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Decorate the curtains with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim. <a href="/esv/exodus/26.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns; you shall make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them. <a href="/bsb/exodus/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them. <a href="/kjv/exodus/26.htm">King James Bible</a> Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/26.htm">New King James Version</a> “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. <a href="/nasb_/exodus/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and violet, purple, and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer. <a href="/nasb/exodus/26.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman. <a href="/nasb77/exodus/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman. <a href="/lsb/exodus/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skillful designer. <a href="/amp/exodus/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle (sacred tent of worship) with ten [interior] curtains of fine twisted linen, and blue, purple, and scarlet fabric; you shall make them with [embroidered] cherubim, the handwork of a skillful craftsman. <a href="/csb/exodus/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains. You must make them of finely spun linen, and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with a design of cherubim worked into them. <a href="/hcsb/exodus/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You are to construct the tabernacle itself with 10 curtains. You must make them of finely spun linen, and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with a design of cherubim worked into them. <a href="/asv/exodus/26.htm">American Standard Version</a> Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shalt thou make them. <a href="/cev/exodus/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The top of the sacred tent must be made from ten pieces of the finest linen, woven with blue, purple, and red wool and embroidered with figures of winged creatures. <a href="/erv/exodus/26.htm">English Revised Version</a> Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the work of the cunning workman shalt thou make them. <a href="/gwt/exodus/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> [The LORD continued,] "Make the inner tent with ten sheets made from fine linen yarn. Take violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and creatively work an angel design into the fabric. <a href="/gnt/exodus/26.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Make the interior of the sacred Tent, the Tent of my presence, out of ten pieces of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool. Embroider them with figures of winged creatures. <a href="/isv/exodus/26.htm">International Standard Version</a> "You are to make the tent with ten curtains of fine woven linen and with blue, purple, and scarlet material. You are to make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them. <a href="/msb/exodus/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them. <a href="/net/exodus/26.htm">NET Bible</a> "The tabernacle itself you are to make with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet; you are to make them with cherubim that are the work of an artistic designer. <a href="/nheb/exodus/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Moreover you shall make the tabernacle 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. <a href="/wbt/exodus/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Moreover, thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubim of curious work shalt thou make them. <a href="/web/exodus/26.htm">World English Bible</a> “Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim. You shall make them with the work of a skillful workman. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “And you make the Dwelling Place [with] ten curtains of twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet; [with] cherubim, the work of a designer, you make them; <a href="/ylt/exodus/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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; <a href="/slt/exodus/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And thou shalt make the tent, ten curtains, white linen twisted, and cerulean purple, and reddish purple, and double scarlet: and cherubs the work of the artificer shalt thou make them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And thou shalt make the tabernacle in this manner: Thou shalt make ten curtains of fine twisted linen, and violet and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, diversified with embroidery. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “Truly, thus shall you make the tabernacle: You shall make ten curtains of fine twisted linen, and hyacinth as well as purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, with diverse embroidery. <a href="/nabre/exodus/26.htm">New American Bible</a> The tabernacle itself you shall make out of ten sheets woven of fine linen twined and of violet, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim embroidered on them. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen, and blue, purple, and crimson yarns; you shall make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> MOREOVER you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue and purple and scarlet material; with cherubim, the workmanship of a craftsman shall you make them. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And for the Tabernacle you shall make ten curtains of fine woven white linen, blue fringes and purple and dye of scarlet; you shall make Cherubim, the work of a craftsman.