New American Standard Bible 1995
Exodus 26
Curtains of Linen
1“Moreover you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֥ןha.mish.KanH4908with tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235curtainsיְרִיעֹ֑תye.ri.'OtH3407of fineשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8336twistedמָשְׁזָ֗רma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336andblueוּתְכֵ֤לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָן֙ve.'ar.ga.ManH713and scarletשָׁנִ֔יsha.NiH8144material;you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213them with cherubimכְּרֻבִ֛יםke.ru.VimH3742,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of a skillfulחֹשֵׁ֖בcho.ShevH2803workmanH2803.
2The lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ׀'O.rekhH753of eachהָֽאַחַ֗תha.'a.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'AhH3407shall be twenty-eightשְׁמֹנֶ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙she.mo.Neh ve.'es.RimH6242H8083cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,and the widthוְרֹ֙חַב֙ve.Ro.chavH7341of eachהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֖הhay.ri.'AhH3407fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520;allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the curtainsהַיְרִיעֹֽת׃hay.ri.'OtH3407shall havethe sameאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259measurementsמִדָּ֥הmi.DahH4060.
4You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213loopsH3884ofblueתְּכֵ֗לֶתte.Khe.letH8504on the edgeשְׂפַ֤תse.FatH8193of theoutermostהָאֶחָ֔ת מִקָּצָ֖הha.'e.Chat mi.ka.TzahH259H4480H7098curtainהַיְרִיעָה֙hay.ri.'AhH3407in the firstsetבַּחֹבָ֑רֶתba.cho.Va.retH2279,and likewiseוְכֵ֤ןve.KhenH3651you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213themon the edgeבִּשְׂפַ֣תbis.FatH8193of the curtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407that is outermostהַקִּ֣יצוֹנָ֔הha.Ki.tzo.NahH7020in the secondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145setבַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶתba.mach.Be.retH4225.
5You shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂה֮ta.'a.SehH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572loopsH3884in the oneהָאֶחָת֒ha.'e.ChatH259curtainבַּיְרִיעָ֣הbay.ri.'AhH3407,and you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572loopsH3884on theedgeבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the curtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407that is in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יתha.she.NitH8145setבַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶתba.mach.Be.retH4225;the loopsH3884shall be oppositeמַקְבִּילֹת֙mak.bi.LotH6901eachאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802otherH259.
6You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572claspsקַרְסֵ֣יkar.SeiH7165of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091, andjoinוְחִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.chi.bar.TaH2266the curtainsהַיְרִיעֹ֜תhay.ri.'OtH3407to oneאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802anotherH259with the claspsבַּקְּרָסִ֔יםba.ke.ra.SimH7165so that thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908will be a unitH259.
Curtains of Goats’ Hair
7“Thenyou shall makeוְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Si.taH6213curtainsיְרִיעֹ֣תye.ri.'OtH3407of goats’עִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimH5795hairfor a tentלְאֹ֖הֶלle.'O.helH168overעַל־'al-H5921the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןha.mish.KanH4908;you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213elevenעַשְׁתֵּי־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'ash.tei- 'es.RehH6249H6240curtainsיְרִיעֹ֖תye.ri.'OtH3407in all.
8The lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ׀'O.rekhH753of eachהָֽאַחַ֗תha.'a.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'AhH3407shall bethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁים֙she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520,and the widthוְרֹ֙חַב֙ve.Ro.chavH7341of eachהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259curtainהַיְרִיעָ֖הhay.ri.'AhH3407fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702cubitsבָּאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520;the elevenלְעַשְׁתֵּ֥י עֶשְׂרֵ֖הle.'ash.Tei 'es.RehH6249H6240curtainsיְרִיעֹֽת׃ye.ri.'OtH3407shall havethe sameאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259measurementsמִדָּ֣הmi.DahH4060.
9You shalljoinוְחִבַּרְתָּ֞ve.chi.bar.TaH2266fiveחֲמֵ֤שׁcha.MeshH2568curtainsהַיְרִיעֹת֙hay.ri.'OtH3407by themselvesלְבָ֔דle.VadH905and the othersixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337curtainsהַיְרִיעֹ֖תhay.ri.'OtH3407by themselvesלְבָ֑דle.VadH905,and you shall doubleוְכָפַלְתָּ֙ve.kha.fal.TaH3717overH3717the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יתha.shi.ShitH8345curtainהַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'AhH3407at the frontפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the tentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.helH168.
10You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֜יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572loopsH3884on the edgeשְׂפַ֤תse.FatH8193of thecurtainהַיְרִיעָה֙hay.ri.'AhH3407that is outermostהַקִּיצֹנָ֖הha.ki.tzo.NahH7020in the firstsetבַּחֹבָ֑רֶתba.cho.Va.retH2279,and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572loopsH3884on the edgeשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of the curtainהַיְרִיעָ֔הhay.ri.'AhH3407that is outermost inthe secondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145setהַחֹבֶ֖רֶתha.cho.Ve.retH2279.
