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eleven curtains shall you make.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.<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 curtains <i>of</i> goats' <i>hair</i> to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“You shall also make curtains of goats’ <i>hair,</i> to be a tent over the tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then you shall make curtains of goats’ <i>hair</i> as a tent over the tabernacle; you shall make eleven curtains in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then you shall make curtains of goats&#8217 hair for a tent over the tabernacle; you shall make eleven curtains in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then you shall make curtains of goats’ <i>hair</i> for a tent over the tabernacle; you shall make eleven curtains in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Then you shall make curtains of goats’ <i>hair</i> for a tent over the tabernacle; you shall make eleven curtains in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Then you shall make [exterior] curtains of goats’ <i>hair</i> as a tent over the tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You are to make curtains of goat hair for a tent over the tabernacle; make eleven of these curtains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to make curtains of goat hair for a tent over the tabernacle; make 11 of these curtains. <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 curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make them.<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 curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Make 11 sheets of goats' hair to form an outer tent over the inner tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Make a cover for the Tent out of eleven pieces of cloth made of goats' hair. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You are to make curtains of goat hair for a tent over the tent. You are to make eleven curtains. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle?eleven curtains in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"You are to make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; you are to make eleven curtains.<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 curtains of goats' hair for a covering over the tabernacle. You shall make them eleven curtains.<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 curtains of goats' hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“You shall make curtains of goats’ hair for a covering over the tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains. <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 curtains of goats’ [hair] for a tent over the Dwelling Place; you make eleven curtains:<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 curtains of goats' hair, for a tent over the tabernacle; thou dost make eleven curtains:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And make a curtain of goats' hair for the dwelling of the tent: eleven curtains shalt thou make them.<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 eleven curtains of goats' hair, to cover the top of the 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 eleven haircloth canopies to cover the roof of the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Also make sheets woven of goat hair for a tent over the tabernacle. Make eleven such sheets;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall also make curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; you shall make eleven curtains.<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 curtains of goats' hair for a covering of the tabernacle; eleven curtains shall you make.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And make a curtain of hair for a covering of the Tabernacle; eleven curtains you shall make them.<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 curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; eleven curtains shalt thou make them.<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 for a covering of the tabernacle skins with the hair on, thou shalt make them eleven skins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/26-7.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=6536" 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 Eleven Curtains of Goats' Hair</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">7</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.">You are to make</a> <a href="/hebrew/3407.htm" title="3407: yə·rî·‘ōṯ (N-fpc) -- Curtain. From yara'; a hanging.">curtains</a> <a href="/hebrew/5795.htm" title="5795: ‘iz·zîm (N-fp) -- Female goat. From azaz; a she-goat, but masculine in plural.">of goat hair</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: lə·’ō·hel (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">for the tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: ham·miš·kān (Art:: N-ms) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">the tabernacle—</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ta·‘ă·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6249.htm" title="6249: ‘aš·tê- (Number-csc) -- One. Apparently masculine plural construction of esheth in the sense of an afterthought eleven or eleventh.">eleven</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3407.htm" title="3407: yə·rî·‘ōṯ (N-fp) -- Curtain. From yara'; a hanging.">curtains in all.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Each of the eleven curtains is to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.…<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/36-14.htm">Exodus 36:14</a></span><br />He then made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/4-25.htm">Numbers 4:25</a></span><br />They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,<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="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1</a></span><br />For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-2.htm">Hebrews 8:2</a></span><br />and who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-3.htm">Hebrews 3:3-6</a></span><br />For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. / And every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. / Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-9.htm">1 Kings 6:9</a></span><br />So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-1.htm">1 Chronicles 17:1</a></span><br />After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-44.htm">Acts 7:44</a></span><br />Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a></span><br />And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-2.htm">2 Samuel 7:2</a></span><br />he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Isaiah 54:2</a></span><br />“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Ezekiel 41:1</a></span><br />Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-4.htm">Matthew 17:4</a></span><br />Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”</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 curtains of goats' hair to be a covering on the tabernacle: eleven curtains shall you make.