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The tent was covered first with ten curtains of blue, purple, and scarlet, decorated with cherubim. Each curtain was 28 cubits long and 4 cubits broad. Five curtains were joined together in each of two sets, and then the two sets were joined by fifty blue loops on each edge, with clasps of gold holding the loops. Next came a covering of goat hair, consisting of eleven curtains, each thirty cubits long and four cubits broad. The curtains were joined in sets of five and six, and the sixth curtain was doubled. The two sets were joined by fifty clasps of [[brass]] joining fifty pairs of loops. Last of all came a covering of red ram skins and a covering of <big><big>ערת תחשׁים</big></big> taḥash skins.<ref>Septuagint "blue skins", Vulgate "violet skins", KJV "badgers' skins". Hebrew <big><big>ערת תחשׁים</big></big> "uwr't taḥashim / 'orot taḥashim", "skins taḥashim" (plural). The singular form is <big><big>עור תחשׁ</big></big> "uwr taḥash / 'or taḥash". "Badgers' skins" violate the biblical context of {{bibleverse||Leviticus|11:27-28}} which forbids touching the carcasses of all creatures that walk on paws. Several 20th century versions render 'or taḥash as the skin of a sea mammal, as "sealskin", "sea cow hide", "porpoise skin", "dolphin skin", "narwhal skin", "dugong hide", "manatee hide". These proposals violate the biblical context of {{bibleverse||Leviticus|11:10-12}} which forbids touching the carcasses of all creatures in the waters, in the seas, in the rivers, that have not fins and scales, because they are unclean <big><big>שִׁקַּץ</big></big> "sheqats" abominations. Other versions have the ''skins of antelopes'' or the ''skins of goats'', which are clean. The okapi, giraffe and rhinoceros have also been proposed. Many current versions render the Hebrew term 'orot taḥashim by the generic interpretation "fine leather", adding a brief footnote stating that the Hebrew meaning is "uncertain" or "obscure". Recent 20th and 21st century Jewish, Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant versions tend to support the most ancient interpretations of taḥash as a color, as dark, nearly black, indigo, violet, purple, azure, blue, beaded (sheep? ram?) skins or leather. See article [[Badger skins (Bible)]].</ref>

The tent was covered first with ten curtains of blue, purple, and scarlet, decorated with cherubim. Each curtain was 28 cubits long and 4 cubits broad. Five curtains were joined together in each of two sets, and then the two sets were joined by fifty blue loops on each edge, with clasps of gold holding the loops. Next came a covering of goat hair, consisting of eleven curtains, each thirty cubits long and four cubits broad. The curtains were joined in sets of five and six, and the sixth curtain was doubled. The two sets were joined by fifty clasps of [[brass]] joining fifty pairs of loops. Last of all came a covering of red ram skins and a covering of <big><big>ערת תחשׁים</big></big> taḥash skins.<ref>Septuagint "blue skins", Vulgate "violet skins", KJV "badgers' skins". Hebrew <big><big>ערת תחשׁים</big></big> "uwr't taḥashim / 'orot taḥashim", "skins taḥashim" (plural). The singular form is <big><big>עור תחשׁ</big></big> "uwr taḥash / 'or taḥash". "Badgers' skins" violate the biblical context of {{bibleverse||Leviticus|11:27-28}} which forbids touching the carcasses of all creatures that walk on paws. Several 20th century versions render 'or taḥash as the skin of a sea mammal, as "sealskin", "sea cow hide", "porpoise skin", "dolphin skin", "narwhal skin", "dugong hide", "manatee hide". These proposals violate the biblical context of {{bibleverse||Leviticus|11:10-12}} which forbids touching the carcasses of all creatures in the waters, in the seas, in the rivers, that have not fins and scales, because they are unclean <big><big>שִׁקַּץ</big></big> "sheqats" abominations. Other versions have the ''skins of antelopes'' or the ''skins of goats'', which are clean. The okapi, giraffe and rhinoceros have also been proposed. Many current versions render the Hebrew term 'orot taḥashim by the generic interpretation "fine leather", adding a brief footnote stating that the Hebrew meaning is "uncertain" or "obscure". Recent 20th and 21st century Jewish, Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant versions tend to support the most ancient interpretations of taḥash as a color, as dark, nearly black, indigo, violet, purple, azure, blue, beaded (sheep? ram?) skins or leather. See article [[Badger skins (Bible)]].</ref>

The inside of the tent was divided into two compartments, the [[Holy Place]] and the [[Holy of Holies]]. The partition between the two was located ten cubits from the west wall and guarded by four pillars of acacia wood overlaid with gold. A veil of blue and purple and scarlet, decorated with cherubim, hanging on four pillars, divided the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies. The veil hung on hooks of gold, and each pillar rested on a socket of silver.

The inside of the tent was divided into two compartments, the [[Holy Place]] and the [[Holy of Holies]]. The partition between the two was located ten cubits from the west wall and guarded by four pillars of acacia wood overlaid with gold. The Holy of Holies was a perfect cube, ten cubits deep by ten cubits wide by ten cubits high. A veil of blue and purple and scarlet, decorated with cherubim, hanging on four pillars, divided the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies. The veil hung on hooks of gold, and each pillar rested on a socket of silver.

=== The courtyard ===

=== The courtyard ===