Exodus 26 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

The Tabernacle

(Ex. 36:8–38 )

Exo 26:1“Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine woven linen, and blue, purple, and scarlet thread; with artistic designs of cherubim you shall weave them.

Exo 26:2

Exo 26:2“The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits. And every one of the curtains shall have the same measurements.

Exo 26:3

Exo 26:3“Five curtains shall be coupled to one another, and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another.

Exo 26:4

Exo 26:4“And you shall make loops of blue yarn on the edge of the curtain on the selvedge of one set, and likewise you shall do on the outer edge of the other curtain of the second set.

Exo 26:5

Exo 26:5“Fifty loops you shall make in the one curtain, and fifty loops you shall make on the edge of the curtain that is on the end of the second set, that the loops may be clasped to one another.

Exo 26:6

Exo 26:6“And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains together with the clasps, so that it may be one tabernacle.

Exo 26:7

Exo 26:7“You shall also make curtains of goats’ hair, to be a tent over the tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains.

Exo 26:8

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

Exo 26:9

Exo 26:9“And you shall couple five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain at the forefront of the tent.

Exo 26:10

Exo 26:10“You 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 of the second set.

Exo 26:11

Exo 26:11“And you shall make fifty bronze clasps, put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.

Exo 26:12

Exo 26:12“The remnant that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.

Exo 26:13

Exo 26:13“And a cubit on one side and a cubit on the other side, of what remains of the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and on that side, to cover it.

Exo 26:14

Exo 26:14“You shall also make a covering of ram skins dyed red for the tent, and a covering of badger skins above that.

Exo 26:15

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

Exo 26:16

Exo 26:16“Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the width of each board.

Exo 26:17

Exo 26:17“Two tenons shall be in each board for binding one to another. Thus you shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

Exo 26:18

Exo 26:18“And you shall make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side.

Exo 26:19

Exo 26:19“You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards: two sockets under each of the boards for its two tenons.

Exo 26:20

Exo 26:20“And for the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, there shall be twenty boards

Exo 26:21

Exo 26:21“and their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under each of the boards.

Exo 26:22

Exo 26:22“For the far side of the tabernacle, westward, you shall make six boards.

Exo 26:23

Exo 26:23“And you shall also make two boards for the two back corners of the tabernacle.

Exo 26:24

Exo 26:24“They shall be coupled together at the bottom and they shall be coupled together at the top by one ring. Thus it shall be for both of them. They shall be for the two corners.

Exo 26:25

Exo 26:25“So there shall be eight boards with their sockets of silver—sixteen sockets—two sockets under each of the boards.

Exo 26:26

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

Exo 26:27

Exo 26:27“five bars for the boards on the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the far side westward.

Exo 26:28

Exo 26:28“The middle bar shall pass through the midst of the boards from end to end.

Exo 26:29

Exo 26:29“You shall overlay the boards with gold, make their rings of gold as holders for the bars, and overlay the bars with gold.

Exo 26:30

Exo 26:30“And you shall raise up the tabernacle according to its pattern which you were shown on the mountain.

Exo 26:31

Exo 26:31“You shall make a veil woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. It shall be woven with an artistic design of cherubim.

Exo 26:32

Exo 26:32“You shall hang it upon the four pillars of acacia wood overlaid with gold. Their hooks shall be gold, upon four sockets of silver.

Exo 26:33

Exo 26:33“And you shall hang the veil from the clasps. Then you shall bring the ark of the Testimony in there, behind the veil. The veil shall be a divider for you between the holy place and the Most Holy.

Exo 26:34

Exo 26:34“You shall put the mercy seat upon the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy.

Exo 26:35

Exo 26:35“You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand across from 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 door of the tabernacle, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver.

Exo 26:37

Exo 26:37“And you shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold; their hooks shall be gold, and you shall cast five sockets of bronze for them.

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