וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֥ן תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה עֶ֣שֶׂר יְרִיעֹ֑ת שֵׁ֣שׁ מָשְׁזָ֗ר וּתְכֵ֤לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן֙ וְתֹלַ֣עַת שָׁנִ֔י כְּרֻבִ֛ים מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה חֹשֵׁ֖ב תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹתָֽם׃
Und die Wohnung [das Stiftszelt] sollst du machen aus zehn Teppichen von gezwirntem Byssus, von purpurblauem und purpurrotem und karmesinrotem Garn; mit Cherubim, Kunstweberarbeit, sollst du sie machen.
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
The Five Books of Moses, by Everett Fox
The text describes the network of tapestries or curtains that comprise the structure itself, in two layers (vv.1–6 and 7–12), with two additional layers mentioned (v.14). The outer layers function to protect the inner ones from the elements, while the inner ones, true to the gradations of holiness previously mentioned, are more elaborate.