11“You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֛יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםcha.mi.ShimH2572claspsקַרְסֵ֥יkar.SeiH7165ofbronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,and you shall putוְהֵבֵאתָ֤ve.he.ve.TaH935the claspsהַקְּרָסִים֙ha.ke.ra.SimH7165into the loopsH3884andjoinוְחִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.chi.bar.TaH2266the tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168togetherH2266so that it will bea unitאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.
12TheoverlappingH5629partH5629that is leftH5736overH5736in the curtainsבִּירִיעֹ֖תbi.ri.'OtH3407of the tentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168,the halfחֲצִ֤יcha.TziH2677curtainהַיְרִיעָה֙hay.ri.'AhH3407that is leftH5736overH5736,shall lapתִּסְרַ֕חtis.RachH5628overעַ֖ל'alH5921the backאֲחֹרֵ֥י'a.cho.ReiH268of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.
13The cubitוְהָאַמָּ֨הve.ha.'a.MahH520on oneH2088sideH2088and the cubitוְהָאַמָּ֤הve.ha.'a.MahH520on the otherH2088,of what is leftH5736overH5736in the lengthבְּאֹ֖רֶךְbe.'O.rekhH753of the curtainsיְרִיעֹ֣תye.ri.'OtH3407of the tentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168,shall lapסָר֜וּחַsa.Ru.achH5628overעַל־'al-H5921the sidesצִדֵּ֧יtzi.DeiH6654of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908on oneH2088sideH2088and on the otherH2088,to coverלְכַסֹּתֽוֹ׃le.kha.so.ToH3680it.
14You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a coveringמִכְסֶה֙mikh.SehH4372for the tentלָאֹ֔הֶלla.'O.helH168of rams’אֵילִ֖ם'ei.LimH352skinsעֹרֹ֥ת'o.RotH5785dyedH119redמְאָדָּמִ֑יםme.'a.da.MimH119and a coveringוּמִכְסֵ֛הu.mikh.SehH4372of porpoiseתְּחָשִׁ֖יםte.cha.ShimH8476skinsעֹרֹ֥ת'o.RotH5785aboveמִלְמָֽעְלָה׃ פmil.Ma.'e.lahH4480H4605.
Boards and Sockets
17There shall betwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147tenonsיָד֗וֹתya.DotH3027for eachH259boardלַקֶּ֙רֶשׁ֙la.Ke.reshH7175,fittedמְשֻׁלָּבֹ֔תme.shu.la.VotH7947to oneאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802anotherH259;thusכֵּ֣ןkenH3651you shall doתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213for allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the boardsקַרְשֵׁ֥יkar.SheiH7175of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.
19You shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֕הta.'a.SehH6213fortyוְאַרְבָּעִים֙ve.'ar.ba.'ImH705socketsאַדְנֵי־'ad.nei-H134of silverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242boardsהַקָּ֑רֶשׁha.Ka.reshH7175,twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147socketsאֲדָנִ֜ים'a.da.NimH134underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478oneהָאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259boardהַקֶּ֤רֶשׁha.Ke.reshH7175for its twoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147tenonsיְדֹתָ֔יוye.do.TavH3027and twoוּשְׁנֵ֧יu.she.NeiH8147socketsאֲדָנִ֛ים'a.da.NimH134underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478anotherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259boardהַקֶּ֥רֶשׁha.Ke.reshH7175for its twoלִשְׁתֵּ֥יlish.TeiH8147tenonsיְדֹתָֽיו׃ye.do.TavH3027;
21and their fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705socketsאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם'ad.nei.HemH134of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701;twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147socketsאֲדָנִ֗ים'a.da.NimH134underתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478oneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259boardהַקֶּ֣רֶשׁha.Ke.reshH7175and twoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147socketsאֲדָנִ֔ים'a.da.NimH134underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478anotherהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259boardהַקֶּ֥רֶשׁha.Ke.reshH7175.
24They shall be doubleH8382beneathמִלְּמַטָּה֒mi.le.ma.TahH4295,and togetherH3164they shall be completeתַמִּים֙ta.MimH8535to its topרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218to the firstהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259ringהַטַּבַּ֖עַתha.ta.Ba.'atH2885;thusכֵּ֚ןkenH3651it shall be with bothלִשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םlish.nei.HemH8147of them: they shall formH1961the twoלִשְׁנֵ֥יlish.NeiH8147cornersהַמִּקְצֹעֹ֖תha.mik.tzo.'OtH4740.