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains: of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shalt thou make them. <a href="/sep/exodus/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/exodus/26-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=6483" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/26.htm">The Ten Curtains of the Tabernacle</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">“</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ta·‘ă·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">You are to construct</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: ham·miš·kān (Art:: N-ms) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">the tabernacle itself</a> <a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="6235: ‘e·śer (Number-fsc) -- Ten. Masculine of term aasarah; from asar; ten.">with ten</a> <a href="/hebrew/3407.htm" title="3407: yə·rî·‘ōṯ (N-fp) -- Curtain. From yara'; a hanging.">curtains</a> <a href="/hebrew/7806.htm" title="7806: mā·šə·zār (V-Hofal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be twisted. A primitive root; to twist.">of finely spun</a> <a href="/hebrew/8336.htm" title="8336: šêš (N-ms) -- Byssus. Or shshiy; for shayish; bleached stuff, i.e. White linen or marble.">linen,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8504.htm" title="8504: ū·ṯə·ḵê·leṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Probably for shcheleth; the cerulean mussel, i.e. The color obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith.">each with blue,</a> <a href="/hebrew/713.htm" title="713: wə·’ar·gā·mān (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Purple, red-purple. Of foreign origin; purple.">purple,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8438.htm" title="8438: wə·ṯō·la·‘aṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Worm, scarlet stuff. ">and scarlet yarn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8144.htm" title="8144: šā·nî (N-ms) -- Scarlet. Of uncertain derivation; crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3742.htm" title="3742: kə·ru·ḇîm (N-mp) -- Probably an order of angelic beings. An angelic being.">and cherubim</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: ḥō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To think, account. ">skillfully</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śêh (N-msc) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">worked</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ta·‘ă·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">into them.</a> 2Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Hebrews 8:5</a> The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.” <a href="/hebrews/9-23.htm">Hebrews 9:23-24</a> So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. / For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God. <a href="/exodus/25-9.htm">Exodus 25:9</a> You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you. <a href="/exodus/36-8.htm">Exodus 36:8-13</a> All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them. / Each curtain was twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide; all the curtains were the same size. / And he joined five of the curtains together, and the other five he joined as well. ... <a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29-30</a> Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. / And he overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm">2 Chronicles 3:14</a> He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim woven into it. <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a> And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. <a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a> The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. <a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a> At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split. <a href="/hebrews/10-20.htm">Hebrews 10:20</a> by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, <a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Isaiah 40:22</a> He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. <a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Psalm 104:2</a> He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent, <a href="/numbers/4-5.htm">Numbers 4:5-6</a> Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it. / They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles. <a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Leviticus 16:2</a> And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat. <a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Ezekiel 41:1</a> Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubim of cunning work shall you make them.the tabernacle with ten curtains.<a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8</a> And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.<a href="/exodus/36-8.htm">Exodus 36:8-19</a> And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them… <a href="/exodus/40-2.htm">Exodus 40:2,17-19</a> On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation… fine twined linen<a href="/exodus/25-36.htm">Exodus 25:36</a> Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.<a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Exodus 25:4</a> And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,<a href="/exodus/35-6.htm">Exodus 35:6,35</a> And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, … cherubims<a href="/exodus/25-18.htm">Exodus 25:18</a> And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.cunning work.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/7-5.htm">Artistic</a> <a href="/exodus/25-38.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Blue</a> <a href="/exodus/25-22.htm">Cherubim</a> <a href="/exodus/25-22.htm">Cherubs</a> <a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Cunning</a> <a href="/acts/19-19.htm">Curious</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Designer</a> <a href="/exodus/25-9.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Finely</a> <a href="/exodus/22-15.htm">Good</a> <a href="/exodus/25-9.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Material</a> <a href="/exodus/18-21.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/exodus/25-22.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Purple</a> <a href="/exodus/25-5.htm">Red</a> <a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Skilful</a> <a href="/psalms/33-3.htm">Skilfully</a> <a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Skilled</a> <a href="/genesis/25-27.htm">Skillful</a> <a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/exodus/25-9.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/15-27.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Twined</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-16.htm">Twisted</a> <a href="/exodus/25-22.htm">Winged</a> <a href="/exodus/25-36.htm">Work</a> <a href="/exodus/1-13.htm">Worked</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-15.htm">Workman</a> <a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Yarn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/28-6.htm">Artistic</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Best</a> <a href="/exodus/26-4.htm">Blue</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Cherubim</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Cherubs</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Cunning</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Curious</a> <a href="/exodus/26-2.