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of Israel unto them. And while they were earnest 17 And he made fifty loops in the edge of one
about the work, the people daily in the morning curtain, and fifty in the edge of another curtain,
offered their vows. that they might be joined one to another.
4 Whereupon the workmen being constrained 18 And fifty buckles of brass wherewith the
to come, roof might be knit together, that of all the cur-
5 Said to Moses: The people offereth more tains there might be made one covering.
than is necessary. 19 He made also a cover for the tabernacle
6 Moses therefore commanded proclamation of rams’ skins dyed red; and another cover over
to be made by the crier’s voice: Let neither man that of violet skins.
nor woman offer any more for the work of the 20 He made also the boards of the tabernacle
sanctuary. And so they ceased from offering of setim wood standing.
gifts, 21 The length of one board was ten cubits;
7 Because the things that were offered did suf- and the breadth was one cubit and a half.
fice, and were too much. 22 There were two mortises throughout every
8 And all the men that were wise of heart, board, that one might be joined to the other.
to accomplish the work of the tabernacle, made And in this manner he made for all the boards
ten curtains of twisted fine linen, and violet, and of the tabernacle.
purple, and scarlet twice dyed, with varied work, 23 Of which twenty were at the south side
and the art of embroidering: southward,
9 The length of one curtain was twenty-eight 24 With forty sockets of silver, two sockets
cubits, and the breadth four: all the curtains were put under one board on the two sides of
were of the same size. the corners, where the mortises of the sides end
10 And he joined five curtains, one to another, in the corners.
and the other five he coupled one to another. 25 At that side also of the tabernacle, that
11 He made also loops of violet in the edge of looketh towards the north, he made twenty
one curtain on both sides, and in the edge of the boards,
other curtain in like manner, 26 With forty sockets of silver, two sockets for
12 That the loops might meet one against an- every board.
other, and might be joined each with the other. 27 But against the west, to wit, at that side
13 Whereupon also he cast fifty rings of gold, of the tabernacle, which looketh to the sea, he
that might catch the loops of the curtains, and made six boards,
they might be made one tabernacle. 28 And two others at each corner of the taber-
14 He made also eleven curtains of goats’ hair, nacle behind:
to cover the roof of the tabernacle: 29 Which were also joined from beneath unto
15 One curtain was thirty cubits long, and the top, and went together into one joint. Thus
four cubits broad: all the curtains were of one he did on both sides at the corners:
measure. 30 So there were in all eight boards, and they
16 Five of which he joined apart, and the other had sixteen sockets of silver, to wit, two sockets
six apart. under every board.