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Exodus 26:3

1 “You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.

2 Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide —all curtains the same size.

Five of the curtains are to be joined together, and the other five joined as well.

4 Make loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and do the same for the end curtain in the second set.

5 Make fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set, so that the loops line up opposite one another.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Five of the curtains are to be joined together, and the other five joined as well.
KJV
The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.
WEB
Five curtains shall be coupled together to one another, and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another.
ASV
Five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and [the other] five curtains shall be coupled one to another.
DARBY
Five of the curtains shall be coupled one to another, and [the other] five curtains coupled one to another.
BLB
Five curtains shall be joined, each to her sister, and five curtains joined each to her sister.
ÅB
Fem av teppene skal festes sammen, det ene til det andre, og likeså de andre fem tepper.
OTB
Fest fem tepper sammen, og fest de andre fem teppene sammen på samme måte.
B1930
Fem av teppene skal festes sammen, det ene til det andre, og likeså de andre fem tepper.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 36:10

    And he joined five of the curtains together, and the other five he joined as well.

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  • Exodus 26:9

    Join five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another. Then fold the sixth curtain over double at the front of the tent.

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  • Ephesians 2:21–22

    In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

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  • John 17:21

    that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.

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  • Ephesians 4:16

    From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.

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  • Colossians 2:19

    He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.

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  • Ephesians 4:3–6

    and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

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  • 1 Corinthians 12:12–27

    The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.

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