The Eleven Curtains of Goat Hair

The outer tent is formed from eleven goat-hair curtains of equal size, arranged in two sets and joined with loops and bronze clasps. The sixth curtain is doubled at the front.

Y⁷ou are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle — eleven curtains in all. ⁸Each of the eleven curtains is to be the same size — thirty cubits long and four cubits wide. ⁹Join five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another. Then fold the sixth curtain over double at the front of the tent. ¹⁰Make fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set. ¹¹Make fifty bronze clasps and put them through the loops to join the tent together as a unit.

The remaining fabric hangs over the back and sides to cover the tabernacle fully, and two more coverings are added above it. The structure is layered for enclosure and protection.

¹²As for the overlap that remains of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over shall hang down over the back of the tabernacle. ¹³And the tent curtains will be a cubit longer on either side, and the excess will hang over the sides of the tabernacle to cover it. ¹⁴Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.