</p><p class="hdg">curtains</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/35-26.htm">Exodus 35:26</a></b></br> And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' <i>hair</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/36-14.htm">Exodus 36:14-18</a></b></br> And he made curtains <i>of</i> goats' <i>hair</i> for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/4-25.htm">Numbers 4:25</a></b></br> And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that <i>is</i> above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,</p><p class="hdg">goats' hair.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Exodus 25:4</a></b></br> And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' <i>hair</i>,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/35-6.htm">Exodus 35:6,23</a></b></br> And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' <i>hair</i>, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/31-20.htm">Numbers 31:20</a></b></br> And purify all <i>your</i> raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats' <i>hair</i>, and all things made of wood.</p><p class="hdg">a</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/26-24.htm">Exodus 26:24</a></b></br> And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/4-5.htm">Isaiah 4:5</a></b></br> And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory <i>shall be</i> a defence.</p><p class="hdg">eleven</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/26-1.htm">Exodus 26:1,9,12</a></b></br> Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle <i>with</i> ten curtains <i>of</i> fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: <i>with</i> cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Altogether</a> <a href="/exodus/25-20.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/exodus/26-6.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/genesis/37-9.htm">Eleven</a> <a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Goat</a> <a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/exodus/25-4.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/exodus/26-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/26-6.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/18-7.htm">Tent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/36-14.htm">Altogether</a> <a href="/exodus/26-14.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/exodus/26-8.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/exodus/26-8.htm">Eleven</a> <a href="/exodus/34-26.htm">Goat</a> <a href="/exodus/35-6.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/exodus/35-6.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/exodus/26-15.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/26-9.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/26-9.htm">Tent</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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Goat hair was a common material in ancient Near Eastern cultures for making tents due to its water-resistant properties. This choice reflects the practical needs of a nomadic people in the wilderness. Biblically, goats often symbolize sin and atonement, as seen in the scapegoat ritual (<a href="/leviticus/16-10.htm">Leviticus 16:10</a>). The covering of the tabernacle with goat hair can be seen as a reminder of the need for atonement and the covering of sin.<p><b>for the tent over the tabernacle</b><br>The tent over the tabernacle served as an additional layer of protection and separation, emphasizing the holiness of the tabernacle itself. The tabernacle was the dwelling place of God among His people, and the tent provided a barrier between the divine presence and the outside world. This separation highlights the concept of God's holiness and the need for purity when approaching Him. The tabernacle is a type of Christ, who is the ultimate dwelling place of God among men (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>).<p><b>eleven curtains in all</b><br>The number eleven is unique in this context, as it is not commonly associated with symbolic meaning in the Bible. However, the odd number may suggest completeness and sufficiency for the specific purpose of covering the tabernacle. The precise instructions for the construction of the tabernacle and its coverings reflect God's attention to detail and His desire for order and beauty in worship. The careful design points to the meticulous nature of God's plan for redemption, fulfilled in Christ, who perfectly completed the work of salvation.<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 dwelling place for the presence of God among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/goat_hair_curtains.htm">Goat Hair Curtains</a></b><br>These were used as a covering for the tabernacle, signifying protection and separation from the outside world.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were commanded to construct the tabernacle as a place of worship and meeting with God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God gave Moses the instructions for the tabernacle and the Ten Commandments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><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 commands. Just as the Israelites were to follow God's design precisely, we are called to live according to His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_tabernacle.htm">Symbolism of the Tabernacle</a></b><br>The tabernacle and its elements symbolize deeper spiritual truths. The goat hair curtains, for instance, represent protection and separation, reminding us of the need for spiritual covering and holiness in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence.htm">God's Presence</a></b><br>The tabernacle was a physical representation of God's presence among His people. Today, we are reminded that through Christ, God dwells within us, and we are called to be His living tabernacles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a></b><br>The construction of the tabernacle required the collective effort of the Israelites, teaching us the value of community and cooperation in worship and service to God.