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Designer</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Finely</a> <a href="/exodus/33-7.htm">Good</a> <a href="/exodus/26-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Linen</a> <a href="/exodus/26-4.htm">Material</a> <a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Purple</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Red</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Skilful</a> <a href="/exodus/28-6.htm">Skilfully</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Skilled</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Skillful</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/exodus/26-6.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/26-13.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Twined</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Twisted</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Winged</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Work</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Worked</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Workman</a> <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">Yarn</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 26</div>1. <a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">The ten curtains of the tabernacle</a> 7. <a href="/exodus/26-7.htm">The eleven curtains of goats' hair, the covering of rams' and badgers' skins.</a> 15. <a href="/exodus/26-15.htm">The boards of the tabernacle, with their sockets and bars</a> 31. <a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">The veil for the ark</a> 36. <a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">The hanging for the door</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The use of finely spun linen indicates the importance and sacredness of the tabernacle, as linen was a high-quality material. Linen was also used for priestly garments, symbolizing purity and holiness. The number ten often represents completeness in the Bible, suggesting the fullness of God's presence among His people.each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn These colors were significant in ancient Israelite culture. Blue often symbolizes heaven or divinity, purple represents royalty and wealth, and scarlet signifies sacrifice and atonement. The combination of these colors in the tabernacle's curtains reflects the divine nature of God, His kingship, and the sacrificial system that would be central to Israelite worship. These colors are also seen in the garments of the high priest, further connecting the tabernacle to the priestly ministry.and cherubim skillfully worked into them Cherubim are angelic beings associated with the presence of God. Their inclusion in the design of the tabernacle's curtains signifies the holiness and sacredness of the space, as cherubim are often depicted as guardians of divine realms. This imagery connects to the Garden of Eden, where cherubim guarded the way to the Tree of Life, and to the Ark of the Covenant, where cherubim were placed on the mercy seat. The presence of cherubim in the tabernacle points to the heavenly reality that the earthly tabernacle represents, foreshadowing the ultimate dwelling of God with humanity through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, who received the instructions for the tabernacle from God on Mount Sinai. 2. <a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a> The portable sanctuary that served as the dwelling place of God among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness. 3. <a href="/topical/c/cherubim.htm">Cherubim</a> Angelic beings depicted in the tabernacle's design, symbolizing the presence and holiness of God. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of God, who were commanded to construct the tabernacle as a place of worship and meeting with God. 5. <a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a> The place where God gave Moses the instructions for the tabernacle and the Law.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> The detailed instructions for the tabernacle highlight the importance of following God's commands precisely. This teaches us the value of obedience in our spiritual lives. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_colors_and_materials.htm">Symbolism of Colors and Materials</a> The use of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, along with finely spun linen, symbolizes royalty, divinity, and sacrifice. These elements point to the majesty and holiness of God and foreshadow the work of Christ. <a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_to_dwell_among_his_people.htm">God's Desire to Dwell Among His People</a> The tabernacle represents God's desire to be present with His people. This encourages us to seek His presence in our daily lives through prayer and worship. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_beauty_in_worship.htm">The Role of Beauty in Worship</a> The skillful work and beauty of the tabernacle's design remind us that beauty has a place in worship, reflecting the glory and majesty of God. <a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a> The presence of cherubim in the design underscores God's holiness and the reverence we must have when approaching Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 26</a> <a href="/q/exodus_26__do_tabernacle_sizes_match_texts.htm">Exodus 26 - How do these tabernacle measurements align or conflict with other biblical or historical texts regarding the scale and feasibility of such a dwelling?</a> <a href="/q/is_it_plausible_only_men_30-50_served.htm">Numbers 4:3 – How historically plausible is the requirement that only men aged 30 to 50 perform such physically demanding tasks for the Tabernacle?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_evidence_for_exodus_38_structure.htm">Why do we find no clear archaeological evidence for such a massive sacred structure, as described throughout Exodus 38?</a> <a href="/q/which_fabrics_are_in_the_bible.htm">What fabrics are mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XXVI.THE TABERNACLE.