KJV King James Version
And thou shalt make curtains [of] goats’ [hair] to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.
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Exodus 26:7
And thou shalt make curtains [of] goats’ [hair] to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
WEB World English Bible
“You shall make curtains of goats’ hair for a covering over the tabernacle. You shall make them eleven curtains.
ASV American Standard Version
And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And thou hast made curtains of goats’ hair, for a tent over the tabernacle; thou dost make eleven curtains:
Surrounding context — Exodus 26
4 And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of [another] curtain, in the coupling of the second.
5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that [is] in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another.
6 And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.
7 And thou shalt make curtains [of] goats’ [hair] to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.
8 The length of one curtain [shall be] thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains [shall be all] of one measure.
9 And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.
10 And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain [that is] outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙H6213 · a.sahto make: doיְרִיעֹ֣תH3407 · ye.ri.ahcurtainעִזִּ֔יםH5795 · ezgoatלְאֹ֖הֶלH168 · o.heltentעַל־H5921 · aluponהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןH4908 · mish.kantabernacleעַשְׁתֵּי־H6249 · ash.teelevenעֶשְׂרֵ֥הH6240 · a.sartenיְרִיעֹ֖תH3407 · ye.ri.ahcurtainתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הH6213 · a.sahto make: doאֹתָֽם׃H853 · et[Obj.]
Cross-references
Exodus 26:14And thou shalt make a covering for the tent [of] rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering above [of] badgers’ skins.1 Peter 3:4But [let it be] the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, [even the ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.Exodus 35:6And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ [hair],Exodus 35:26And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats’ [hair].1 Peter 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all [of you] be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.Isaiah 4:5And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory [shall be] a defence.Exodus 25:4And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ [hair],Exodus 26:1Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle [with] ten curtains [of] fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: [with] cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.Exodus 26:9And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.Psalm 45:13The king’s daughter [is] all glorious within: her clothing [is] of wrought gold.Numbers 31:20And purify all [your] raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ [hair], and all things made of wood.Exodus 36:14-18And he made curtains [of] goats’ [hair] for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.Exodus 26:12And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle.Numbers 4:25And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers’ skins that [is] above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,Exodus 35:23And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ [hair], and red skins of rams, and badgers’ skins, brought [them].
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