve for you as a partition between the holy place and the holy of holies.

Exo 26:34

Exo 26:34“You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies.

Exo 26:35

Exo 26:35“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.

Exo 26:36

Exo 26:36“You shall make a screen for the doorway of the tent of [fn]blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a [fn]weaver.

Exo 26:37

Exo 26:37“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 [fn]sockets of [fn]bronze for them.
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NASB95 Footnotes
Or, violet
I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.
Literally: one measure
Or, coupled
Or, violet
Literally: one curtain from the end in the coupling
Literally: coupling
Literally: end
Literally: coupling
Or, couple
Or, dwelling place, and so throughout the chapter
I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.
Literally: one measure
Or, couple
Literally: toward the front of the face of the tent
Literally: one curtain
Literally: coupling
Or, copper
Or, couple
Literally: one
Literally: excess
Or, tanned
Literally: the
Literally: bound
Literally: toward the side of the Negev to the south
Or, bases
Or, bases
Literally: extreme parts
Literally: extreme parts
Or, at its head
Or, with reference to
Or, bases
Literally: second
Literally: extreme parts
Literally: midst
Or, violet
Literally: put
Or, bases
Literally: put
Literally: separate for you between
Or, violet
Literally: variegator; i.e. a weaver in colors
Or, bases
Or, copper
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