(1-37) The sacred tent which was to form the "House of God," or temple, for Israel during the continuance of the people in the wilderness, and which in point of fact served them for a national sanctuary until the construction of the first temple by Solomon, is described in this chapter with a minuteness which leaves little to be desired. It is called ham-mishkan, "the dwelling," and ha-'ohel, "the tent" (<a href="/exodus/26-36.htm" title="And you shall make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, worked with needlework.">Exodus 26:36</a>)--the former from its purpose, as being the place where God "dwelt" in a peculiar manner (<a href="/exodus/25-22.htm" title="And there I will meet with you, and I will commune with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.">Exodus 25:22</a>); the latter from its shape and general construction, which resembled those of other tents of the period. The necessary foundation was a framework of wood. This consisted of five "pillars," or tent-poles, in front (<a href="/exodus/26-37.htm" title="And you shall make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and you shall cast five sockets of brass for them.">Exodus 26:37</a>), graduated in height to suit the slope of the roof, and doubtless five similar ones at the back, though these are not mentioned. A ridge-pole must have connected the two central tent-poles, and over this ridge-pole the covering of the tent, which was of goats'-hair (<a href="/exodus/26-7.htm" title="And you shall make curtains of goats' hair to be a covering on the tabernacle: eleven curtains shall you make.">Exodus 26:7</a>), was no doubt strained in the ordinary way by means of cords and "pins," or tent-pegs (<a href="/exodus/35-18.htm" title="The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords,">Exodus 35:18</a>). Thus an oblong square space was roofed over, which seems to have been sixty feet long by thirty broad. Within this "tent" ('ohel) was placed the "dwelling" (mishkan). The "dwelling" was a space forty-five feet long by fifteen broad, enclosed on three sides by walls of boards (<a href="/context/exodus/26-18.htm" title="And you shall make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.">Exodus 26:18-25</a>), and opening in front into a sort of porch formed by the projection of the "tent" beyond the "dwelling." Towards the open air this porch was closed, wholly or partially, by a curtain (<a href="/exodus/26-36.htm" title="And you shall make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, worked with needlework.">Exodus 26:36</a>). The "dwelling" was roofed over by another "curtain," or "hanging," of bright colours and rich materials (<a href="/context/exodus/26-1.htm" title="Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubim of cunning work shall you make them.">Exodus 26:1-6</a>). It was divided into two portions, called respectively "the Holy Place," and "the Holy of Holies"--the former towards the porch, the latter away from it. These two places were separated by a "vail" hung upon four pillars (<a href="/context/exodus/26-31.htm" title="And you shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubim shall it be made:">Exodus 26:31-32</a>). Their relative size is uncertain; but it may be suspected that the Holy of Holies was the smaller of the two, and conjectured that the proportion was as one to two, the Holy of Holies being a square of fifteen feet, and the Holy Place an oblong, thirty feet long by fifteen. The whole structure was placed within an area called "the Court of the Tabernacle," which is described in the next chapter. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 1-37. - THE TABERNACLE. The sacred furniture which the tabernacle was to contain having been described, with the exception of the "altar of incense" the description of which is reserved for ch 30. (vers. 1-10)-directions were next given for the sacred structure itself. This was to consist of three main things - 1. A quadrangular enclosure thirty cubits long by ten broad, open at one end, and on the other three sides enclosed by boards of acacia-wood overlaid with gold - called the mishkan, or "the dwelling-place," in our version usually translated "tabernacle." 2. A tent of goat's hair, supported upon poles, and stretched by means of ropes and tent-pegs in the ordinary manner over the mishkan. This is called the ohel - which is the usual word for a "tent" in Hebrew, and is so translated generally (<a href="/genesis/4-20.htm">Genesis 4:20</a>; <a href="/genesis/9-21.htm">Genesis 9:21</a>; 13:31; 18:1, etc.), though in this chapter, unfortunately, "covering" (ver. 7); and 3. A "covering" - mikseh, to be placed over the ohel, composed of rams' skins dyed red, and seals' skins (ver. 14). Subordinate parts of the structure were - . . . <a href="/commentaries/exodus/26-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>You are to construct תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה (ta·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make the tabernacle [itself] הַמִּשְׁכָּ֥ן (ham·miš·kān) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> A residence, the Tabernacle [with] ten עֶ֣שֶׂר (‘e·śer) Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6235.htm">Strong's 6235: </a> Ten curtains יְרִיעֹ֑ת (yə·rî·‘ōṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3407.htm">Strong's 3407: </a> A hanging of finely spun מָשְׁזָ֗ר (mā·šə·zār) Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7806.htm">Strong's 7806: </a> To be twisted linen, שֵׁ֣שׁ (šêš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8336.htm">Strong's 8336: </a> Bleached stuff, white linen, marble [each] with blue, וּתְכֵ֤לֶת (ū·ṯə·ḵê·leṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8504.htm">Strong's 8504: </a> The cerulean mussel, the color, obtained therefrom, stuff dyed therewith purple, וְאַרְגָּמָן֙ (wə·’ar·gā·mān) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_713.htm">Strong's 713: </a> Purple, red-purple and scarlet yarn, וְתֹלַ֣עַת (wə·ṯō·la·‘aṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8438.htm">Strong's 8438: </a> The crimson-grub, of the color, from it, cloths dyed therewith [and] cherubim כְּרֻבִ֛ים (kə·ru·ḇîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3742.htm">Strong's 3742: </a> Probably an order of angelic beings skillfully חֹשֵׁ֖ב (ḥō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> To think, account worked מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה (ma·‘ă·śêh) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property into them. אֹתָֽם׃ (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">OT Law: Exodus 26:1 Moreover you shall make the tabernacle (Exo. 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