Exodus 26:1 ““You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finel…”

Exodus 26:1

“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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

“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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Afterwarde thou shalt make the Tabernacle with tenne curtaines of fine twined linen, and blewe silke, and purple, and skarlet: and in them thou shalt make Cherubims of broydered worke.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt make the tabernacle [with] ten curtains of twined byssus, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubim of artistic work shalt thou make them.

Young's Literal Translation

'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;

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“the tabernacle with ten curtains”

Exodus 36:8–19 Exodus 25:8 Exodus 40:2 Exodus 40:17–19 1 Chronicles 17:1 1 Chronicles 21:29

Exodus 36:8–19 · BSB

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.

Exodus 25:8 · BSB

And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.

Exodus 40:2 · BSB

“On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.

Exodus 40:17–19 · BSB

So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year.

1 Chronicles 17:1 · BSB

After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”

1 Chronicles 21:29 · BSB

For the tabernacle of the LORD that Moses had made in the wilderness and the altar of burnt offering were presently at the high place in Gibeon,

“fine twined linen”

Exodus 26:36 Exodus 25:4 Exodus 35:6 Exodus 35:35 Revelation 19:8

Exodus 26:36 · BSB

For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.

Exodus 25:4 · BSB

blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;

Exodus 35:6 · BSB

blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;

Exodus 35:35 · BSB

He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.

Revelation 19:8 · BSB

She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.

“cherubims”

Exodus 25:18

Exodus 25:18 · BSB

Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

Also

Exodus 36:35 Exodus 26:31

Exodus 36:35 · BSB

Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.

Exodus 26:31 · BSB

Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide —all curtains the same size.

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