You shall [then] make the mishkon (Tabernacle) out of ten drapes, [consisting of] fine twined linen, greenish blue, dark red and crimson [wool]. Figures of cherubim, the work of a craftsman, shall be woven into them.

Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with keruvim of artistic work shalt thou make them.

And the tabernacle (the mishkan) shall you make with ten curtains [to serve it as a roof and as partitions outside the boards, the curtains being hung behind them to cover them]: twisted linen (shesh) and blue (wool) and purple and scarlet, [four varieties in each thread, one of linen and three of wool and each thread twisted six (shesh) times, giving a twenty-four-fold thread], cherubs of artistic work [(figures interwoven on both sides)] shall you make them.

Each drape shall be twenty eight amohs long, and each drape shall be four amohs wide. All the drapes shall have the same measure.

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

The length of one curtain, twenty-eight cubits; and the width, four cubits for one curtain — one measure for all the curtains.

Five of these drapes shall be joined [sewn] together and [the other] five drapes shall be joined [sewn] together.

The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and the other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.

Five curtains shall be attached [by sewing] one to the other, and five curtains, one to the other.

Make loops of greenish blue [wool] on the edge of the drape which is at the [innermost] end of the [first] group. Do the same on the edge of the drape which is at the [innermost] end of the second group.

And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain that is at the edge of the first coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of the curtain, that is outmost in the second coupling.

And you shall make loops of purple wool at the edge of the end curtain of one (five-curtain) joining, and, likewise, at the edge of the end curtain of the other joining.

Make fifty loops on [the edge of] one drape, and make fifty loops on the edge of the drape which is on the second group. The loops shall be opposite one another.

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; that the loops may take hold one of another.

Fifty loops shall you make in the one (end) curtain, and fifty loops shall you make at the edge of the (end) curtain in the second joining, the loops [on the respective joinings] directly aligned one with the other.

Make fifty golden clasps, and join the drapes [of each group] together with the clasps, so that the mishkon is one.

And thou shalt make fifty golden clasps, and couple the curtains together with the clasps: that the tabernacle may be one.

And you shall make fifty golden hooks, and you shall join the curtains one to the other by the hooks, [inserting one end of the hook into one loop, and the other end, into its corresponding loop], and the tabernacle shall be one.

Make drapes of goats hair for a covering over the mishkon. Make eleven drapes.

And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.

And you shall make curtains of goats' hair to tent over the [lower curtains of the] tabernacle; eleven curtains shall you make them.

The length of each drape shall be thirty amohs, and the width of each drape shall be four amohs. The eleven drapes must have the same measure.

The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure.

The length of one curtain, thirty cubits; and the width, four cubits for one curtain — one measure for the eleven curtains.

Join [sew] together five drapes by themselves, and [the other] six drapes by themselves. Let the sixth drape overhang before the entrance of the tent [mishkon].

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

And you shall join five curtains separately and six curtains separately, and you shall double [two cubits of] the sixth curtain [the "surplus" vis-à-vis the lower curtains] over the face of the tent [the screen on the east (as a bride's face is veiled in modesty)].

Make fifty loops on the edge of one drape which is at the [innermost] end of the [first] group, and fifty loops on the edge of the drape which is on the second group.

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

And you shall make fifty loops at the edge of the end curtain in (one) joining, and fifty loops at the edge of the curtain in the second joining.

Make fifty copper clasps. Bring the clasps into the loops, and join the tent together, making it one.

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.

And you shall make fifty copper hooks, and you shall insert the hooks into the loops, and you shall join the tent [the goats' hair covering], and it shall be one.

The overlapping excess [from what is left over] [in the breadth] of the drapes of the tent—half of the extra drape shall overlap the back of the mishkon.

And the remnant that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.

And the additional draping in the curtains of the tent, half of the additional curtain [i.e., two cubits], you shall hang over the back [the west] of the tabernacle [to cover the two cubits of exposed beams.]

The [extra] amoh on one side, and the [extra] amoh on the other side that were in excess of the length of the drapes of the tent shall overlap the sides of the mishkon, on both sides, to cover it.

And a cubit on the one side, and a 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 tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.

And the cubit on one side and the cubit on the other side in excess [of the length of the lower curtains] in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall be spread over both sides [north and south] of the tabernacle [curtains] to cover it [(for purposes of adornment)].

Make a covering for the tent out of red dyed ram’s skins, and a covering of tachash skins above that.

And thou shalt make a covering for the Tent, of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering above of taĥash skins.

And you shall make a cover for the tent [(the goats' hair roof)] of rams' skins dyed red, and a cover of tachash skins above.

Make the planks for the mishkon out of acacia wood; [these planks are] to stand upright [vertically].

And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.

And you shall make the beams of the tabernacle [those that have been designated for the purpose (Jacob, prophetically, having planted acacia trees to this end)] of standing acacia wood. [The beams of the tabernacle walls are to be stood up vertically, and not placed horizontally one atop the other.]

Each plank shall be ten amohs long, and one and one half amohs shall be the width of each plank.

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

Ten cubits the length of the beam [(so that the height of the tabernacle was ten cubits)], and a cubit and a half the breadth of each beam [(so that the length of the tabernacle was thirty cubits)].

Each plank shall have two [square] pegs, exactly parallel to each other. So shall you make all the planks of the mishkon.

Two tenons shall there be in one board, connected one with the other: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

Two prongs (wooden projections) for each beam [(the beam being hollowed out at the bottom to form these prongs)], rung-like, one near the other [like the rungs of a ladder]. So shall you do for all the beams of the tabernacle.

