Exodus

Exodus 36:37–38

³⁷For the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, ³⁸together with five posts and their hooks.

He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, and their five bases were bronze.

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Exodus 36:37

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
he made	וַיַּ֤עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third 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 36:38

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
together with	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
five	חֲמִשָּׁה֙	ḥă·miš·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H2568 five
posts	עַמּוּדָ֤יו	‘am·mū·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5982 pillar, column
and their hooks	וָ֣וֵיהֶ֔ם	wā·wê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H2053 hook, pin or peg
He overlaid	וְצִפָּ֧ה	wə·ṣip·pāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6823 lay out, lay over
the tops	רָאשֵׁיהֶ֛ם	rā·šê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H7218 head
of the posts and their bands	וַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶ֖ם	wa·ḥă·šu·qê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H2838 fillet
with gold	זָהָ֑ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
and their five	חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה	ḥă·miš·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H2568 five
bases	וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֥ם	wə·’aḏ·nê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H134 base, pedestal
were bronze	נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃פ	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.