Exodus 26:13

Exodus 26:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.
• New International Version (NIV)The tent curtains will be a cubit longer on both sides; what is left will hang over the sides of the tabernacle so as to cover it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the extra that remains in the length of the curtains, the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and that side, to cover it.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Allow 18 inches of remaining material to hang down over each side, so the Tabernacle is completely covered.

Context of Exodus 26:13

11And you shall make fifty bronze clasps, put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. 12The remnant that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle. And a cubit on one side and a cubit on the other side, of what remains of the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and on that side, to cover it. 14“You shall also make a covering of ram skins dyed red for the tent, and a covering of badger skins above that. 15“And for the tabernacle you shall make the boards of acacia wood, standing upright.

Exodus 26:13 word by word

וְהָאַמָּ֨ה מִזֶּ֜ה וְהָאַמָּ֤ה מִזֶּה֙ בָּעֹדֵ֔ף בְּאֹ֖רֶךְ יְרִיעֹ֣ת הָאֹ֑הֶל יִהְיֶ֨ה סָר֜וּחַ עַל־צִדֵּ֧י הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן מִזֶּ֥ה וּמִזֶּ֖ה לְכַסֹּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And a cubitאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• on the one sideזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• on the other side of that which remainethעָדַף‛âdaph · to remainH5736
• in the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• of the curtainsיְרִיעָהyerîy‛âh · curtainH3407
• of the tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• it shall hangסָרַחsârach · to overrunH5628
• over the sidesצַדtsad · sideH6654
• of the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• on this side and on that side, to coverכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680

Cross-references for Exodus 26:13

• Exodus 26:2The 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.

Commentaries on Exodus 26:13

• 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

Topics related to Exodus 26:13

• Tabernacle
• Tapestry

In the dictionaries

• Cherub
• Couple
• Cunning
• Curtain
• Sweet
• Badger
• Clasps
• Color; Colors
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of

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