<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/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/how_did_they_get_goat_hair_for_curtains.htm">Exodus 26:7-8 - Given their nomadic desert life, where would they obtain enough goat hair and weaving resources for eleven large curtains?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_gershonites_handle_tent_weights.htm">Numbers 4:24-26 - How feasible is it that the Gershonites could manage the massive weights of curtains and tents in a desert setting?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>2. THE GOATS'-HAIR TENT-CLOTH.</span><p>(7-13) <span class= "ital">An </span>awning such as that described in <a href="/context/exodus/26-1.htm" title="Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubim of cunning work shall you make them.">Exodus 26:1-6</a> would have neither kept out sun nor rain. For this purpose an ordinary cloth of goats'-hair was requisite, and accordingly Moses was instructed to make a second covering, which was to be of this material, and to extend over the whole of the first, thus externally concealing it. This second covering was, like the first, to be in two portions (<a href="/context/exodus/26-9.htm" title="And you shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.">Exodus 26:9-11</a>), each of them made up of several "breadths," but the two portions were not to be of the same size. Both were to be thirty cubits in length, but the hinder portion was to contain five "breadths," while the portion in front was to contain six. Thus the outer covering was six feet broader than the inner one. The object was the protection of the inner covering, which was overlapped at both ends by the outer one (<a href="/exodus/26-9.htm" title="And you shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.">Exodus 26:9</a>; <a href="/exodus/26-12.htm" title="And the remnant that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle.">Exodus 26:12</a>).<p>(7) <span class= "bld">To be a covering.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">to be a tent. </span>(See the first Note on the chapter.)<p><span class= "bld">Eleven curtains</span>--i.e., eleven breadths. (See Note 2 on <a href="/exodus/26-1.htm" title="Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubim of cunning work shall you make them.">Exodus 26:1</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - From the inner covering of the tabernacle the directions proceed to the external covering, or rather coverings, which constituted the real strength of the structure, and its protection from wet or stormy weather. Curtains of goats' hair, such as the Arabs still use, as the ordinary covering of their tents (Layard, <span class="accented">Nin. and Bab</span>., p. 171), were to form a true "tent" (<span class="accented">ohel</span>) above the tabernacle, being supported by tent-poles, and kept taut by means of cords and pegs (<a href="/exodus/27-19.htm">Exodus 27:19</a>; <a href="/exodus/35-18.htm">Exodus 35:18</a>). See the representation in Dr. W. Smith's <span class="accented">Dictionary of the Bible</span>, vol. 3. p. 1454, which is reproduced in the <span class="accented">Speaker's</span> <span class="accented">Commentary</span>, vol. 1. p. 376. <span class="cmt_word">To be a covering</span>. In <a href="/exodus/36-14.htm">Exodus 36:14</a>, we have - "he made curtains of goats' hair <span class="accented">for the tent</span> over the tabernacle," which is far better. The word used in both places is the same (<span class="accented">ohel</span>). <span class="cmt_word">Eleven curtains</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, "eleven <span class="accented">breadths</span>." Compare ver. 1. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/26-7.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">You are to make</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙</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">curtains</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרִיעֹ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rî·‘ōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<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">of goat hair</span><br /><span class="heb">עִזִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘iz·zîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5795.htm">Strong's 5795: </a> </span><span class="str2">Female goat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the tent</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאֹ֖הֶל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ō·hel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the tabernacle,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן</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">eleven</span><br /><span class="heb">עַשְׁתֵּי־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aš·tê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6249.htm">Strong's 6249: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eleven, eleventh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">curtains altogether.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרִיעֹ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rî·‘ōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/26-7.htm">Exodus 26:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/26-7.htm">Exodus 26:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/26-7.htm">Exodus 26:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/26-7.htm">Exodus 26:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/26-7.htm">Exodus 26:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/26-7.htm">Exodus 26:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/26-7.htm">Exodus 26:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/26-7.htm">Exodus 26:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/26-7.htm">Exodus 26:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/26-7.htm">Exodus 26:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/26-7.htm">OT Law: Exodus 26:7 You shall make curtains of goats' hair (Exo. 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