"You shall hangup the veilunderthe clasps,and shall bringin the arkof the testimonytherewithinthe veil;and the veilshall servefor you as a partitionbetweenthe holyplace and the holyof holies.
He builttwentycubitson the rearpartof the housewith boardsof cedarfrom the floorto the ceiling;he built[them] for it on the insideas an innersanctuary,[even] as the mostholyplace.
It happenedthat when the priestscamefrom the holyplace, the cloudfilledthe houseof the LORD,
Then the priestsbroughtthe arkof the covenantof the LORDto its place,into the innersanctuaryof the house,to the mostholyplace,underthe wingsof the cherubim.
Now he madethe roomof the holyof holies:its lengthacrossthe widthof the house[was] twentycubits,and its width[was] twentycubits;and he overlaidit with finegold,[amounting] to 600talents.
"You shall putinto the arkthe testimonywhichI shall giveyou.
"You shall hangit on fourpillarsof acaciaoverlaidwith gold,their hooks[also being of] gold,on foursocketsof silver.
and its pillars[shall be] twenty,with their twentysocketsof bronze;the hooksof the pillarsand their bands[shall be] of silver.
"In the tentof meeting,outsidethe veilwhichis beforethe testimony,Aaronand his sonsshall keepit in orderfrom eveningto morningbeforethe LORD;[it shall be] a perpetualstatutethroughout their generationsfor the sonsof Israel.
He madefourpillarsof acaciafor it, and overlaidthem with gold,with their hooksof gold;and he castfoursocketsof silverfor them.
He broughtthe arkinto the tabernacle,and setup a veilfor the screen,and screenedoffthe arkof the testimony,justas the LORDhad commandedMoses.
"You shall placethe arkof the testimonythere,and you shall screenthe arkwith the veil.
He measuredits length,twentycubits,and the width,twentycubits,beforethe nave;and he saidto me, "Thisis the mostholy[place]."
The LORDsaidto Moses:"Tellyour brotherAaronthat he shall not enterat anytimeinto the holyplace insidethe veil,beforethe mercyseatwhichis on the ark,orhe will die;for I will appearin the cloudoverthe mercyseat.
