Exodus 26

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

1 Ref And you are to make a House for me, with ten curtains of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with designs of winged ones by a good workman.

2 Ref Every curtain is to be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide, all of the same measure.

3 Ref Five curtains are to be joined together, and the other five are to be joined together.

4 Ref And you are to put twists of blue cord on the edge of the outside curtain of the first group of five, and on the edge of the outside curtain of the second group of five;

5 Fifty twists on one curtain and fifty on the other, the twists to be opposite one another.

6 Ref Then make fifty gold hooks, joining the curtains together by the hooks, and in this way the House will be made.

7 Ref And you are to make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the House, eleven curtains.

8 Ref Every curtain is to be thirty cubits long and four cubits wide, all of the same measure.

9 Five of these curtains are to be joined together, and the other six are to be joined together, the sixth being folded over to make a hanging in front of the tent.

10 And you are to put fifty twists of cord on the edge of the outside curtain of one group, and fifty twists on the edge of the outside curtain of the other group.

11 Ref Then make fifty brass hooks and put the hooks into the twists, joining the tent together to make it one.

12 And the folded part which is over of the curtains of the tent, the half-curtain which is folded back, will be hanging down over the back of the House.

13 Ref And the cubit which is over of the ten curtains at the sides will be hanging over the two sides of the House as a cover.

14 Ref And then you are to make a cover for the tent, of sheepskins coloured red, and a cover of leather over that.

15 Ref And you are to make upright boards of hard wood for the House.

16 Every board is to be ten cubits high and a cubit and a half wide.

17 Ref Every board is to be joined to the one nearest to it by two tongues, and so for every board in the House.

18 These are the boards needed for the house; twenty boards for the south side,

19 Ref With forty silver bases under the twenty boards, two bases under every board to take its tongues.

20 And twenty boards for the second side of the house on the north,

21 With their forty silver bases, two under every board.

22 And six boards for the back of the House on the west,

23 With two boards for the angles of the House at the back.

24 Ref The two are to be joined together at the base and at the top to one ring, forming the two angles.

25 So there are to be eight boards, with their sixteen silver bases, two bases under every board.

26 Ref And make rods of the same wood, five for the boards on the one side,

27 And five for the boards on the other side of the House, and five for the west side of the House at the back.

28 And the middle rod is to go through the rings of all the boards from end to end.

29 Ref And the boards are to be plated with gold, having gold rings for the rods to go through: and the rods are to be plated with gold.

30 Ref And you are to make the House from the design which you saw on the mountain.

31 Ref And you are to make a veil of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with designs of winged ones by a good workman:

32 Ref Hanging it by gold hooks from four pillars of wood, plated with gold and fixed in silver bases.

33 Ref And you are to put up the veil under the hooks, and put inside it the ark of the law: the veil is to be a division between the holy place and the most holy.

34 Ref You are to put the cover on the ark of the law, inside the most holy place.

35 Ref And outside the veil you are to put the table, and the support for the lights opposite the table on the south side of the House; and the table is to be on the north side.

36 Ref And you are to make a curtain for the doorway of the Tent, of the best linen with needlework of blue and purple and red.

37 Ref And make five pillars for the curtain, of hard wood plated with gold; their hooks are to be of gold and their bases of brass

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref `And thou dost make the tabernacle: ten curtains of twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet; `with' cherubs, work of a designer, thou dost make them;

2 Ref the length of the one curtain `is' eight and twenty by the cubit, and the breadth of the one curtain four by the cubit, one measure `is' to all the curtains;

3 Ref five of the curtains are joining one unto another, and five curtains are joining one to another.

4 Ref `And thou hast made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain, at the end in the joining; and so thou makest in the edge of the outermost curtain, in the joining of the second.

5 fifty loops thou dost make in the one curtain, and fifty loops thou dost make in the edge of the curtain which `is' in the joining of the second, causing the loops to take hold one unto another;

6 Ref and thou hast made fifty hooks of gold, and hast joined the curtains one to another by the hooks, and the tabernacle hath been one.

7 Ref `And thou hast made curtains of goats' `hair', for a tent over the tabernacle; thou dost make eleven curtains:

8 Ref the length of the one curtain `is' thirty by the cubit, and the breadth of the one curtain four by the cubit; one measure `is' to the eleven curtains;

9 and thou hast joined the five curtains apart, and the six curtains apart, and hast doubled the six curtains over-against the front of the tent.

10 `And thou hast made fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain, the outermost in the joining, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which is joining the second;

11 Ref and thou hast made fifty hooks of brass, and hast brought in the hooks into the loops, and hast joined the tent, and it hath been one.

