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And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.

      ²² And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

      ²³ And thou shalt make a table of acacia wood: two cubits [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

      ²⁴ And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

      ²⁵ And thou shalt make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about; and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

      ²⁶ And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.

      ²⁷ Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear the table.

      ²⁸ And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

      ²⁹ And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the flagons thereof, and the bowls thereof, wherewith to pour out: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

      ³⁰ And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before me alway.

      ³¹ And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.

      ³² And there shall be six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:

      ³³ three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the candlestick:

      ³⁴ and in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;

      ³⁵ and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the candlestick.

      ³⁶ Their knops and their branches shall be of one piece with it; the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold.

      ³⁷ And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven: and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it.

      ³⁸ And the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.

      ³⁹ Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels.

      ⁴⁰ And see that thou make them after their pattern, which hath been showed thee in the mount.

      Chapter 26

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      ¹ 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.

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

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

      ⁴ And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second coupling.

      ⁵ Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling; the loops shall be opposite one to another.

      ⁶ And thou shalt make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to another with the clasps: and the tabernacle shall be one [whole].

      ⁷ And thou shalt make curtains of goats' [hair] for a tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make them.

      ⁸ 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 And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent.

      ¹⁰ And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops upon the edge of the curtain which is [outmost in] the second coupling.

      ¹¹ And thou shalt make fifty clasps of brass, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.

      ¹² And the overhanging part that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.

      ¹³ And the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, of that which remaineth in 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.

      ¹⁴ And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above.

      ¹⁵ And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up.

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

      ¹⁷ Two tenons shall there be in each board, joined one to another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

      ¹⁸ And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward.

      ¹⁹ And thou shalt 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 And for the second side of the tabernacle, 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 And for the hinder part of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.

      ²³ And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the hinder part.

      ²⁴ And they shall be double beneath, and in like manner they shall be entire unto the top thereof unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.

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

      ²⁶ And thou shalt make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,

      ²⁷ and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the hinder part westward.

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

      ²⁹ And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.

      ³⁰ And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which hath been showed thee in the mount.

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