Exodus 26:36

Exodus 26:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.
• New International Version (NIV)“For the entrance to the tent make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall make a screen for the entrance of the tent, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall make a screen for the door of the tabernacle, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver.

Context of Exodus 26:36

34Put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the most holy place. 35Place the table outside the curtain and the lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle, opposite the table; put the table on the north side. “For the entrance to the tent you are to make a screen embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. 37Make five pillars of acacia wood for the screen and overlay them with gold; their hooks are to be gold, and you are to cast five bronze bases for them.

Exodus 26:36 word by word

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ מָסָךְ֙ לְפֶ֣תַח הָאֹ֔הֶל תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֣שׁ מָשְׁזָ֑ר מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה רֹקֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• an hangingמָסָךְmâsâk · coveringH4539
• for the doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• blueתְּכֵ֫לֶתtekêleth · blueH8504
• and purpleאַרְגָּמָן'argâmân · purpleH713
• and scarletשָׁנִיshânîy · scarletH8144
• and scarletתּוֹלֵעָהtôlâ‛ tôlê‛âh tôla‛ath tôla‛ath · wormH8438
• and fine twinedשָׁזַרshâzar · to twistH7806
• linenשֵׁשׁshêsh sheshîy · linenH8336
• wroughtמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• with needleworkרָקַםrâqam · variegateH7551

Cross-references for Exodus 26:36

• Exodus 9:3then the Lord’s hand will bring a severe plague against your livestock in the field — the horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.
• Exodus 36:37He made a screen embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen for the entrance to the tent,
• Exodus 40:28He put up the screen at the entrance to the tabernacle.
• John 10:9I am the gate. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture.
• John 14:6Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
• Exodus 35:11the tabernacle — its tent and covering, its clasps and supports, its crossbars, its pillars and bases;
• Exodus 39:33They brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its supports, its crossbars, and its pillars and bases;
• Exodus 40:29He placed the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered the burnt offering and the grain offering on it, just as the Lord had commanded him.
• Numbers 3:25The Gershonites’ duties at the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,
• Numbers 9:15On the day the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony, and it appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning.
• 2 Samuel 7:6From the time I brought the Israelites out of Egypt until today I have not dwelt in a house; instead, I have been moving around with a tent as my dwelling.
• Psalms 78:60He abandoned the tabernacle at Shiloh, the tent where he resided among mankind.
• Exodus 26:31“You are to make a curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen with a design of cherubim worked into it.

Commentaries on Exodus 26:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36A hanging for the door of the tent - This may be called the first veil, as it occupied the door or entrance to the tabernacle; the veil that separated the holy place from the holy of holies is called the second veil, Hebrews 9:3. These two veils and the inner covering of the tabernacle were all of the same materials, and of the same workmanship. See Exodus 27:16. 1. For the meaning and design of the tabernacle see Clarke's note on Exodus 25:40; : and…Read the comment
• 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
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-37Verses 31-37 A vail, or curtain, separated the holy place from the most holy place. It was hung upon pillars. This vail was for a partition between the holy place and the most holy; which forbade any to look into the holiest of all. The apostle tells what was the meaning of this vail, He 9:8. That the ceremonial law could not make the comers thereunto perfect, nor would the observance of it bring men to heaven; the way into the holiest of all was not made…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-37The curtain at the eastern end was like the one between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place. The posts had bronze bases, not silver ones.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3636. an hanging for the door of the tent--Curtains of rich and elaborate embroidery, made by the women, are suspended over the doors or entrances of the tents occupied by Eastern chiefs and princes. In a similar style of elegance was the hanging finished which was to cover the door of this tabernacle--the chosen habitation of the God and King of Israel. It appears from Ex 26:12, 22, 23, that the ark and mercy seat were placed in the west end of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 26:36

• Colors
• Embroidery
• Shittim
• Tabernacle
• Tapestry

In the dictionaries

• Blue
• Cherub
• Colour
• Couple
• Cunning
• Doors
• Embroider
• Linen
• Needle
• Sweet

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