Exodus 26:31 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 26:31

Make 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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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Thou 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?

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John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

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.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ	ve.'a.Si.ta	and you will make	H6213 →
פָרֹ֗כֶת	fa.Ro.khet	a curtain	H6532 →
תְּכֵ֧לֶת	te.Khe.let	violet stuff	H8504 →
וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן	ve.'ar.ga.Man	and purple	H713 →
וְתוֹלַ֥עַת	ve.to.La.'at	and scarlet stuff of	H8438 →
שָׁנִ֖י	sha.Ni	scarlet	H8144 →
וְשֵׁ֣שׁ	ve.Shesh	and fine linen	H8336 →
מָשְׁזָ֑ר	ma.she.Zar	twisted	H7806 →
מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה	ma.'a.Seh	[the] work of	H4639 →
חֹשֵׁ֛ב	cho.Shev	a skillful worker	H2803 →
יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה	ya.'a.Seh	someone will make	H6213 →
אֹתָ֖הּ	'o.Tah	<obj.> it	H853 →
כְּרֻבִֽים׃	ke.ru.Vim	cherubim	H3742 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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.
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,…
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.
leads to
- Exodus 25:18
  Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
  Reached by 2 independent 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…
Through
Exodus 36:35
Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into 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 independent paths from here.

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Where the connections lead

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About Exodus