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In this way, the Tabernacle will be made of one continuous piece.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to the other with the clasps, so that the tabernacle may be a single whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make fifty gold clasps as well, and join the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle will be a unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains together with the clasps, so that it may be one tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You shall also make fifty clasps of gold, and join the curtains to one another with the clasps so that the tabernacle will be a unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and join the curtains to one another with the clasps so that the tabernacle will be a unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and join the curtains to one another with the clasps, that the tabernacle may be a unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and you shall join the curtains to one another with the clasps so that the tabernacle will be a unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall make fifty gold hooks, and fasten the curtains together with the hooks; and the tabernacle shall be one unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Also make fifty gold clasps and join the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle may be a single unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Also make 50 gold clasps and join the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle may be a single unit.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to another with the clasps: and the tabernacle shall be one whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to another with the clasps: and the tabernacle shall be one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Make 50 gold fasteners. Use them to link the [two sets of] sheets together so that the tent is a single unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Make fifty gold hooks with which to join the two sets into one piece. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then you are to make 50 gold clasps, and join the curtains to each other with the clasps so that the tent will be one piece.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make fifty gold clasps as well, and join the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle will be a unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You are to make fifty gold clasps and join the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle is a unit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to another with the clasps: and the tabernacle shall be a unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt make fifty buttons of gold, and couple the curtains together with the buttons: and it shall be one tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains to one another with the clasps. The tabernacle shall be a unit. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have made fifty hooks of gold, and have joined the curtains to one another by the hooks, and the Dwelling Place has been one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou hast made fifty hooks of gold, and hast joined the curtains one to another by the hooks, and the tabernacle hath been one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And make fifty hooks of gold, and join the one curtain to the other with the hooks: and it was one tent.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt make also fifty rings of gold wherewith the veils of the curtains are to be joined, that it may be made one tabernacle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You shall also make fifty rings of gold, with which the veils of the curtains are to be joined, so that it shall be one tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then make fifty clasps of gold and join the two sets of sheets, so that the tabernacle forms one whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and join the curtains to one another with the clasps, so that the tabernacle may be one whole.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches; and it shall be one tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And make fifty clasps of gold and join one curtain on another with a clasp, and the Tabernacle will be one.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to another with the clasps, that the tabernacle may be one whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt make fifty golden rings; and thou shalt join the curtains to each other with the rings, and it shall be one tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/26-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=6527" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/26.htm">The Ten Curtains of the Tabernacle</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>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. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">Make</a> <a href="/hebrew/2572.htm" title="2572: ḥă·miš·šîm (Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty.">fifty</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/7165.htm" title="7165: qar·sê (N-mpc) -- A hook. From qarac; a knob or belaying-pin.">clasps as well,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2266.htm" title="2266: wə·ḥib·bar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To unite, be joined, to tie a magic knot or spell, to charm. A primitive root; to join; specifically to fascinate.">and join</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3407.htm" title="3407: hay·rî·‘ōṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Curtain. From yara'; a hanging.">the curtains</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">together</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/269.htm" title="269: ’ă·ḥō·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Sister. Irregular feminine of 'ach; a sister (like 'Ezrachiy), literally and figuratively)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7165.htm" title="7165: baq·qə·rā·sîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- A hook. From qarac; a knob or belaying-pin.">with the clasps,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: ham·miš·kān (Art:: N-ms) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">so that the tabernacle</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">a unit.