Exodus 26:1-2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 26
The Tent Cloth. 1 The tabernacle itself you shall make out of ten sheets[a] woven of fine linen twined and of violet, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim embroidered on them.(A) 2 The length of each shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width four cubits; all the sheets shall be of the same size.
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- 26:1 Sheets: strips of tapestry, woven of white linen, the colored threads being used for the cherubim which were embroidered on them. These sheets were stretched across the top of the tabernacle to form a roof, their free ends hanging down inside the framework that formed the walls.
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