Make these planks for the mishkon, twenty planks for the southern side.

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

And you shall make the beams for the tabernacle, twenty beams for the southern side.

Make forty silver sockets, [and place them] under the twenty planks. There shall be two sockets under one plank [one] for each of the two pegs, and two sockets under the other plank, [one] for each of the two pegs.

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.

And forty silver sockets shall you make under the twenty beams; two sockets under one beam for its two prongs, and two sockets under the next beam for its two prongs.

For the second wall of the mishkon, to the northern side, [also make] twenty planks.

And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards:

And for the second side of the tabernacle, the northern side, twenty beams.

[Make] their forty silver sockets, two sockets under each plank, two sockets under each plank.

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

And their forty silver sockets, two sockets under one beam and two sockets under the next beam.

For the west end of the mishkon make six planks.

And for the side of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.

And for the ends [i.e., the back] of the tabernacle on the west, you shall make six beams, [accounting for nine cubits of width.]

Make two planks for the corners of the mishkon at the rear side.

And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the west side.

And two beams shall you make for the corners of the tabernacle at the ends, [(so that the interior width is ten cubits)].

They must be coupled together on the bottom, and they must also be coupled together evenly on the top with one [square] ring. So must it be done with the two [planks], which are at the two corners.

And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.

And they (the beams) shall be fitted against each other at the bottom, and together shall they be fitted at its top into one ring. [Two adjacent beams were fixed together by a ring placed in grooves along their breadth.] So shall it be for the two of them [for the two beams at the end, the beam at the northern end and the western beam, and so,] for the two corners shall they be.

Thus there will be eight planks, and their silver sockets, totaling sixteen sockets, two sockets under each plank, two sockets under each plank.

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

And [on the western side] there shall be eight beams and their silver sockets, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one beam and two sockets under the next beam.

You shall make bars out of acacia wood, five for the planks of one wall,

And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,

And you shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the beams of one side of the tabernacle [These "five" are three, the upper and lower bars, respectively, consisting of two equal (fifteen cubit segments) running along the side wall, and one bar running the entire length through a hole bored in each beam.]

and five bars for the planks of the second wall of the mishkon. [There shall also be] five bars for the planks of the western [back] wall of the mishkon.

and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the third side of the tabernacle, for the side westward.

And five bars for the beams of the second side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the beams of the side of the tabernacle at the western ends.

The middle [center] bar shall go through the planks, reinforcing the planks from one end to the other.

And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end.

And the middle bar in the midst of the beams shall extend from end to end.

You shall overlay the planks with gold, and make their rings out of gold, to hold the bars. You shall [also] overlay the bars with gold.

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

And the beams shall you cover with gold, and their rings shall you make of gold [to serve as] housings for the bars, and you shall cover the bars with gold [i.e., They will be "covered" with gold when they are inserted into the golden rings flanked by the golden half-reeds on either side.]

You shall erect the mishkon according to its rules. As shown to you on the mountain.

And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to its fashion which was shown thee in the mountain.

And you shall set up the tabernacle after the manner which will have been shown to you [by the L-rd] in the mountain.

You shall make a paroches [partition] out of greenish blue wool, dark red wool, crimson wool, and twined, fine linen. It shall be the work of a craftsman, with figures of cherubim [woven into it].

And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen with keruvim shall it be made of artistic work:

And you shall make a parocheth (partition) of blue wool and purple wool and scarlet wool and twisted linen. Artistic work shall he make it, cherubs. [See Rashi on verse 1].

Place it [the paroches] upon four acacia-wood pillars, that are overlaid with gold. Their hooks shall [also] be of gold. These pillars are to be set into four silver sockets.

and thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon four sockets of silver.

And you shall place it on four pillars of acacia wood covered with gold, their hooks of gold [(Hooks bent upwards were set in the pillars on which to place the pole on which the top of the parocheth was wrapped)] (the pillars standing) upon four sockets of silver.

Place the paroches under the clasps [which kept the drapes together]. Bring into the space within [behind] the paroches, the Ark of the Testimony, and the paroches will divide for you between the Holy and the Holy of Holies.

And thou shalt hang up the veil under the clasps, that thou mayst bring in there within the veil the ark of the Testimony: and the veil shall be for you as a division between the holy place and the most holy.

And you shall put the parocheth under the hooks, and you shall bring there, inside the parocheth, the ark of testimony; and the parocheth shall separate for you between the holy and the holy of holies.

Place the cover upon the Ark of the Testimony in the Holy of Holies.

And thou shalt put the covering upon the ark of the Testimony in the most holy place.

And you shall put the kaporeth (the lid) upon the ark of testimony in the holy of holies.

Put the table outside the paroches, and the menorah opposite the table, toward the southern side of the mishkon. The table should be placed on the northern side.

And thou shalt set the table outside the veil, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.

And you shall place the table outside the parocheth, and the menorah opposite the table on the southern side of the tabernacle; and the table shall you place on the northern side.

You shall make a screen for the entrance of the tent. [Make it out of] greenish blue wool, dark red wool, crimson wool, and twined, fine linen. It shall be the work of an embroiderer.

And thou shalt make a screen for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer.

And you shall make a screen [a curtain] for the entrance of the tent, of blue wool, purple wool, scarlet wool, and twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer [needlework, the figures on one side being the same as those on the other.]

Make five pillars of acacia wood for the screen. Overlay them with gold and their hooks are to be gold. Cast five copper sockets for them [the pillars].

And thou shalt make for the screen five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.

And you shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia wood, and you shall cover them with gold, and their hooks (shall be) of gold; and you shall cast for them five copper sockets.