Exodus 36:35
in Exodus 36Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim, the work of the skilful workman, made he it.
KJV
And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.
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This verse in Exodus 36
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe veil made for a partition between the holy place and the most holy, signified the darkness and distance of that dispensation compared with the New Testament, which shews us the glory of God more clearly, and invites us to draw near to it; and the darkness and distance of our present state in comparison with heaven, where we shall be ever with the Lord, and see him as he is.
This site's exposition
he made a vail of blue
on Exodus 36:35-36
The vail carries cherubims like the innermost curtain, so the figures that guarded Eden in Genesis 3:24 stand again at the one place a man may not pass. Exodus 26:33 gave the vail its work, to divide the holy place from the most holy, and this chapter reports the making and leaves the meaning where it was first said. 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 Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
This signified the darkness and distance of that dispensation, compared with the New Testament, which shows us the glory of God more clearly and invites us to draw near to it; and the darkness and distance of our present state, in comparison with heaven, where we shall be ever with the Lord and see him as he is. There was a veil made for the door of the tabernacle,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
He made a veil - See Clarke on Exo 26:31 (note), etc.
The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙ | vaiyaas | and he made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַפָּרֹ֔כֶת | haparokhet | the 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 |
| עָשָׂ֥ה | ʾasah | he made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֹתָ֖הּ | ʾotah | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כְּרֻבִֽים׃ | keruvim | cherubim | H3742 → | 91 times |
וַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙and he made
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַפָּרֹ֔כֶתthe curtain
haparokhetH6532 →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
עָשָׂ֥הhe made
ʾasahH6213 →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
- Mark 15:38
And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 10:19–22
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
- 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,…
- Mark 15:38
Through
Hebrews 10:20by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,
it leads to
- John 14:6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
- John 10:9
I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
- Hebrews 9:3
Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
- John 14:6
Where this verse is studied
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About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Sir Robert Anderson, Types in Hebrews.