Exodus 26:9

Exodus 26:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.
• New International Version (NIV)Join five of the curtains together into one set and the other six into another set. Fold the sixth curtain double at the front of the tent.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and the sixth curtain you shall double over at the front of the tent.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall couple five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain at the forefront of the tent.

Context of Exodus 26:9

7“Make eleven curtains of goat-hair cloth to serve as a tent covering for the Tabernacle. 8These eleven curtains must all be exactly the same size—45 feet long and 6 feet wide. Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and join the other six into a second long curtain. Allow 3 feet of material from the second set of curtains to hang over the front of the sacred tent. 10Make fifty loops for one edge of each large curtain. 11Then make fifty bronze clasps, and fasten the loops of the long curtains with the clasps. In this way, the tent covering will be made of one continuous piece.

Exodus 26:9 word by word

וְחִבַּרְתָּ֞ אֶת־חֲמֵ֤שׁ הַיְרִיעֹת֙ לְבָ֔ד וְאֶת־שֵׁ֥שׁ הַיְרִיעֹ֖ת לְבָ֑ד וְכָפַלְתָּ֙ אֶת־הַיְרִיעָ֣ה הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔ית אֶל־מ֖וּל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֹֽהֶל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt coupleחָבַרchâbar · to uniteH2266
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• curtainsיְרִיעָהyerîy‛âh · curtainH3407
• by themselves, and sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• by themselves, and shalt doubleכָּפַלkâphal · to doubleH3717
• the sixthשִׁשִּׁיshishshîy · sixthH8345
• in the forefrontפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• in the forefrontמוּלmûl môl mô'l mûl · oppositeH4136
• of the tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168

Cross-references for Exodus 26:9

• Exodus 26:3Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, then join the other five into a second long curtain.

Commentaries on Exodus 26:9

• 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. 9The two goat-hair curtains measured about 14 meters (45 feet) by 20 meters (66 feet) (26:7). The extra two meters (six feet) hung evenly over the front and back of the structure.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 26:9

• Tabernacle
• Tapestry

In the dictionaries

• Cherub
• Couple
• Cunning
• Curtain
• Sweet
• Tabernacle
• Badger
• Clasps
• Color; Colors
• Criticism

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