Exodus 26:36

Exodus 26:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.
• New International Version (NIV)“For the entrance to the tent make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall make a screen for the entrance of the tent, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall make a screen for the door of the tabernacle, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver.

Context of Exodus 26:36

34And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place. 35And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the lampstand over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side. And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework. 37And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.

Exodus 26:36 word by word

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ מָסָךְ֙ לְפֶ֣תַח הָאֹ֔הֶל תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֣שׁ מָשְׁזָ֑ר מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה רֹקֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

• And thou shalt makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• an hangingמָסָךְmâsâk · coveringH4539
• for the doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• blueתְּכֵ֫לֶתtekêleth · blueH8504
• and purpleאַרְגָּמָן'argâmân · purpleH713
• and scarletשָׁנִיshânîy · scarletH8144
• and scarletתּוֹלֵעָהtôlâ‛ tôlê‛âh tôla‛ath tôla‛ath · wormH8438
• and fine twinedשָׁזַרshâzar · to twistH7806
• linenשֵׁשׁshêsh sheshîy · linenH8336
• wroughtמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• with needleworkרָקַםrâqam · variegateH7551

Cross-references for Exodus 26:36

• Exodus 9:3Behold, the hand of Yhwh is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the donkeys, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous pestilence.
• Exodus 36:37And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;
• Exodus 40:28And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.
• John 10:9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
• John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
• Exodus 35:11The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,
• Exodus 39:33And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets,
• Exodus 40:29And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the grain offering; as Yhwh commanded Moses.
• Numbers 3:25And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
• Numbers 9:15And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.
• 2 Samuel 7:6Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
• Psalms 78:60So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;
• Exodus 26:31And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:

Commentaries on Exodus 26:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36A hanging for the door of the tent - This may be called the first veil, as it occupied the door or entrance to the tabernacle; the veil that separated the holy place from the holy of holies is called the second veil, Hebrews 9:3. These two veils and the inner covering of the tabernacle were all of the same materials, and of the same workmanship. See Exodus 27:16. 1. For the meaning and design of the tabernacle see Clarke's note on Exodus 25:40; : and…Read the comment
• 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. 36-37The curtain at the eastern end was like the one between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place. The posts had bronze bases, not silver ones.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3636. an hanging for the door of the tent--Curtains of rich and elaborate embroidery, made by the women, are suspended over the doors or entrances of the tents occupied by Eastern chiefs and princes. In a similar style of elegance was the hanging finished which was to cover the door of this tabernacle--the chosen habitation of the God and King of Israel. It appears from Ex 26:12, 22, 23, that the ark and mercy seat were placed in the west end of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 26:36

• Colors
• Embroidery
• Shittim
• Tabernacle
• Tapestry

In the dictionaries

• Blue
• Cherub
• Colour
• Couple
• Cunning
• Doors
• Embroider
• Linen
• Needle
• Sweet

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