Exodus 36:37

Exodus 36:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;
• New International Version (NIV)For the entrance to the tent they made a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer;
• English Standard Version (ESV)He also made 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)He also made a screen for the tabernacle door, of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver,

Context of Exodus 36:37

35And he made a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim he made it of skilful work. 36And he made for it four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver. And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework; 38And its five pillars with their hooks: and he overlaid their tops and their bands with gold: but their five sockets were of brass.

Exodus 36:37 word by word

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

• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• hangingמָסָךְmâsâk · coveringH4539
• tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• blueתְּכֵ֫לֶתtekêleth · blueH8504
• purpleאַרְגָּמָן'argâmân · purpleH713
• scarletשָׁנִיshânîy · scarletH8144
• scarletתּוֹלֵעָהtôlâ‛ tôlê‛âh tôla‛ath tôla‛ath · wormH8438
• twinedשָׁזַרshâzar · to twistH7806
• linenשֵׁשׁshêsh sheshîy · linenH8336
• needleworkרָקַםrâqam · variegateH7551
• needleworkמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639

Cross-references for Exodus 36:37

• Exodus 26:36And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.
• Exodus 40:28And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.

Commentaries on Exodus 36:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37Hanging for the - door - See Clarke on Exodus 26:36; (note), etc.Read the comment
• 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. 3737. made an hanging for the ... door--Curtains of elaborately wrought needlework are often suspended over the entrance to tents of the great nomad sheiks, and throughout Persia, at the entrance of summer tents, mosques, and palaces. They are preferred as cooler and more elegant than wooden doors. This chapter contains an instructive narrative: it is the first instance of donations made for the worship of God, given from the wages of the people's…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 36:37

• Colors
• Israel
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

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

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