New Living Translation
Exodus 26:33
33Hang 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.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)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.
- 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.
Context of Exodus 26:33
31“For the inside of the Tabernacle, make a special curtain of finely woven linen. Decorate it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim. 32Hang this curtain on gold hooks attached to four posts of acacia wood. Overlay the posts with gold, and set them in four silver bases. 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. 34“Then put the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—on top of the Ark of the Covenant inside the Most Holy Place. 35Place the table outside the inner curtain on the north side of the Tabernacle, and place the lampstand across the room on the south side.
Read all of Exodus 26Exodus 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 27:10They will be held up by twenty posts set securely in twenty bronze bases. Hang the curtains with silver hooks and rings.
- Exodus 36:36For the curtain, he made four posts of acacia wood and four gold hooks. He overlaid the posts with gold and set them in four silver bases.
- Genesis 9:4But you must never eat any meat that still has the lifeblood in it.
- Exodus 25:16When the Ark is finished, place inside it the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you.
- Exodus 40:21Then he brought the Ark of the Covenant into the Tabernacle and hung the inner curtain to shield it from view, just as the Lord had commanded him.
- Leviticus 16:2The Lord said to Moses, “Warn your brother, Aaron, not to enter the Most Holy Place behind the inner curtain whenever he chooses; if he does, he will die. For the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—is there, and I myself am present in the cloud above the atonement cover.
- 1 Kings 8:6Then the priests carried the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant into the inner sanctuary of the Temple—the Most Holy Place—and placed it beneath the wings of the cherubim.
- 2 Chronicles 5:7Then the priests carried the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant into the inner sanctuary of the Temple—the Most Holy Place—and placed it beneath the wings of the cherubim.
- Hebrews 9:2There were two rooms in that Tabernacle. In the first room were a lampstand, a table, and sacred loaves of bread on the table. This room 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
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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
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