Exodus 26:33

Exodus 26:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall hang the veil from the clasps, and bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil. And the veil shall separate for you the Holy Place from the Most Holy.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall hang the veil from the clasps. Then you shall bring the ark of the Testimony in there, behind the veil. The veil shall be a divider for you between the holy place and the Most Holy.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Hang the inner curtain from clasps, and put the Ark of the Covenant in the room behind it. This curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

Context of Exodus 26:33

31“Make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker. 32Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases. Hang the curtain from the clasps and place the ark of the covenant law behind the curtain. The curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. 34Put the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant law in the Most Holy Place. 35Place the table outside the curtain on the north side of the tabernacle and put the lampstand opposite it on the south side.

Exodus 26:33 word by word

וְנָתַתָּ֣ה אֶת־הַפָּרֹכֶת֮ תַּ֣חַת הַקְּרָסִים֒ וְהֵבֵאתָ֥ שָׁ֙מָּה֙ מִבֵּ֣ית לַפָּרֹ֔כֶת אֵ֖ת אֲר֣וֹן הָעֵד֑וּת וְהִבְדִּילָ֤ה הַפָּרֹ֙כֶת֙ לָכֶ֔ם בֵּ֣ין הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ וּבֵ֖ין קֹ֥דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt hang upנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• the vailפָּרֹ֫כֶתpôreketh · curtainH6532
• under the tachesקֶ֫רֶסqeres · hookH7165
• that thou mayest bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• in thither withinבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: insideH1004
• the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of the testimonyעֵדוּת‛êdûth · testimonyH5715
• shall divideבָּדַלbâdal · to separateH914
• unto you between the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · Holy PlaceH6944

Cross-references for Exodus 26:33

• Exodus 27:10with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
• Exodus 36:36They made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold. They made gold hooks for them and cast their four silver bases.
• Genesis 9:4“But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.
• Exodus 25:16Then put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law, which I will give you.
• Exodus 40:21Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle and hung the shielding curtain and shielded the ark of the covenant law, as the Lord commanded him.
• Leviticus 16:2The Lord said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die. For I will appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.
• 1 Kings 8:6The priests then brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim.
• 2 Chronicles 5:7The priests then brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim.
• Hebrews 9:2A tabernacle was set up. In its first room were the lampstand and the table with its consecrated bread; this was called the Holy Place.

Commentaries on Exodus 26:33

• 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. 31-37Verses 31-37 A vail, or curtain, separated the holy place from the most holy place. It was hung upon pillars. This vail was for a partition between the holy place and the most holy; which forbade any to look into the holiest of all. The apostle tells what was the meaning of this vail, He 9:8. That the ceremonial law could not make the comers thereunto perfect, nor would the observance of it bring men to heaven; the way into the holiest of all was not made…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33The Most Holy Place was the earthly dwelling of God. It held the ark of the covenant, where the Lord gave commands to the people of Israel (25:22). The Most Holy Place was about 4.5 meters (15 feet) wide, 4.5 meters (15 feet) deep, and 4.5 meters (15 feet) high.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-371. cunning work--that is, of elegant texture, richly embroidered. The word "cunning," in old English, is synonymous with "skilful."Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 26:33

• Ark
• Shittim
• Tabernacle
• Tapestry
• Vail

In the dictionaries

• Holy place
• Cherub
• Couple
• Cunning
• Doors
• Sweet
• Taches
• Veil, vail
• Badger
• Clasps

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