Exodus 26:2

Exodus 26:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure.
• New International Version (NIV)All the curtains are to be the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall be the same size.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits. And every one of the curtains shall have the same measurements.

Context of Exodus 26:2

1“Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and violet, purple, and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer. The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall have the same measurements. 3Five curtains shall be joined to one another, and the other five curtains shall be joined to one another. 4You shall make loops of violet on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set, and likewise you shall make them on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second set.

Exodus 26:2 word by word

אֹ֣רֶךְ׀ הַיְרִיעָ֣ה הָֽאַחַ֗ת שְׁמֹנֶ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה וְרֹ֙חַב֙ אַרְבַּ֣ע בָּאַמָּ֔ה הַיְרִיעָ֖ה הָאֶחָ֑ת מִדָּ֥ה אַחַ֖ת לְכָל־הַיְרִיעֹֽת׃Read the interlinear

• The lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• of eachאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• curtainיְרִיעָהyerîy‛âh · curtainH3407
• twenty-eightעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• twenty-eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• and the widthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• measurementsמִדָּהmiddâh · measureH4060

Cross-references for Exodus 26:2

• Exodus 26:7“Then you shall make curtains of goats’ hair as a tent over the tabernacle; you shall make eleven curtains in all.
• Numbers 4:25they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering and the covering of fine leather that is on top of it, and the curtain for the entrance of the tent of meeting,
• 2 Samuel 7:2that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I live in a house of cedar, but the ark of God remains within the tent.”
• 1 Chronicles 17:1And it came about, when David lived in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under tent curtains.”

Commentaries on Exodus 26:2

• 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. 22. length--Each curtain was to be fifteen yards in length and a little exceeding two in breadth.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 26:2

• Tabernacle
• Tapestry

In the dictionaries

• Cherub
• Couple
• Cunning
• Curtain
• Measure
• Sweet
• Tabernacle
• Badger
• Clasps
• Color; Colors

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