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the loops shall be opposite one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that <i>is</i> in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Fifty loops you shall make in the one curtain, and fifty loops you shall make on the edge of the curtain that <i>is</i> on the end of the second set, that the loops may be clasped to one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite each other.<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 loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall make fifty loops on the one curtain, and fifty loops on the edge of the <i>last</i> curtain that is in the second set. The loops on one curtain correspond to the loops on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make fifty loops on the one curtain and make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain in the second set, so that the loops line up together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make 50 loops on the one curtain and make 50 loops on the edge of the curtain in the second set, so that the loops line up together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling; the loops shall be opposite one to another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling; the loops shall be opposite one to another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />placing the loops opposite each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Put fifty loops on the first piece of the first set and fifty loops matching them on the last piece of the second set. <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 50 loops in the one curtain, and you are to make 50 loops along the edge of the curtain that is in the second set, with the loops opposite each other. <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 loops on the one curtain, and you are to make fifty loops on the end curtain which is on the second set, so that the loops are opposite one to another.<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 loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling. The loops shall be opposite one to another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling. The loops shall be opposite one another. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You make fifty loops in the first curtain, and you make fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which [is] in the joining of the second, causing the loops to take hold to one another;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> fifty loops thou dost make in the one curtain, and fifty loops thou dost make in the edge of the curtain which is in the joining of the second, causing the loops to take hold one unto another;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Fifty loops in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the lip of the curtain that is in the joining of the second, from the receiving the loops one to the other.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Every curtain shall have fifty loops on both sides, so set on, that one loop may be against another loop, and one may be fitted to the other. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />A curtain shall have fifty loops on each of two sides, inserted in such a manner that loop may come against loop, and one can be fitted to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Make fifty loops along the edge of the end sheet in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding sheet in the second set, and so placed that the loops are directly opposite each other.<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 loops on the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite one another.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Fifty loops shall you make on the edge of one curtain, and fifty loops shall you make on the edge of the other curtain that is in the coupling of the second; and the loops shall be directly opposite one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Fifty rings you shall make on the edge of one curtain and fifty rings you shall make on the other edge of the curtain in the other coupling, and they shall be upright rings, one against one.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite one to another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Fifty loops shalt thou make for one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make on the part of the curtain answering to the coupling of the second, opposite <i>each other</i>, corresponding to each other at each point.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/26-5.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=6518" 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">4</span>Make 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. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><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.">Make</a> <a href="/hebrew/2572.htm" title="2572: ḥă·miš·šîm (Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty.">fifty</a> <a href="/hebrew/3924.htm" title="3924: lu·lā·’ōṯ (N-fp) -- A loop. From the same as luwl; a loop.">loops</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: hā·’e·ḥāṯ (Art:: Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">on one</a> <a href="/hebrew/3407.htm" title="3407: bay·rî·‘āh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Curtain. From yara'; a hanging.">curtain</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/2572.htm" title="2572: wa·ḥă·miš·šîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty.">and fifty</a> <a href="/hebrew/3924.htm" title="3924: lu·lā·’ōṯ (N-fp) -- A loop. From the same as luwl; a loop.">loops</a> <a href="/hebrew/7097.htm" title="7097: biq·ṣêh (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- End, extremity. Or qetseh; from qatsah; an extremity.">on the end</a> <a href="/hebrew/3407.htm" title="3407: hay·rî·‘āh (Art:: N-fs) -- Curtain. From yara'; a hanging.">curtain</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145: haš·šê·nîṯ (Art:: Number-ofs) -- Second (an ord. number). From shanah; properly, double, i.e. Second; also adverbially, again.">of the second</a> <a href="/hebrew/4225.htm" title="4225: bam·maḥ·be·reṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Something joined, place of joining. From chabar; a junction, i.e. Seam or sewed piece.">set,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3924.htm" title="3924: hal·lu·lā·’ōṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A loop. From the same as luwl; a loop.">so that the loops</a> <a href="/hebrew/6901.htm" title="6901: maq·bî·lōṯ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-fp) -- To receive, take. A primitive root; to admit, i.e. Take.">line up</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.">opposite</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).">one another.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Make fifty gold clasps as well, and join the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle will be a unit.…<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/36-12.htm">Exodus 36:12</a></span><br />He made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set, so that the loops lined up opposite one another.<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 40:18-19</a></span><br />When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts. / 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="/numbers/4-6.htm">Numbers 4:6</a></span><br />They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles.<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/28-11.htm">1 Chronicles 28:11-12</a></span><br />Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat. / The plans contained everything David had in mind for the courts of the house of the LORD, for all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the house of God and of the dedicated things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3-4</a></span><br />The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard. / The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/41-1.htm">Ezekiel 41:1-4</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. / The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits, and the width to be twenty cubits. / And he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the side pillars at the entrance to be two cubits wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the walls on each side were seven cubits wide. ...<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/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.<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/15-5.htm">Revelation 15:5</a></span><br />After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Fifty loops shall you make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shall you make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another.</p><p class="hdg">no reference </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/22-6.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/exodus/26-4.htm">Coupling</a> <a href="/exodus/26-4.htm">Curtain</a> <a href="/exodus/26-4.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/exodus/26-4.htm">End</a> <a href="/genesis/18-28.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/exodus/25-27.