Exodus 36:11
in Exodus 36He made loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and also on the end curtain in the second set.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the second coupling.
KJV
And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.
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This verse in Exodus 36
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains
on Exodus 36:8-13
The instruction of chapters 25 to 31 began at the ark and worked outward. The building works inward, from the tent here to the ark of chapter 37.
This site's exposition
loops of blue material
The blue loops carry out 26:4. They sit on the outer edge of the last curtain in each set. A blue cord also binds the breastpiece to the ephod at 28:28, and Numbers 15:38 puts a blue cord on the tassels of every Israelite.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
[THE LOOPS.] The tav of ha-lula’ot (the loops) 36 Lula’ot is spelled lamed, vav, lamed, alef, vav, tav. indicates the feminine.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
He joined (sewed) five of these drapes together, and the other five drapes he joined (sewed) together.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 1 further source is cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֜עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לֻֽלְאֹ֣ת | lulot | loops of | H3924 → | 13 times |
| תְּכֵ֗לֶת | tekhelet | violet stuff | H8504 → | 49 times |
| עַ֣ל | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| שְׂפַ֤ת | sefat | [the] edge of | H8193 → | 176 times |
| הַיְרִיעָה֙ | hayriah | the curtain | H3407 → | 54 times |
| הָֽאֶחָ֔ת | haechat | <the> one | H259 → | 971 times |
| מִקָּצָ֖ה | mikatzah | from an end | H7098 → | 35 times |
| בַּמַּחְבָּ֑רֶת | bamachbaret | in the joined set | H4225 → | 8 times |
| כֵּ֤ן | ken | thus | H3651 → | 771 times |
| עָשָׂה֙ | ʾasah | he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| בִּשְׂפַ֣ת | bisfat | on [the] edge of | H8193 → | 176 times |
| הַיְרִיעָ֔ה | hayriah | the curtain | H3407 → | 54 times |
| הַקִּ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה | hakitzonah | <the> outermost | H7020 → | 4 times |
| בַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶת | bamachberet | in the joined set | H4225 → | 8 times |
| הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ | hashenit | <the> second | H8145 → | 156 times |
וַיַּ֜עַשׂand he made
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
לֻֽלְאֹ֣תloops of
lulotH3924 →13 times
תְּכֵ֗לֶתviolet stuff
tekheletH8504 →49 times
עַ֣לon
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
שְׂפַ֤ת[the] edge of
sefatH8193 →176 times
הַיְרִיעָה֙the curtain
hayriahH3407 →54 times
הָֽאֶחָ֔ת<the> one
haechatH259 →971 times
מִקָּצָ֖הfrom an end
mikatzahH7098 →35 times
בַּמַּחְבָּ֑רֶתin the joined set
bamachbaretH4225 →8 times
כֵּ֤ןthus
kenH3651 →771 times
עָשָׂה֙he did
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
בִּשְׂפַ֣תon [the] edge of
bisfatH8193 →176 times
הַיְרִיעָ֔הthe curtain
hayriahH3407 →54 times
הַקִּ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה<the> outermost
hakitzonahH7020 →4 times
בַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶתin the joined set
bamachberetH4225 →8 times
הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃<the> second
hashenitH8145 →156 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
4 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
Exodus 26:4Make 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.
it leads to
- Exodus 36:17
He made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.
- Exodus 26:5
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.
- Exodus 26:10–11
Make fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.
- Exodus 36:11–12
He made loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and also on the end curtain in the second set.
- Exodus 36:17
Where this verse is studied
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About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.