The Holy Tent

26 “Make for the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle] ten curtains of fine linen and blue, purple, and ·red [scarlet] thread. Have a skilled craftsman sew designs of ·creatures with wings [cherubim; 37:7] on the pieces of cloth [^Cthese deep blue curtains with cherubim represent heaven on earth]. ² Make each curtain the same size—·forty-two feet [^Ltwenty-eight cubits] long and ·six feet [^Lfour cubits] wide. ³ ·Sew [^LJoin; Bind] five curtains together for one set, and ·sew [join; bind] the other curtains together for the second set. ⁴ Make loops of blue cloth on the edge of the end curtain of one set, and do the same for the end curtain of the other set. ⁵ Make fifty loops on the end curtain of the first set and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set. These loops must be opposite each other. ⁶ And make fifty gold ·hooks [clasps] to join the two sets of curtains so that the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle] is one piece.