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/36-13.htm">Exodus 36:13</a></span><br />He also made fifty gold clasps to join the curtains together, so that the tabernacle was a unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-9.htm">Exodus 25:9</a></span><br />You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-18.htm">Exodus 40:18</a></span><br />When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/39-33.htm">Exodus 39:33</a></span><br />Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, and its posts and bases;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-17.htm">Exodus 40:17</a></span><br />So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-40.htm">Exodus 25:40</a></span><br />See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-19.htm">Exodus 40:19</a></span><br />Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/35-11.htm">Exodus 35:11</a></span><br />the tabernacle with its tent and covering, its clasps and frames, its crossbars, posts, and bases;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-2.htm">Exodus 40:2</a></span><br />“On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-33.htm">Exodus 40:33</a></span><br />And Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Hebrews 8:5</a></span><br />The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2-3</a></span><br />A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. / Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11</a></span><br />But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-23.htm">Hebrews 9:23</a></span><br />So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1</a></span><br />For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains together with the clasps: and it shall be one tabernacle.</p><p class="hdg">taches of gold</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/26-11.htm">Exodus 26:11,33</a></b></br> And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/35-11.htm">Exodus 35:11</a></b></br> The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/36-13.htm">Exodus 36:13,18</a></b></br> And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle… </p><p class="hdg">one tabernacle</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/1-22.htm">Ephesians 1:22,23</a></b></br> And hath put all <i>things</i> under his feet, and gave him <i>to be</i> the head over all <i>things</i> to the church, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/4-16.htm">Ephesians 4:16</a></b></br> From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/2-4.htm">1 Peter 2:4,5</a></b></br> To whom coming, <i>as unto</i> a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, <i>and</i> precious, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/39-33.htm">Buttons</a> <a href="/exodus/39-33.htm">Clasps</a> <a href="/john/6-9.htm">Couple</a> <a href="/exodus/26-3.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/exodus/25-26.htm">Fasten</a> <a href="/exodus/26-5.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/exodus/25-39.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/acts/27-40.htm">Hooks</a> <a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/26-3.htm">Join</a> <a href="/exodus/26-4.htm">Joining</a> <a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/39-33.htm">Taches</a> <a href="/exodus/26-3.htm">Together</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">Unit</a> <a href="/exodus/25-38.htm">Use</a> <a href="/exodus/23-28.htm">Way</a> <a href="/exodus/25-36.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/26-11.htm">Buttons</a> <a href="/exodus/26-11.htm">Clasps</a> <a href="/exodus/26-9.htm">Couple</a> <a href="/exodus/26-7.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/exodus/26-11.htm">Fasten</a> <a href="/exodus/26-10.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/exodus/26-29.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/exodus/26-11.htm">Hooks</a> <a href="/exodus/26-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/26-9.htm">Join</a> <a href="/exodus/26-10.htm">Joining</a> <a href="/exodus/26-7.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/26-11.htm">Taches</a> <a href="/exodus/26-9.htm">Together</a> <a href="/exodus/26-11.htm">Unit</a> <a href="/exodus/27-19.htm">Use</a> <a href="/exodus/26-24.htm">Way</a> <a href="/exodus/26-11.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">The ten curtains of the tabernacle</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/26-7.htm">The eleven curtains of goats' hair, the covering of rams' and badgers' skins.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/26-15.htm">The boards of the tabernacle, with their sockets and bars</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/26-31.htm">The veil for the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">The hanging for the door</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Gold, a precious metal, is often associated with divinity and purity in the Bible. The number fifty can symbolize completeness or fullness, as seen in the Jubilee year (<a href="/leviticus/25-10.htm">Leviticus 25:10</a>), which was a time of liberation and restoration. The clasps' role in the tabernacle construction highlights the meticulous attention to detail and the divine order prescribed by God.<p><b>and join the curtains together with the clasps</b><br>The joining of the curtains with gold clasps emphasizes unity and cohesion within the tabernacle structure. This unity can be seen as a reflection of the unity of God's people, Israel, and their relationship with Him. The curtains themselves, made of fine linen and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, represent the heavenly and royal nature of God's dwelling place. The act of joining them signifies the bringing together of different elements to create a harmonious whole, much like the body of Christ is made up of many members (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">1 Corinthians 12:12</a>).<p><b>so that the tabernacle will be a unit</b><br>The tabernacle as a unit symbolizes the dwelling place of God among His people, a central theme in the Old Testament. It served as a portable sanctuary during Israel's wilderness journey, representing God's presence and guidance. The unity of the tabernacle foreshadows the unity of the Church, the body of Christ, where believers are brought together as one in Him (<a href="/ephesians/4-4.htm">Ephesians 4:4-6</a>). The tabernacle's design and function point to Jesus Christ, who is the ultimate fulfillment of God's dwelling with humanity (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>), and the perfect mediator between God and man.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who received the instructions for the tabernacle from God on Mount Sinai.