Exodus 36:18

Exodus 36:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.
• New International Version (NIV)They made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the tent together as a unit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he made fifty clasps of bronze to couple the tent together that it might be a single whole.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He also made fifty bronze clasps to couple the tent together, that it might be one.

Context of Exodus 36:18

16Bezalel joined five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and the other six were joined to make a second long curtain. 17He made fifty loops for the edge of each large curtain. He also made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the long curtains together. In this way, the tent covering was made of one continuous piece. 19He completed the tent covering with a layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine goatskin leather. 20For the framework of the Tabernacle, Bezalel constructed frames of acacia wood.

Exodus 36:18 word by word

וַיַּ֛עַשׂ קַרְסֵ֥י נְחֹ֖שֶׁת חֲמִשִּׁ֑ים לְחַבֵּ֥ר אֶת־הָאֹ֖הֶל לִֽהְיֹ֥ת אֶחָֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• tachesקֶ֫רֶסqeres · hookH7165
• brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• to coupleחָבַרchâbar · to uniteH2266
• the tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• that it might be oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259

Commentaries on Exodus 36:18

• 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

Topics related to Exodus 36:18

• Ablution
• Curtains
• Israel
• Tabernacle
• Tapestry

In the dictionaries

• Hold
• Atonement, Day of
• Badger
• Clasps
• Color; Colors
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Pentateuch
• Septuagint

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