1. "Make ten curtains out of finely twisted linen for the holy tent. Make them with blue, purple and bright red yarn. Have a skilled worker sew cherubim into the pattern.
2. Make all of the curtains the same size. They must be 42 feet long and six feet wide.
3. "Join five of the curtains together. Do the same thing with the other five.
4. Make loops out of blue strips of cloth along the edge of the end curtain in one set. Do the same thing with the end curtain in the other set.
5. Make 50 loops on the end curtain of the one set. Do the same thing on the end curtain of the other set. Put the loops across from each other.
6. Make 50 gold hooks. Use them to join the curtains together so that the holy tent is all one piece.
7. "Make a total of 11 curtains out of goat hair to put over the holy tent.
8. Make all 11 curtains the same size. They must be 45 feet long and six feet wide.
9. "Join five of the curtains together into one set. Do the same thing with the other six. Fold the sixth curtain in half at the front of the tent.
10. Make 50 loops along the edge of the end curtain in the one set. Do the same thing with the other set.
11. Then make 50 bronze hooks. Put them in the loops to join the tent together all in one piece.
12. "Let the extra half curtain hang down at the rear of the holy tent.
13. The tent curtains will be one foot six inches longer on both sides. What is left over will hang over the sides of the holy tent and cover it.
14. "Make a covering for the tent. Make it out of ram skins that are dyed red. Put a covering of the hides of sea cows over that.
15. "Make frames out of acacia wood for the holy tent.
16. Make each frame 15 feet long and two feet three inches wide.
17. Add two small wooden pins to each frame. Make the pins stick out so that they are even with each other. Make all of the frames for the holy tent in the same way.
18. "Make 20 frames for the south side of the holy tent.
19. And make 40 silver bases to go under them. Make two bases for each frame. Put one under each pin that sticks out.
20. "For the north side of the holy tent make 20 frames