Exodus
Exodus 26:36–37
36For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. 37Make five posts of acacia wood for the curtain, overlay them with gold, use hooks of gold, and cast five bronze bases for them.’’
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Exodus 26:36
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the entrance | לְפֶ֣תַח | lə·p̄e·ṯaḥ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6607 opening, doorway, entrance |
| to the tent | הָאֹ֔הֶל | hā·’ō·hel | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H168 tent |
| you are to make | וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ | wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| a curtain | מָסָךְ֙ | mā·sāḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4539 covering, screen |
| embroidered | רֹקֵֽם׃ | rō·qêm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7551 variegate |
| with blue | תְּכֵ֧לֶת | tə·ḵê·leṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H8504 violet |
| purple | וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן | wə·’ar·gā·mān | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H713 purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth |
| and scarlet yarn | וְתוֹלַ֥עַת | wə·ṯō·w·la·‘aṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8438 worm, scarlet stuff |
| and finely spun | מָשְׁזָ֑ר | mā·šə·zār | Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular | H7806 be twisted |
| linen | וְשֵׁ֣שׁ | wə·šêš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H8336 id. |
Exodus 26:37
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make | וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ | wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| five | חֲמִשָּׁה֙ | ḥă·miš·šāh | Number - masculine singular | H2568 five |
| posts | עַמּוּדֵ֣י | ‘am·mū·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5982 pillar, column |
| of acacia wood | שִׁטִּ֔ים | šiṭ·ṭîm | Noun - feminine plural | H7848 acacia |
| for the curtain | לַמָּסָ֗ךְ | lam·mā·sāḵ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4539 covering, screen |
| overlay | וְצִפִּיתָ֤ | wə·ṣip·pî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6823 lay out, lay over |
| them | אֹתָם֙ | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| with gold | זָהָ֔ב | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| hooks | וָוֵיהֶ֖ם | wā·wê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H2053 hook, pin or peg |
| of gold | זָהָ֑ב | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| and cast | וְיָצַקְתָּ֣ | wə·yā·ṣaq·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H3332 pour, cast, flow |
| five | חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה | ḥă·miš·šāh | Number - masculine singular | H2568 five |
| bronze | נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ס | nə·ḥō·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H5178 copper, bronze |
| bases | אַדְנֵ֥י | ’aḏ·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H134 base, pedestal |
| for them | לָהֶ֔ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural |
Cross-references
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Exodus 26:36 Exodus 36:37
Exodus 26:37 Exodus 36:38
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.