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

1And thou shalt make the tabernacle [with] ten curtains of twined byssus, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubim of artistic work shalt thou make them. 2The length of one curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits — one measure for all the curtains. Five of the curtains shall be coupled one to another, and [the other] five curtains coupled one to another. 4And thou shalt make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain at the end of the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make [them] in the edge of the outermost curtain in the other coupling. 5Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make at the end of the curtain in the other coupling: the loops shall be opposite to one 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

Cross-references for Exodus 26:3

• Exodus 26:9And thou shalt couple five of the curtains by themselves, and six of the curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the front of the tent.
• Exodus 36:10And he coupled five of the curtains one to another, and [the other] five curtains coupled he one to another.
• John 17:21that they may be all one, as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
• 1 Corinthians 12:4But there are distinctions of gifts, but the same Spirit;
• Ephesians 2:21in whom all [the] building fitted together increases to a holy temple in the Lord;
• Ephesians 4:3using diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace.
• Colossians 2:2to the end that their hearts may be encouraged, being united together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to [the] full knowledge of the mystery of God;

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