Exodus 26:3

Exodus 26:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.
• New International Version (NIV)Join five of the curtains together, and do the same with the other five.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Five curtains shall be coupled to one another, and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Five curtains shall be coupled to one another, and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another.

Context of Exodus 26:3

1Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shalt thou make them. 2The length of each curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains shall have one measure. Five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and the other five curtains shall be coupled one to another. 4And 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 edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second coupling. 5Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling; the loops shall be opposite one to another.

Exodus 26:3 word by word

חֲמֵ֣שׁ הַיְרִיעֹ֗ת תִּֽהְיֶ֙יןָ֙ חֹֽבְרֹ֔ת אִשָּׁ֖ה אֶל־אֲחֹתָ֑הּ וְחָמֵ֤שׁ יְרִיעֹת֙ חֹֽבְרֹ֔ת אִשָּׁ֖ה אֶל־אֲחֹתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• Fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• curtainsיְרִיעָהyerîy‛âh · curtainH3407
• beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• togetherחָבַרchâbar · to uniteH2266

Cross-references for Exodus 26:3

• Exodus 26:9And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent.
• Exodus 36:10And he coupled five curtains one to another: and the other five curtains he coupled one to another.
• John 17:21that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us: that the world may believe that thou didst send me.
• 1 Corinthians 12:4Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
• Ephesians 2:21in whom each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the Lord;
• Ephesians 4:3giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
• Colossians 2:2that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, even Christ,

Commentaries on Exodus 26:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-37Verses 1-37 (Compare Exodus 26:1-6, more strictly so-called, its tent Exodus 26:7-13, and its covering Exodus 26:14 (Compare Exodus 35:11; Exodus 39:33-34; Exodus 40:19, Exodus 40:34; Numbers 3:25, etc.). These parts are very clearly distinguished in the Hebrew, but they are confounded in many places of the English Version (see Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:9, etc.). The tabernacle itself was to consist of curtains of fine linen woven with colored figures of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-6The cloth was 13 meters long (42 feet) and two meters wide (six feet). The width of two meters (six feet) may have been because of the largest loom available. They joined five of these six-foot strips, probably by sewing, to create one continuous piece of cloth 13 meters long (42 feet) and 10 meters wide (30 feet). When connected with loops and clasps, the two cloths formed a single unit measuring 13 meters (42 feet) by 20 meters (60 feet) (26:5–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another, &c.--so as to form two grand divisions, each eleven yards wide.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 26:3

• Tabernacle
• Tapestry

In the dictionaries

• Cherub
• Couple
• Cunning
• Curtain
• Sweet
• Tabernacle
• Badger
• Clasps
• Color; Colors
• Criticism

Commentaries on Exodus 26

• 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