Exodus 26:31
in Exodus 26Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
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ASV
And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shall it be made:
KJV
And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:
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This verse in Exodus 26
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThou shalt make a veil - פרכת parocheth, from פרך parach, to break or rend; the inner veil of the tabernacle or temple, (2Ch 3:14), which broke, interrupted, or divided between the holy place and the most holy; the Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was standing. Compare Heb 9:8. The Septuagint constantly render it by καταπετασμα. Does not the Hebrew name פרכת parocheth moreover intimate the typical correspondence of this veil to the body or flesh of Christ?
This site's exposition
make a vail of blue
on Exodus 26:31-33
The vail carries cherubims like the innermost curtain, and it does one job, which is to divide the holy place from the most holy. Cherubims stand again where the way is closed, as they did at Eden in Genesis 3:24. Matthew 27:51 reports this curtain torn from the top to the bottom at the death of Jesus, and Hebrews 10:20 calls the new and living way one that runs through the veil, that is to say, his flesh.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
The temple was divided by a veil [hung across] the wall in the center [of the building], and the outer [section of this part of the] building was called the sanctuary; the inner [section], where the ark of the covenant was placed, was called the …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
The apostle tells us, this veil, intimated that the ceremonial law could not make the comers thereunto perfect. The way into the holiest was not made manifest while the first tabernacle was standing; life and immortality lay concealed till they were brought to light by the gospel, which was therefore signified by the rending of this veil at the death of Christ.
And thou shalt make a vail,....
We have not boldness to enter into the holiest, in all acts of devotion, by the blood of Jesus, yet such as obliges us to a holy reverence and a humble sense of our distance. Another veil was for the outer door of the tabernacle,
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ | veasita | and you will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| פָרֹ֗כֶת | farokhet | a curtain | H6532 → | 25 times |
| תְּכֵ֧לֶת | tekhelet | violet stuff | H8504 → | 49 times |
| וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן | veargaman | and purple | H713 → | 38 times |
| וְתוֹלַ֥עַת | vetolaat | and scarlet stuff of | H8438 → | 43 times |
| שָׁנִ֖י | shani | scarlet | H8144 → | 42 times |
| וְשֵׁ֣שׁ | veshesh | and fine linen | H8336 → | 41 times |
| מָשְׁזָ֑ר | mashezar | twisted | H7806 → | 21 times |
| מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה | maaseh | [the] work of | H4639 → | 236 times |
| חֹשֵׁ֛ב | choshev | a skillful worker | H2803 → | 124 times |
| יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה | yaaseh | someone will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֹתָ֖הּ | ʾotah | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כְּרֻבִֽים׃ | keruvim | cherubim | H3742 → | 91 times |
וְעָשִׂ֣יתָand you will make
veasitaH6213 →2628 times
פָרֹ֗כֶתa curtain
farokhetH6532 →25 times
תְּכֵ֧לֶתviolet stuff
tekheletH8504 →49 times
וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןand purple
veargamanH713 →38 times
וְתוֹלַ֥עַתand scarlet stuff of
vetolaatH8438 →43 times
שָׁנִ֖יscarlet
shaniH8144 →42 times
וְשֵׁ֣שׁand fine linen
vesheshH8336 →41 times
מָשְׁזָ֑רtwisted
mashezarH7806 →21 times
מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה[the] work of
maasehH4639 →236 times
חֹשֵׁ֛בa skillful worker
choshevH2803 →124 times
יַעֲשֶׂ֥הsomeone will make
yaasehH6213 →2628 times
אֹתָ֖הּ<obj.> it
ʾotahH853 →10935 times
כְּרֻבִֽים׃cherubim
keruvimH3742 →91 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 27:51At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
it leads to
- Hebrews 10:19–22
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
- Mark 15:38
And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
- Hebrews 6:19
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
- Luke 23:45
The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
- Revelation 11:19
Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake,…
- Hebrews 10:19–22
Through
Exodus 26:1“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.
it leads to
- Exodus 25:18
Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 36:8–19
All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into…
- Exodus 25:18
Through
Exodus 36:35Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
it leads to
- Matthew 27:51
At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 27:51
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About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bede, Homilies on the Gospels 2.1; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Sir Robert Anderson, Types in Hebrews.