Exodus 26:3
in Exodus 26Five of the curtains are to be joined together, and the other five joined as well.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and the other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.
KJV
The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.
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This verse in Exodus 26
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Five of the curtains are to be joined together
on Exodus 26:3-6
Fifty loops and fifty gold clasps join the two sets of five, and the sentence ends on the result, that it shall be one tabernacle. The word one carries the paragraph and returns at verse 11 for the outer tent. Ten separate pieces of cloth count as a single covering.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another,.... Five of the ten curtains were to be sewed together, and make as it were one curtain: and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another: the other five were to be joined together in like manner, and so made two large pieces of tapestry of fourteen yards long and ten broad, according to the common account of a cubit, but were much longer and broader.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חֲמֵ֣שׁ | chamesh | five of | H2568 → | 343 times |
| הַיְרִיעֹ֗ת | hayriot | the curtains | H3407 → | 54 times |
| תִּֽהְיֶ֙יןָ֙ | tihyeina | they will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| חֹֽבְרֹ֔ת | choerot | joined | H2266 → | 29 times |
| אִשָּׁ֖ה | ʾishah | each | H802 → | 781 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֲחֹתָ֑הּ | ʾachotah | sister its | H269 → | 114 times |
| וְחָמֵ֤שׁ | vechamesh | and five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| יְרִיעֹת֙ | yeriot | curtains | H3407 → | 54 times |
| חֹֽבְרֹ֔ת | choerot | [will be] joined | H2266 → | 29 times |
| אִשָּׁ֖ה | ʾishah | each | H802 → | 781 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֲחֹתָֽהּ׃ | ʾachotah | sister its | H269 → | 114 times |
חֲמֵ֣שׁfive of
chameshH2568 →343 times
הַיְרִיעֹ֗תthe curtains
hayriotH3407 →54 times
תִּֽהְיֶ֙יןָ֙they will be
tihyeinaH1961 →3559 times
חֹֽבְרֹ֔תjoined
choerotH2266 →29 times
אִשָּׁ֖הeach
ʾishahH802 →781 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אֲחֹתָ֑הּsister its
ʾachotahH269 →114 times
וְחָמֵ֤שׁand five
vechameshH2568 →343 times
יְרִיעֹת֙curtains
yeriotH3407 →54 times
חֹֽבְרֹ֔ת[will be] joined
choerotH2266 →29 times
אִשָּׁ֖הeach
ʾishahH802 →781 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אֲחֹתָֽהּ׃sister its
ʾachotahH269 →114 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
Ephesians 4:16From 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.
it leads to
- Colossians 2:2
that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 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.
- John 15:5
I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
- 1 Corinthians 13:13
And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
- Ephesians 4:12
to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
- Colossians 2:2
Through
Colossians 2:19He 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.
it leads to
- Ephesians 4:15–16
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
- John 15:4–6
Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
- Ephesians 4:15–16
Through
Colossians 2:2that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
it leads to
- Colossians 1:27
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
- Colossians 1:27
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
