Exodus 27:9-19

Good News Translation

The Enclosure for the Tent of the Lord's Presence^(A)

⁹ “For the Tent of my presence make an enclosure out of fine linen curtains. On the south side the curtains are to be 50 yards long, ¹⁰ supported by twenty bronze posts in twenty bronze bases, with hooks and rods made of silver. ¹¹ Do the same on the north side of the enclosure. ¹² On the west side there are to be curtains 25 yards long, with ten posts and ten bases. ¹³ On the east side, where the entrance is, the enclosure is also to be 25 yards wide. ^14-15 On each side of the entrance there are to be 7½ yards of curtains, with three posts and three bases. ¹⁶ For the entrance itself there is to be a curtain 10 yards long made of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool, and decorated with embroidery. It is to be supported by four posts in four bases. ¹⁷ All the posts around the enclosure are to be connected with silver rods, and their hooks are to be made of silver and their bases of bronze. ¹⁸ The enclosure is to be 50 yards long, 25 yards wide, and 2½ yards high. The curtains are to be made of fine linen and the bases of bronze. ¹⁹ All the equipment that is used in the Tent and all the pegs for the Tent and for the enclosure are to be made of bronze.