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The length of one curtain shall have eight and twenty cubits, the breadth shall be of four cubits; all the curtains[a] shall be made of one measure. (The length of one curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth shall be four cubits; all the curtains shall have the same measurements.)

Five curtains shall be joined to themselves together, and other five shall cleave together by like bond. (Five curtains shall be joined to each other in one set, and another five shall be joined together in another set.)

Thou shalt make small rings, or eyelets, of jacinth in the sides, and in the heights of the curtains, that they may be coupled together. (And thou shalt put small eyelets, made out of jacinth, on the outer edge of one curtain in each set, so that the two sets can be joined together.)

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  1. Exodus 26:2 In the original text, throughout the rest of Exodus, “curtain/s” and “tent/s” are used interchangeably. To avoid confusion, and to enhance comprehension, only “curtain/s” will be used in this context. As well, “say/s” and “serge/s” are also used for “curtain/s”; they appear in this text where they appear in the original text.