God’s Word Translation
Exodus 26:3
3Five of the sheets must be sewn together, and the other five must also be sewn together.
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
1⌞The Lord continued,⌟ “Make the inner tent with ten sheets made from fine linen yarn. Take violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and creatively work an angel design into the fabric. 2Each sheet will be 42 feet long and 6 feet wide—all the same size. Five of the sheets must be sewn together, and the other five must also be sewn together. 4Make 50 violet loops along the edge of the end sheet in each set, 5placing the loops opposite each other.
Read all of Exodus 26Exodus 26:3 word by word
חֲמֵ֣שׁ הַיְרִיעֹ֗ת תִּֽהְיֶ֙יןָ֙ חֹֽבְרֹ֔ת אִשָּׁ֖ה אֶל־אֲחֹתָ֑הּ וְחָמֵ֤שׁ יְרִיעֹת֙ חֹֽבְרֹ֔ת אִשָּׁ֖ה אֶל־אֲחֹתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 26:3
- Exodus 26:9Sew five of the sheets together into one set and the remaining six into another set. Fold the sixth sheet in half ⌞to hang⌟ in front of the tent.
- Exodus 36:10Five of the sheets were sewn together, and the other five were also sewn together.
- John 17:21I pray that all of these people continue to have unity in the way that you, Father, are in me and I am in you. I pray that they may be united with us so that the world will believe that you have sent me.
- 1 Corinthians 12:4There are different spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit gives them.
- Ephesians 2:21In him all the parts of the building fit together and grow into a holy temple in the Lord.
- Ephesians 4:3Through the peace that ties you together, do your best to maintain the unity that the Spirit gives.
- Colossians 2:2Because they are united in love, I work so that they may be encouraged by all the riches that come from a complete understanding of Christ. He is 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
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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
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