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/exodus/26-4.htm">Loops</a> <a href="/exodus/23-27.htm">Make</a> <a href="/exodus/25-20.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/exodus/26-4.htm">Second</a> <a href="/exodus/26-4.htm">Twists</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/30-8.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/exodus/26-10.htm">Coupling</a> <a href="/exodus/26-8.htm">Curtain</a> <a href="/exodus/26-10.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/exodus/26-10.htm">End</a> <a href="/exodus/26-6.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/exodus/26-29.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/exodus/26-10.htm">Loops</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-7.htm">Make</a> <a href="/exodus/26-35.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/exodus/26-10.htm">Second</a> <a href="/exodus/26-10.htm">Twists</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Make fifty loops on one curtain</b><br>The number fifty in the Bible often symbolizes completeness or fullness, as seen in the Year of Jubilee (<a href="/leviticus/25-10.htm">Leviticus 25:10</a>). The loops were likely made of blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, colors associated with royalty and divinity, reflecting the sacred nature of the tabernacle. The use of loops suggests a method of joining, indicating unity and cohesion among the curtains, symbolizing the unity of God's people.<p><b>and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set</b><br>The repetition of fifty loops on the second set of curtains emphasizes symmetry and order, reflecting God's nature as a God of order (<a href="/1_corinthians/14-33.htm">1 Corinthians 14:33</a>). The "end curtain" signifies the completion of a section, ensuring that the tabernacle's structure was both functional and aesthetically pleasing. This meticulous design points to the importance of precision in worship and obedience to God's instructions.<p><b>so that the loops line up opposite one another</b><br>The alignment of the loops opposite each other ensured a perfect fit, symbolizing harmony and alignment with God's will. This precise arrangement can be seen as a type of Christ, who perfectly fulfills the law and the prophets (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>). The concept of things lining up opposite each other also reflects the idea of covenant, where two parties come together in agreement, much like the Old and New Covenants are fulfilled in Christ.<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/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>A portable earthly dwelling place for God among the Israelites, designed according to divine specifications.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were to construct the Tabernacle as a place of worship and meeting with God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments and the instructions for the Tabernacle.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting where the Israelites wandered for 40 years and where the Tabernacle was constructed and used.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_order_and_precision.htm">Divine Order and Precision</a></b><br>God's instructions for the Tabernacle were precise, reflecting His nature of order and intentionality. This teaches us the importance of following God's guidance in our lives with attention to detail and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_connection.htm">Unity and Connection</a></b><br>The loops and clasps symbolize unity and connection among the people of God. In the body of Christ, we are called to be united and work together harmoniously.<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 presence among His people. Today, believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit, and we are called to live in a way that reflects His presence in us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_worship.htm">Preparation for Worship</a></b><br>The meticulous preparation of the Tabernacle reminds us of the importance of preparing our hearts and minds for worship, ensuring that we approach God with reverence and readiness.<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_israelites_get_fine_linen.htm">Exodus 26:1 - How could the Israelites, recently escaped slaves, acquire the fine twisted linen and skilled craftsmanship required for such intricate curtains?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_exodus_27_9-19_with_others.htm">Exodus 27:9-19: How do we reconcile these detailed Tabernacle dimensions with differing descriptions of sacred spaces elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_moses'_tabernacle.htm">What was Moses' Tabernacle?</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>(5) <span class= "bld">That the loops may take hold one of another.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">correspond one to another. </span>They were not to "take hold," but to be attached by golden links.<p><span class= "bld">Taches, or <span class= "ital">clasps</span></span><span class= "ital">. </span>These might be split-rings, or links like modern sleeve-links.<p><span class= "bld">And it shall be one tabernacle.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">and </span>(so) <span class= "ital">the tabernacle shall be one. </span>The division of the curtain which formed the roof into two portions tended to make a division in the tabernacle itself. To prevent this, the two curtains were to be so looped together as to be practically one. Thus the tabernacle itself became one.<p><span class= "bld"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/26-5.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">תַּעֲשֶׂה֮</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - 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">חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים</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">loops</span><br /><span class="heb">לֻֽלָאֹ֗ת</span> <span class="translit">(lu·lā·’ōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3924.htm">Strong's 3924: </a> </span><span class="str2">A loop</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the edge</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּקְצֵ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(biq·ṣêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7097.htm">Strong's 7097: </a> </span><span class="str2">End, extremity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֶחָת֒</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’e·ḥāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - feminine 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 /><br /><span class="word">end curtain</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיְרִיעָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(bay·rî·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<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 both</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֵּׁנִ֑ית</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šê·nîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8145.htm">Strong's 8145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Second (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sets,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(bam·maḥ·be·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4225.htm">Strong's 4225: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something joined, place of joining</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that the loops</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(hal·lu·lā·’ōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3924.htm">Strong's 3924: </a> </span><span class="str2">A loop</span><br /><br /><span class="word">line up</span><br /><span class="heb">מַקְבִּילֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(maq·bî·lōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6901.htm">Strong's 6901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To receive, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">opposite</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשָּׁ֖ה</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">one another.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחֹתָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥō·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_269.htm">Strong's 269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sister -- a sister</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/26-5.htm">Exodus 26:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/26-5.htm">Exodus 26:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/26-5.htm">Exodus 26:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/26-5.htm">Exodus 26:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/26-5.htm">Exodus 26:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/26-5.htm">Exodus 26:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/26-5.htm">Exodus 26:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/26-5.htm">Exodus 26:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/26-5.htm">Exodus 26:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/26-5.htm">Exodus 26:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/26-5.htm">OT Law: Exodus 26:5 You shall make fifty loops (Exo. 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