Exodus 26:1-14 »Construct the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet material. Make them with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman.

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ »Construct the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet material. Make them with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman. ² »Each curtain will be forty-two feet long and six feet wide. All will be the same size. ³ »Five of the curtains must be sewn together. The other five must also be sewn together. ⁴ »Make fifty violet loops along the edge of the end curtain in each set, ⁵ »Place the loops opposite each other. ⁶ »Make fifty gold fasteners. Use them to link the two sets of curtains together so that the tent is a single unit. ⁷ »Make eleven curtains of goats’ hair to form an outer tent over the inner tent. ⁸ »Each of the eleven curtains will be forty-five feet long and six feet wide. ⁹ »Sew five of the curtains together into one set. Sew the remaining six into another set. Fold the sixth curtains in half to hang in front of the tent. ¹⁰ »Fasten fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in each set. ¹¹ »Make fifty bronze fasteners. Put the fasteners through the loops to link the inner tent together as a single unit. ¹² »Hang the remaining curtain over the back of the inner tent. ¹³ »Eighteen inches will be left over on each side because of the length of the outer tent’s curtains. That should hang over each side in order to cover the inner tent. ¹⁴ »Make a cover of rams’ skins that have been dyed red for the outer tent. Place a cover made of fine leather over that.