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable sanctuary that served as the dwelling place of God among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/curtains.htm">Curtains</a></b><br>The fabric panels that formed the walls and covering of the tabernacle, symbolizing the separation between the holy and the common.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gold_clasps.htm">Gold Clasps</a></b><br>The connectors made of gold used to join the curtains, signifying unity and the preciousness of the tabernacle.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were commanded to construct the tabernacle according to the divine pattern given to Moses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_the_body_of_christ.htm">Unity in the Body of Christ</a></b><br>Just as the gold clasps unified the curtains into one tabernacle, believers are called to maintain unity in the body of Christ. This unity is precious and should be preserved through love and humility.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_instructions.htm">Obedience to God's Instructions</a></b><br>The detailed instructions for the tabernacle remind us of the importance of obedience to God's Word. Our lives should reflect His design and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_holiness.htm">The Value of Holiness</a></b><br>The use of gold for the clasps signifies the value and holiness of the tabernacle. As believers, we are called to live holy lives, set apart for God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_among_his_people.htm">God's Presence Among His People</a></b><br>The tabernacle was a physical representation of God's presence. Today, we are reminded that God dwells within us through the Holy Spirit, and we should live in a way that honors His presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_tabernacle.htm">Symbolism of the Tabernacle</a></b><br>The tabernacle serves as a symbol of God's desire to dwell with His people, pointing forward to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ and the eternal dwelling with God in the new creation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_most_holy_place.htm">What is the Most Holy Place?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/exodus_26__do_tabernacle_sizes_match_texts.htm">Exodus 26 - How do these tabernacle measurements align or conflict with other biblical or historical texts regarding the scale and feasibility of such a dwelling?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_hair_as_royal_purple_in_israel_supported.htm">Song of Solomon 7:5 - Is likening hair to royal purple historically or archaeologically supported in ancient Israel, and does it conflict with other scriptural cultural references?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_holy_of_holies.htm">What is the Holy of Holies in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - The Authorised Version gives the sense fairly. The two curtains, each composed of five "breadths," were to be united by means of one hundred loops, fifty on each curtain, which were to be coupled together by fifty "taches" or clasps. The loops were to be of the "blue" material used generally in the textile fabrics of the tabernacle (<a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Exodus 25:4</a>; <a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1, 31, 36</a>), and the "taches" or clasps were to be of gold. In this way the covering of the <span class="accented">mishkan</span> was to be completed. <span class="accented">The goat's skin tent-cloth</span> (vers. 7-13). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/26-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Make</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשִׂ֕יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fifty</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·miš·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2572.htm">Strong's 2572: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fifty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gold</span><br /><span class="heb">זָהָ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">clasps {as well},</span><br /><span class="heb">קַרְסֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(qar·sê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7165.htm">Strong's 7165: </a> </span><span class="str2">A knob, belaying-pin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and join</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחִבַּרְתָּ֨</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥib·bar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2266.htm">Strong's 2266: </a> </span><span class="str2">To unite, be joined, to tie a magic knot or spell, to charm</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the curtains</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיְרִיעֹ֜ת</span> <span class="translit">(hay·rî·‘ōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3407.htm">Strong's 3407: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hanging</span><br /><br /><span class="word">together</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשָּׁ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the clasps,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּקְּרָסִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(baq·qə·rā·sîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7165.htm">Strong's 7165: </a> </span><span class="str2">A knob, belaying-pin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that the tabernacle</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miš·kān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A residence, the Tabernacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a single unit.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/26-6.htm">Exodus 26:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/26-6.htm">Exodus 26:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/26-6.htm">Exodus 26:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/26-6.htm">Exodus 26:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/26-6.htm">Exodus 26:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/26-6.htm">Exodus 26:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/26-6.htm">Exodus 26:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/26-6.htm">Exodus 26:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/26-6.htm">Exodus 26:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/26-6.htm">Exodus 26:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/26-6.htm">OT Law: Exodus 26:6 You shall make fifty clasps of gold (Exo. 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