Exodus

Exodus 36:8–13

8All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them. 9Each curtain was twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide;a all the curtains were the same size. 10And he joined five of the curtains together, and the other five he joined as well.

11He made loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and also on the end curtain in the second set. 12He made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set, so that the loops lined up opposite one another. 13He also made fifty gold clasps to join the curtains together, so that the tabernacle was a unit.

Footnotes

  • a 36:9 Each of the ten curtains was approximately 42 feet long and 6 feet wide (12.8 meters long and 1.8 meters wide).

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Exodus 36:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Allכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the skilled craftsmenחֲכַם־ḥă·ḵam-Adjective - masculine singular constructH2450 wise
among the workmenוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּway·ya·‘ă·śūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6213 do, make
madeבְּעֹשֵׂ֧יbə·‘ō·śêPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH6213 do, make
the tenעֶ֣שֶׂר‘e·śerNumber - feminine singular constructH6235 ten
curtainsיְרִיעֹ֑תyə·rî·‘ōṯNoun - feminine pluralH3407 curtain
for the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןham·miš·kānArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
They were madeעָשָׂ֥ה‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
of finely spunמָשְׁזָ֗רmā·šə·zārVerb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singularH7806 be twisted
linenשֵׁ֣שׁšêšNoun - masculine singularH8336 id.
as well as blueוּתְכֵ֤לֶתū·ṯə·ḵê·leṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH8504 violet
purpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙wə·’ar·gā·mānConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH713 purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth
and scarlet yarnוְתוֹלַ֣עַתwə·ṯō·w·la·‘aṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH8438 worm, scarlet stuff
with cherubimכְּרֻבִ֛יםkə·ru·ḇîmNoun - masculine pluralH3742 cherub
skillfullyחֹשֵׁ֖בḥō·šêḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH2803 think, account
worked into themמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma·‘ă·śêhNoun - masculine singular constructH4639 deed, work

Exodus 36:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Eachהָֽאַחַ֗תhā·’a·ḥaṯArticle; Number - feminine singularH259 one
curtainהַיְרִיעָ֣הhay·rî·‘āhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH3407 curtain
was twenty-eightשְׁמֹנֶ֤הšə·mō·nehNumber - feminine singularH8083 eight
cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הbā·’am·māhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH520 ell, cubit
longאֹ֜רֶךְ’ō·reḵNoun - masculine singular constructH753 length
fourאַרְבַּ֣ע’ar·ba‘Number - feminine singularH702 four
cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הbā·’am·māhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH520 ell, cubit
wideוְרֹ֙חַב֙wə·rō·ḥaḇConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH7341 breadth, width
allלְכָל־lə·ḵālPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the curtainsהַיְרִיעֹֽת׃hay·rî·‘ōṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH3407 curtain
the sameאַחַ֖ת’a·ḥaṯNumber - feminine singularH259 one
sizeמִדָּ֥הmid·dāhNoun - feminine singularH4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment

Exodus 36:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And he joinedוַיְחַבֵּר֙way·ḥab·bêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2266 unite
fiveחֲמֵ֣שׁḥă·mêšNumber - feminine singular constructH2568 five
of the curtainsהַיְרִיעֹ֔תhay·rî·‘ōṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH3407 curtain
togetherאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
and the other fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁwə·ḥā·mêšConjunctive waw; Number - feminine singularH2568 five
he joinedחִבַּ֔רḥib·barVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2266 unite
as wellאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to

Exodus 36:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He madeוַיַּ֜עַשׂway·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
loopsלֻֽלְאֹ֣תlul·’ōṯNoun - feminine plural constructH3924 loop
of blueתְּכֵ֗לֶתtə·ḵê·leṯNoun - feminine singularH8504 violet
onעַ֣ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
the edgeשְׂפַ֤תśə·p̄aṯNoun - feminine singular constructH8193 lip, speech, edge
of the endמִקָּצָ֖הmiq·qā·ṣāhPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singularH7098 end
curtainהַיְרִיעָה֙hay·rî·‘āhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH3407 curtain
in the firstהָֽאֶחָ֔תhā·’e·ḥāṯArticle; Number - feminine singularH259 one
setבַּמַּחְבָּ֑רֶתbam·maḥ·bā·reṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH4225 thing joined, place of joining
and alsoעָשָׂה֙‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
on the endהַקִּ֣יצוֹנָ֔הhaq·qî·ṣō·w·nāhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH7020 at the end, outermost
curtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay·rî·‘āhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH3407 curtain
in the secondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃haš·šê·nîṯArticle; Number - ordinal feminine singularH8145 second
setבַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶתbam·maḥ·be·reṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH4225 thing joined, place of joining

Exodus 36:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He madeעָשָׂה֮‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםḥă·miš·šîmNumber - common pluralH2572 fifty
loopsלֻלָאֹ֗תlu·lā·’ōṯNoun - feminine pluralH3924 loop
on oneהָאֶחָת֒hā·’e·ḥāṯArticle; Number - feminine singularH259 one
curtainבַּיְרִיעָ֣הbay·rî·‘āhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH3407 curtain
and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםwa·ḥă·miš·šîmConjunctive waw; Number - common pluralH2572 fifty
loopsלֻלָאֹ֗תlu·lā·’ōṯNoun - feminine pluralH3924 loop
on the endבִּקְצֵ֣הbiq·ṣêhPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH7097 end, extremity
curtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay·rî·‘āhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH3407 curtain
of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יתhaš·šê·nîṯArticle; Number - ordinal feminine singularH8145 second
setבַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶתbam·maḥ·be·reṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH4225 thing joined, place of joining
so that the loopsהַלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔תhal·lu·lā·’ōṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH3924 loop
lined upמַקְבִּילֹת֙maq·bî·lōṯVerb - Hifil - Participle - feminine pluralH6901 receive, take
oppositeאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
oneאַחַ֖ת’a·ḥaṯNumber - feminine singularH259 one
anotherאֶחָֽת׃’e·ḥāṯNumber - feminine singularH259 one

Exodus 36:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He also madeוַיַּ֕עַשׂway·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםḥă·miš·šîmNumber - common pluralH2572 fifty
goldזָהָ֑בzā·hāḇNoun - masculine singularH2091 gold
claspsקַרְסֵ֣יqar·sêNoun - masculine plural constructH7165 hook
to joinוַיְחַבֵּ֨רway·ḥab·bêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2266 unite
the curtainsהַיְרִעֹ֜תhay·ri·‘ōṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH3407 curtain
togetherאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
so that the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןham·miš·kānArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
wasוַֽיְהִ֥יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a unitאֶחָֽד׃ס’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one

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Exodus 36:12 Exodus 26:5

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