God’s Word Translation
Exodus 26:7
7“Make 11 sheets of goats’ hair to form an outer tent over the inner tent.
Exodus 26:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.
- New International Version (NIV)“Make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven altogether.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall also make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; eleven curtains shall you make.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall also make curtains of goats’ hair, to be a tent over the tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains.
Context of Exodus 26:7
5placing the loops opposite each other. 6Make 50 gold fasteners. Use them to link the ⌞two sets of⌟ sheets together so that the tent is a single unit. “Make 11 sheets of goats’ hair to form an outer tent over the inner tent. 8Each of the 11 sheets will be 45 feet long and 6 feet wide. 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.
Read all of Exodus 26Exodus 26:7 word by word
וְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ יְרִיעֹ֣ת עִזִּ֔ים לְאֹ֖הֶל עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן עַשְׁתֵּי־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה יְרִיעֹ֖ת תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 26:7
- Exodus 35:26All the women who were willing and had the skill spun the goats’ hair.
- Exodus 36:14They made 11 sheets of goats’ hair to form an outer tent over the inner tent.
- Numbers 4:25They will carry the sheets that are part of the inner tent and the tent of meeting. They will also carry the inner cover for the tent of meeting, the outer cover of fine leather that goes over it, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,
- Psalms 45:13The daughter of the king is glorious inside ⌞the palace⌟. Her dress is embroidered with gold.
- 1 Peter 3:4Rather, beauty is something internal that can’t be destroyed. Beauty expresses itself in a gentle and quiet attitude which God considers precious.
- 1 Peter 5:5Young people, in a similar way, place yourselves under the authority of spiritual leaders. Furthermore, all of you must serve each other with humility, because God opposes the arrogant but favors the humble.
- Exodus 25:4violet, purple, and bright red yarn, fine linen, goats’ hair,
- Exodus 35:6violet, purple, and bright red yarn, fine linen, goats’ hair,
- Numbers 31:20Do the same for all the clothes and everything made of leather, goats’ hair, or wood.”
- Exodus 26:24These will be held together at the bottom and held tightly at the top by a single ring. Both corner frames will be made this way.
- Isaiah 4:5The Lord will create a cloud of smoke during the day and a glowing flame of fire during the night over the whole area of Mount Zion and over the assembly. His glory will cover everything.
- Exodus 26:1⌞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.
Commentaries on Exodus 26:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Curtains of goats' hair - Stuff made of goats' hair. See Clarke's note on Exodus 25:4. This was the second covering.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. 7-14Verses 7-14 The curtains of meaner materials, being made both longer and broader, covered the others, and were defended by coverings of skins. The whole represents the person and doctrine of Christ, and the church of true Christians, and all heavenly things, which outwardly are mean, but inwardly, and in the sight of God, are glorious and precious.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-37The tabernacle itself (not including the courtyard around it) was not very large. It was about 4.6 meters (15 feet) wide and 13.7 meters (45 feet) long. The main structure stood on 48 vertical frames. Each frame was 4.6 meters (15 feet) high and 68.6 centimeters (27 inches) wide (26:16). The frames were made of acacia wood and covered with gold (26:15, 29). Workers joined the frames together with horizontal crossbars. These bars formed a three-sided…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-137-13. curtains of goats' hair--These coarse curtains were to be one more in number than the others, and to extend a yard lower on each side, the use of them being to protect and conceal the richer curtains.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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