25There shall be eightשְׁמֹנָ֣הshe.mo.NahH8083boardsקְרָשִׁ֔יםke.ra.ShimH7175with theirsocketsוְאַדְנֵיהֶ֣םve.'ad.nei.HemH134of silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,sixteenשִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רshi.Shah 'a.SarH8337H6240socketsאֲדָנִ֑ים'a.da.NimH134;twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147socketsאֲדָנִ֗ים'a.da.NimH134underתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478oneהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259boardהַקֶּ֣רֶשׁha.Ke.reshH7175and twoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147socketsאֲדָנִ֔ים'a.da.NimH134underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478anotherהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259boardהַקֶּ֥רֶשׁha.Ke.reshH7175.
26“Then you shall makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213barsבְרִיחִ֖םve.ri.ChimH1280of acaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086,fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֕הcha.mi.ShahH2568for the boardsלְקַרְשֵׁ֥יle.kar.SheiH7175of oneהָאֶחָֽד׃ha.'e.ChadH259sideצֶֽלַע־tze.la'-H6763of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908,
27and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֣הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568barsבְרִיחִ֔םve.ri.ChimH1280for the boardsלְקַרְשֵׁ֥יle.kar.SheiH7175of theotherהַשֵּׁנִ֑יתha.she.NitH8145sideצֶֽלַע־tze.la'-H6763of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908,and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֣הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568barsבְרִיחִ֗םve.ri.ChimH1280for the boardsלְקַרְשֵׁי֙le.kar.SheiH7175of the sideצֶ֣לַעTze.la'H6763of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908for therearלַיַּרְכָתַ֖יִםlai.yar.kha.Ta.yimH3411sideto the westיָֽמָּה׃Ya.mahH3220.
29You shall overlayתְּצַפֶּ֣הte.tza.PehH6823the boardsהַקְּרָשִׁ֞יםha.ke.ra.ShimH7175with goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091and makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213their ringsטַבְּעֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ta.be.'o.tei.HemH2885of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091asholdersבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004for the barsלַבְּרִיחִ֑םla.be.ri.ChimH1280;and you shall overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823the barsהַבְּרִיחִ֖םha.be.ri.ChimH1280with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.
The Veil and Screen
31“You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a veilפָרֹ֗כֶתfa.Ro.khetH6532ofblueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713and scarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144materialand fineוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8336twistedמָשְׁזָ֑רma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336;it shall be madeיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213with cherubimכְּרֻבִֽים׃ke.ru.VimH3742,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of a skillfulחֹשֵׁ֛בcho.ShevH2803workmanH2803.
32You shallhangוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414it on fourאַרְבָּעָה֙'ar.ba.'AhH702pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.DeiH5982of acaciaשִׁטִּ֔יםshi.TimH7848overlaidמְצֻפִּ֣יםme.tzu.PimH6823with goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,their hooksוָוֵיהֶ֖םva.vei.HemH2053also being ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,on fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702socketsאַדְנֵי־'ad.nei-H134of silverכָֽסֶף׃Kha.sefH3701.
33You shallhangוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414up the veilהַפָּרֹכֶת֮ha.pa.ro.KhetH6532underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the claspsהַקְּרָסִים֒ha.ke.ra.SimH7165,and shall bringוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935inthe arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the testimonyהָעֵד֑וּתha.'e.DutH5715thereשָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033withinמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004the veilלַפָּרֹ֔כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532;and the veilהַפָּרֹ֙כֶת֙ha.pa.Ro.khetH6532shallserveH914for you as a partitionH914betweenH996the holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944place and the holyקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944of holiesהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944.
35You shall setוְשַׂמְתָּ֤ve.sam.TaH7760the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ha.shul.ChanH7979outsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH4480H2351the veilלַפָּרֹ֔כֶתla.pa.Ro.khetH6532, and thelampstandהַמְּנֹרָה֙ha.me.no.RahH4501oppositeנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ןha.shul.ChanH7979on the sideצֶ֥לַעTze.la'H6763of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908toward the southתֵּימָ֑נָהtei.Ma.nahH8486;and you shall putתִּתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414the tableוְהַ֨שֻּׁלְחָ֔ןve.Ha.shul.ChanH7979on the northצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828sideצֶ֥לַעTze.la'H6763.
36“You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a screenמָסָךְ֙ma.soKhH4539for the doorwayלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of the tentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168ofblueתְּכֵ֧לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713and scarletשָׁנִ֖יsha.NiH8144materialand fineוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8336twistedמָשְׁזָ֑רma.she.ZarH7806linenH8336,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of aweaverרֹקֵֽם׃ro.KemH7551.
37You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.DeiH5982of acaciaשִׁטִּ֔יםshi.TimH7848for the screenלַמָּסָ֗ךְla.ma.SakhH4539and overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֤ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823them with goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,their hooksוָוֵיהֶ֖םva.vei.HemH2053also being ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091;and you shall castוְיָצַקְתָּ֣ve.ya.tzak.TaH3332fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֖הcha.mi.ShahH2568socketsאַדְנֵ֥י'ad.NeiH134ofbronzeנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ סne.Cho.shetH5178for them.
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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