He made curtains of goats’ hair for a covering over the tabernacle. He made them eleven curtains. The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the width of each curtain. The eleven curtains had one measure. He coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. He made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the coupling, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which was outermost in the second coupling. He made fifty clasps of bronze to couple the tent together, that it might be a unit.
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He made curtains of goats’ hair for a covering over the tabernacle. He made them eleven curtains. The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the width of each curtain. The eleven curtains had one measure. He coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. He made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the coupling, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which was outermost in the second coupling. He made fifty clasps of bronze to couple the tent together, that it might be a unit. He made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sea cow hides above.
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He made curtains of goats’ hair for a covering over the tabernacle. He made them eleven curtains.
The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the width of each curtain. The eleven curtains had one measure.
He coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
He made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the coupling, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which was outermost in the second coupling.
He made fifty clasps of bronze to couple the tent together, that it might be a unit.
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And he made curtains of goats’ hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.
The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size.
And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.
And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.
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And he made curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; eleven curtains he made them.
The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the breadth of each curtain; the eleven curtains had one measure.
And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
And he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the first set, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which was outmost in the second set.
And he made fifty clasps of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.
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- Exodus 26:7-13 (v14) “You shall make curtains of goats’ hair for a covering over the tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains. The length of each curtain…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v14 Or, pavilion.
Or, pavilion.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On v14 i. e. For the outward covering of the tabernacle.…
i. e. For the outward covering of the tabernacle. See Exo 35:11
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Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On v14 Here, 1. The shelter and special protection that the…
Here, 1. The shelter and special protection that the church is under are signified by the curtains of hair-cloth, which were spread over the tabernacle, and the covering of rams' skins and badgers' skins over them, Exo 36:14-19. God has provided for his people a shadow from the heat, and a covert from storm and rain, Isa 4:6. They are armed against all weathers; the sun and the moon shall not smite them: and they are protected from the storms of divine wrath, that hail which will sweep away the refuge of lies, Isa 28:17. Those that dwell in God's house shall find, be the tempest ever so violent, or the dropping ever so continual, it does not rain in. 2. The strength and stability of the church, though it is but a tabernacle, are signified by the boards and bars with which the curtains were borne up, Exo 36:20-34. The boards were coupled together and joined by the bars which shot through them; for the union of the church, and the hearty agreement of those that are its stays and supporters, contribute abundantly to its strength and establishment.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v14 (14-18) The construction of the outer covering of goats’…
(14-18) The construction of the outer covering of goats’ hair follows, and is expressed in terms nearly identical with those used in Exo_26:7-11. Exo_36:14 is better rendered than that to which it corresponds in the previous passage (Exo_36:7). There are two omissions of short clauses for the sake of brevity.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv14, 18 Bezalel made curtains ... the second set
Bezalel made curtains ... the second set
For Exo 36:14-17 see how you translated many of these words in Exodus 26:7-9 and Exodus 26:10.
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made eleven
"made 11" (See: Numbers)
thirty cubits
"30 cubits" (See: Numbers and Biblical Distance)
fifty loops
"50 loops" (See: Numbers)
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goat
tent
tabernacle
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