12 `And the superfluity in the curtains of the tent -- the half of the curtain which is superfluous -- hath spread over the hinder part of the tabernacle;

13 Ref and the cubit on this side, and the cubit on that, in the superfluity in the length of the curtains of the tent, is spread out over the sides of the tabernacle, on this and on that, to cover it;

14 Ref and thou hast made a covering for the tent, of rams' skins made red, and a covering of badgers' skins above.

15 Ref `And thou hast made the boards for the tabernacle, of shittim wood, standing up;

16 ten cubits `is' the length of the board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of the one board;

17 Ref two handles `are' to the one board, joined one unto another; so thou dost make for all the boards of the tabernacle;

18 and thou hast made the boards of the tabernacle: twenty boards for the south side southward;

19 Ref and forty sockets of silver thou dost make under the twenty boards, two sockets under the one board for its two handles, and two sockets under the other board for its two handles.

20 `And for the second side of the tabernacle, for the north side, `are' twenty boards,

21 and their forty sockets of silver, two sockets under the one board, and two sockets under another board.

22 And for the sides of the tabernacle westward, thou dost make six boards.

23 And two boards thou dost make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.

24 Ref And they are pairs beneath, and together they are pairs above its head unto the one ring; so is it for them both, they are for the two corners.

25 And they have been eight boards, and their sockets of silver `are' sixteen sockets, two sockets under the one board, and two sockets under another board.

26 Ref `And thou hast made bars of shittim wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,

27 and five bars for the boards of the second side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle at the two sides, westward;

28 and one hath caused the middle bar in the midst of the boards to reach from end unto end;

29 Ref and the boards thou dost overlay `with' gold, and their rings thou dost make of gold places for bars, and hast overlaid their bars with gold;

30 Ref and thou hast raised up the tabernacle according to its fashion which thou hast been shewn in the mount.

31 Ref `And thou hast made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of a designer; he maketh it `with' cherubs;

32 Ref and thou hast put it on four pillars of shittim wood, overlaid `with' gold, their pegs `are' of gold, on four sockets of silver.

33 Ref `And thou hast put the vail under the hooks, and hast brought in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony; and the vail hath made a separation for you between the holy and the holy of holies.

34 Ref `And thou hast put the mercy-seat on the ark of the testimony, in the holy of holies.

35 Ref `And thou hast set the table at the outside of the vail, and the candlestick over-against the table on the side of the tabernacle southward, and the table thou dost put on the north side.

36 Ref `And thou hast made a covering for the opening of the tent, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of an embroiderer;

37 Ref and thou hast made for the covering five pillars of shittim `wood', and hast overlaid them `with' gold, their pegs `are' of gold, and thou hast cast for them five sockets of brass.

World English Bible (WEB)

1 Ref "Moreover you shall make the tent with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim. The work of the skillful workman you shall make them.

2 Ref The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains shall have one measure.

3 Ref Five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and the other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.

4 Ref You shall make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain from the edge in the coupling; and likewise shall you make in the edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second coupling.

5 You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling. The loops shall be opposite one to another.

6 Ref You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to another with the clasps: and the tent shall be a unit.

7 Ref "You shall make curtains of goats' hair for a covering over the tent: eleven curtains shall you make them.

8 Ref The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: the eleven curtains shall have one measure.

9 You shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent.

10 You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which is outmost in the second coupling.

11 Ref You shall make fifty clasps of brass, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.

12 The overhanging part that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tent.

13 Ref The cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, of that which remains in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tent on this side and on that side, to cover it.

14 Ref You shall make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of sea cow hides above.

15 Ref "You shall make the boards for the tent of acacia wood, standing up.

16 Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and one and a half cubits the breadth of each board.

17 Ref There shall be two tenons in each board, joined to one another: thus shall you make for all the boards of the tent.

18 You shall make the boards for the tent, twenty boards for the south side southward.

19 Ref You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.

20 For the second side of the tent, on the north side, twenty boards,

21 and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

22 For the far part of the tent westward you shall make six boards.

23 Two boards shall you make for the corners of the tent in the far part.

24 Ref They shall be double beneath, and in like manner they shall be entire to the top of it to one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.

25 There shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

26 Ref "You shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tent,

27 and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tent, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tent, for the far part westward.

28 The middle bar in the midst of the boards shall pass through from end to end.

29 Ref You shall overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and you shall overlay the bars with gold.

30 Ref You shall set up the tent according to the way that it was shown to you on the mountain.

31 Ref "You shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. The work of the skillful workman shall it be made.

32 Ref You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, on four sockets of silver.

33 Ref You shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil: and the veil shall separate the holy place from the most holy for you.

34 Ref You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

35 Ref You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand over against the table on the side of the tent toward the south: and you shall put the table on the north side.

36 Ref "You shall make a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer.

37 Ref You shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold: their hooks shall be of gold: and you shall cast five sockets of brass for them.

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