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8And they shall make a sanctuary for me, and I will live in their midst. 9According to exact likeness of the tabernacle, and all of the vessels for its rituals, that I will reveal to you, so shall you make it.

2And he instructed him, saying: Speak to your brother Aaron, so that he may not, at any time, enter into the Sanctuary, which is within the veil, before the propitiatory by which the ark is covered, so that he may not die, (for I will appear in a cloud above the oracle)

10And whoever among you is wise, let him come and make what the Lord has commanded: 11the tabernacle, certainly, and its roof, and also the covering, the rings, and the panels with the bars, the tent pegs and the bases, 12the ark and its bars, the propitiatory, and the veil that is drawn before it, 13the table with its bars and vessels, and the bread of the presence, 14the lampstand to hold up the lights, its vessels and lamps, and the oil to the nourish the fire, 15the altar of incense and its bars, and the oil of unction, and the incense of aromatics, the tent at the door of the tabernacle,

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1“Truly, thus shall you make the tabernacle: You shall make ten curtains of fine twisted linen, and hyacinth as well as purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, with diverse embroidery. 2The length of one curtain shall have twenty-eight cubits. The width shall be four cubits. The entire set of curtains shall be of one measure. 3Five curtains shall be joined to one another, and the other five shall be similarly coupled together. 4You shall make loops of hyacinth on the sides at the edges of the curtains, so that they will be able to be joined to one another. 5A curtain shall have fifty loops on each of two sides, inserted in such a manner that loop may come against loop, and one can be fitted to the other. 6You shall also make fifty rings of gold, with which the veils of the curtains are to be joined, so that it shall be one tabernacle.

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8And all those who were wise of heart, in order to accomplish the work of the tabernacle, made ten curtains of fine twisted linen, and hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, with diverse workmanship by the art of embroidery. 9Each of these was twenty-eight cubits in length, and in width, four. All the curtains were of one measure. 10And he joined five curtains to one another, and the other five he coupled to one another. 11He also made loops of hyacinth along the edge of one curtain on both sides, and similarly along the edge of the other curtain, 12so that the loops might meet against one another and might be joined together. 13For these, he also cast fifty gold rings, which would retain the loops of the curtains and so make the tabernacle one.

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5gifts which serve as mere examples and shadows of the heavenly things. And so it was answered to Moses, when he was about to complete the tabernacle: “See to it,” he said, “that you make everything according to the example which was revealed to you on the mountain.”

50But appoint them over the tabernacle of the testimony, and all its vessels, and whatever pertains to the ceremonies. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles. And they shall be for the ministry, and they shall encamp all around the tabernacle. 51When you would depart, the Levites shall take down the tabernacle. When you are to make camp, they shall set it up. Any outsider who will approach it shall be killed. 52Now the sons of Israel shall make camp, each one by his companies and bands, as well as his army. 53Moreover, the Levites shall fix their tents all around the tabernacle, lest there be an indignation over the multitude of the sons of Israel. And they shall stand watch as guardians over the tabernacle of the testimony.”

4And they carried the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of the covenant, and all the vessels of the Sanctuary, which were in the tabernacle; and the priests and the Levites carried these.

14And the Word became flesh, and he lived among us, and we saw his glory, glory like that of an only-begotten Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

34Whenever the cloud departed from the tabernacle, the sons of Israel set out by their companies. 35But if it remained hanging over it, they remained in the same place.

34Whenever the cloud departed from the tabernacle, the sons of Israel set out by their companies. 35But if it remained hanging over it, they remained in the same place. 36Certainly, the cloud of the Lord lay over the tabernacle by day, and the fire by night, being seen by all the people of Israel throughout all their resting places.

89And when Moses entered into the tabernacle of the covenant, to consult the oracle, he heard the voice of One speaking to him from the propitiatory, which is over the ark of the testimony between the two cherubim, and there he also spoke to him.

11But Christ, standing as the High Priest of future good things, through a greater and more perfect tabernacle, one not made by hand, that is, not of this creation,

3And I heard a great voice from the throne, saying: “Behold the tabernacle of God with men. And he will dwell with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be their God with them.

2For a tabernacle was made at first, in which were the lampstand, and the table, and the bread of the Presence, which is called Holy. 3Then, beyond the second veil, was the tabernacle, which is called the Holy of Holies,

2For a tabernacle was made at first, in which were the lampstand, and the table, and the bread of the Presence, which is called Holy.