New King James Version
Exodus 36:11
11He made loops of blue yarn on the edge of the curtain on the selvedge of one set; likewise he did on the outer edge of the other curtain of the second set.
Exodus 36:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.
- New International Version (NIV)Then they made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and the same was done with the end curtain in the other set.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He made loops of blue on the edge of the outermost curtain of the first set. Likewise he made them on the edge of the outermost curtain of the second set.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He made fifty loops of blue yarn and put them along the edge of the last curtain in each set.
Context of Exodus 36:11
9The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; the curtains were all the same size. 10And he coupled five curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he coupled to one another. He made loops of blue yarn on the edge of the curtain on the selvedge of one set; likewise he did on the outer edge of the other curtain of the second set. 12Fifty 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. 13And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains to one another with the clasps, that it might be one tabernacle.
Read all of Exodus 36Exodus 36:11 word by word
וַיַּ֜עַשׂ לֻֽלְאֹ֣ת תְּכֵ֗לֶת עַ֣ל שְׂפַ֤ת הַיְרִיעָה֙ הָֽאֶחָ֔ת מִקָּצָ֖ה בַּמַּחְבָּ֑רֶת כֵּ֤ן עָשָׂה֙ בִּשְׂפַ֣ת הַיְרִיעָ֔ה הַקִּ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה בַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- loopsלוּלַיlûlâ'âh · loopH3924
- of blueתְּכֵ֫לֶתtekêleth · blueH8504
- on the edgeשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: edgeH8193
- of oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- curtainיְרִיעָהyerîy‛âh · curtainH3407
- from the selvedgeקָצָהqâtsâh · endH7098
- in the couplingמַחְבֶּ֫רֶתmachbereth · joiningH4225
- in the uttermostקִיצוֹןqîytsôn · outermostH7020
- of the secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
Cross-references for Exodus 36:11
Commentaries on Exodus 36:11
- 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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