Exodus 36:16

Exodus 36:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
• New International Version (NIV)They joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another set.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He coupled five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves.

Context of Exodus 36:16

14Then he made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtains in all. 15Each curtain was thirty cubits long and four cubits wide; the eleven curtains were of equal size. Bezalel joined five curtains by themselves and [the other] six curtains by themselves. 17He made fifty loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the outermost curtain of the second set. 18He made fifty bronze hooks to join the tent together into a unit.

Exodus 36:16 word by word

וַיְחַבֵּ֛ר אֶת־חֲמֵ֥שׁ הַיְרִיעֹ֖ת לְבָ֑ד וְאֶת־שֵׁ֥שׁ הַיְרִיעֹ֖ת לְבָֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he coupledחָבַרchâbar · to uniteH2266
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• curtainsיְרִיעָהyerîy‛âh · curtainH3407
• by themselves, and sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337

Commentaries on Exodus 36:16

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-38Much of the report about building the Tent of Meeting repeats what 25:1–31:18 said. There is a change from the imperative mood to the indicative, and there are certain changes in the order. This repetition emphasizes that the work was done exactly as God commanded (see 40:16). The people had tried to secure God's presence their own way with the gold calf, which led to disaster. Now, by following God's way, they received blessings (40:34–38).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-381. Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise-hearted man, &c.--Here is an illustrious example of zeal and activity in the work of the Lord. No unnecessary delay was allowed to take place; and from the moment the first pole was stuck in the ground till the final completion of the sacred edifice, he and his associates labored with all the energies both of mind and body engaged in the work. And what was the mainspring of their arduous and untiring…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 36:16

• Curtains
• Israel
• Tabernacle
• Tapestry

In the dictionaries

• Curtain
• Hold
• Atonement, Day of
• Badger
• Clasps
• Color; Colors
• Couple
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus

Commentaries on Exodus 36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings