Exodus

Exodus 36:18–21

¹⁸He also made fifty bronze clasps to join the tent together as a unit.

¹⁹Additionally, he made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.^c

²⁰Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. ²¹Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.^d

Footnotes

c 36:19 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals
d 36:21 Each frame was approximately 15 feet long and 2.25 feet wide (4.6 meters long and 68.6 centimeters wide).

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He also made	וַיַּ֛עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
fifty	חֲמִשִּׁ֑ים	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
bronze	נְחֹ֖שֶׁת	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
clasps	קַרְסֵ֥י	qar·sê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7165 hook
to join the tent	הָאֹ֖הֶל	hā·’ō·hel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H168 tent
together	לְחַבֵּ֥ר	lə·ḥab·bêr	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H2266 unite
as a unit	אֶחָֽד׃	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Additionally	וַיַּ֤עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
he made	וַיַּ֤עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for the tent	לָאֹ֔הֶל	lā·’ō·hel	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H168 tent
a covering	מִכְסֶה֙	miḵ·seh	Noun - masculine singular	H4372 covering
of ram	אֵלִ֖ים	’ê·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H352 ram
skins	עֹרֹ֥ת	‘ō·rōṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5785 skin
dyed red	מְאָדָּמִ֑ים	mə·’ād·dā·mîm	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural	H119 be red
and over that	מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃ס	mil·mā·‘ə·lāh	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Adverb; third person feminine singular	H4605 higher part
a covering	וּמִכְסֵ֛ה	ū·miḵ·sêh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4372 covering
of fine leather	תְּחָשִׁ֖ים	tə·ḥā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8476 ta—aš

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Next	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
he constructed	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
upright	עֹמְדִֽים׃	‘ō·mə·ḏîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
frames	הַקְּרָשִׁ֖ים	haq·qə·rā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7175 board, boards
of acacia	שִׁטִּ֖ים	šiṭ·ṭîm	Noun - feminine plural	H7848 acacia
wood	עֲצֵ֥י	‘ă·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
for the tabernacle	לַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן	lam·miš·kān	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Each frame	הַקָּ֑רֶשׁ	haq·qā·reš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7175 board, boards
ten	עֶ֥שֶׂר	‘e·śer	Number - feminine singular construct	H6235 ten
cubits	אַמֹּ֖ות	ʾam·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
long	אֹ֣רֶךְ	’ō·reḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H753 length
and a cubit	וְאַמָּה֙	wə·’am·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
and a half	וַחֲצִ֣י	wa·ḥă·ṣî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2677 half
wide	רֹ֖חַב	rō·ḥaḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7341 breadth, width

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