New American Bible, Revised Edition

Exodus 36:17-35 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

17. Fifty loops were made along the edge of the end sheet in one set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding sheet in the other set.

18. Fifty bronze clasps were made with which the tent was joined so that it formed one whole.

19. A covering for the tent was made of rams’ skins dyed red and, above that, a covering of tahash skins.

20. Frames were made for the tabernacle, acacia-wood uprights.

21. The length of each frame was ten cubits, and the width one and a half cubits.

22. Each frame had two arms, fastening them one to another. In this way all the frames of the tabernacle were made.

23. The frames for the tabernacle were made as follows: twenty frames on the south side,

24. with forty silver pedestals under the twenty frames, two pedestals under each frame for its two arms;

25. twenty frames on the other side of the tabernacle, the north side,

26. with their forty silver pedestals, two pedestals under each frame.

27. At the rear of the tabernacle, to the west, six frames were made,

28. and two frames were made for the corners of the tabernacle, at its rear.

29. These were double at the bottom, and likewise double at the top, to the first ring. That is how both corner frames were made.

30. Thus, there were eight frames, with their sixteen silver pedestals, two pedestals under each frame.

31. Bars of acacia wood were also made, five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,

32. five for those on the other side, and five for those at the rear, to the west.

33. The center bar, at the middle of the frames, was made to reach across from end to end.

34. The frames were plated with gold, and gold rings were made on them as holders for the bars, which were also plated with gold.

35. The veil was made of violet, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of fine linen twined, with cherubim embroidered on it.