New English Translation
Exodus 36:12
12He made fifty loops on the first curtain, and he made fifty loops on the end curtain that was in the second set, with the loops opposite one another.
Exodus 36:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one curtain to another.
- New International Version (NIV)They also made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He made fifty loops on the one curtain, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was in the second set. The loops were opposite one another.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Fifty loops he made on one curtain, and fifty loops he made on the edge of the curtain on the end of the second set; the loops held one curtain to another.
Context of Exodus 36:12
10He joined five of the curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he joined to one another. 11He made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in the first set; he did the same along the edge of the end curtain in the second set. He made fifty loops on the first curtain, and he made fifty loops on the end curtain that was in the second set, with the loops opposite one another. 13He made fifty gold clasps and joined the curtains together to one another with the clasps, so that the tabernacle was a unit. 14He made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtains.
Read all of Exodus 36Exodus 36:12 word by word
חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים לֻלָאֹ֗ת עָשָׂה֮ בַּיְרִיעָ֣ה הָאֶחָת֒ וַחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים לֻלָאֹ֗ת עָשָׂה֙ בִּקְצֵ֣ה הַיְרִיעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶת הַשֵּׁנִ֑ית מַקְבִּילֹת֙ הַלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔ת אַחַ֖ת אֶל־אֶחָֽת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
- loopsלוּלַיlûlâ'âh · loopH3924
- madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- he in oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- curtainיְרִיעָהyerîy‛âh · curtainH3407
- he in the edgeקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
- in the couplingמַחְבֶּ֫רֶתmachbereth · joiningH4225
- of the secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
- heldקָבַלqâbal · to receiveH6901
Cross-references for Exodus 36:12
Commentaries on Exodus 36:12
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-38Much of the report about building the Tent of Meeting repeats what 25:1–31:18 said. There is a change from the imperative mood to the indicative, and there are certain changes in the order. This repetition emphasizes that the work was done exactly as God commanded (see 40:16). The people had tried to secure God's presence their own way with the gold calf, which led to disaster. Now, by following God's way, they received blessings (40:34–38).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-381. Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise-hearted man, &c.--Here is an illustrious example of zeal and activity in the work of the Lord. No unnecessary delay was allowed to take place; and from the moment the first pole was stuck in the ground till the final completion of the sacred edifice, he and his associates labored with all the energies both of mind and body engaged in the work. And what was the mainspring of their arduous and untiring…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 36
- 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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