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In this way, the Tabernacle was made of one continuous piece.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/36.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to the other with clasps. So the tabernacle was a single whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains to one another with the clasps, that it might be one tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He also made fifty clasps of gold, and joined the curtains to one another with the clasps, so that the tabernacle was a unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He made fifty clasps of gold and joined the curtains to one another with the clasps, so the tabernacle was a unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he made fifty clasps of gold, and joined the curtains to one another with the clasps, so the tabernacle was a unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He made fifty clasps of gold and joined the curtains to one another with the clasps, so the tabernacle was one unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He made fifty gold hooks and joined the curtains together with the hooks, so that the tabernacle became a unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He also made fifty gold clasps and joined the curtains to each other, so that the tabernacle became a single unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He also made 50 gold clasps and joined the curtains to each other, so that the tabernacle became a single unit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps: so the tabernacle was one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps: so the tabernacle was one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They also made 50 gold fasteners. They used them to link the [two sets of] sheets together so that the inner tent was a single unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They made 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/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he made 50 gold clasps, and joined the curtains to each other with the clasps so the tent was one piece.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He made fifty gold clasps and joined the curtains together to one another with the clasps, so that the tabernacle was a unit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps: so the tabernacle was a unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he made fifty buttons of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the buttons. So it became one tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains to one another with the clasps: so the tabernacle was a unit. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he makes fifty hooks of gold, and joins the curtains to one another by the hooks, and the Dwelling Place is one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he maketh fifty hooks of gold, and joineth the curtains one unto another by the hooks, and the tabernacle is one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he shall make fifty gold hooks, and shall join together the curtains, one to the one, with the hooks: and it shall be one temple.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Whereupon also he cast fifty rings of gold, that might catch the loops of the curtains, and they might be made one tabernacle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For these, he also cast fifty gold rings, which would retain the loops of the curtains and so make the tabernacle one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then fifty clasps of gold were made, with which the sheets were joined so that the tabernacle formed one whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And he made fifty clasps of gold, and joined the curtains one to the other with clasps; so the tabernacle was one whole.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps so that it became one tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they made fifty clasps of gold and they joined a curtain, one on one, with a clasp, and it was one Tabernacle.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps; so the tabernacle was one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/36-13.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=9561" 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/36.htm">The Curtains for the Tabernacle</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>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="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">He also made</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</a> <a href="/hebrew/2266.htm" title="2266: way·ḥab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To unite, be joined, to tie a magic knot or spell, to charm. A primitive root; to join; specifically to fascinate.">to 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·ri·‘ōṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Curtain. From yara'; a hanging.">the curtains</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">together,</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first."></a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first."></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."></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: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was</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><span class="reftext">14</span>He then made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.…<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/26-6.htm">Exodus 26:6</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="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/26-11.htm">Exodus 26:11</a></span><br />Make fifty bronze clasps and put them through the loops to join the tent together as a unit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/26-33.htm">Exodus 26:33</a></span><br />And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.<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/40-18.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="/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_kings/6-14.htm">1 Kings 6:14</a></span><br />So Solomon built the temple and finished it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-38.htm">1 Kings 6:38</a></span><br />In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">2 Chronicles 3:1</a></span><br />Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3</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.<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/9-1.htm">Hebrews 9:1-5</a></span><br />Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. / 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 he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps: so it became one tabernacle.</p><p class="hdg">so it became</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/12-20.htm">1 Corinthians 12:20</a></b></br> But now <i>are they</i> many members, yet but one body.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20-22</a></b></br> And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner <i>stone</i>; … </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/35-11.htm">Buttons</a> <a href="/exodus/35-11.htm">Clasps</a> <a href="/exodus/36-10.htm">Coupled</a> <a href="/exodus/36-10.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/exodus/29-6.htm">Fasten</a> <a href="/exodus/36-12.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/exodus/35-32.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/exodus/35-11.htm">Hooks</a> <a href="/exodus/36-10.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/exodus/36-11.htm">Joining</a> <a href="/exodus/36-11.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/exodus/30-8.htm">Sets</a> <a href="/exodus/36-8.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/35-11.htm">Taches</a> <a href="/exodus/36-10.htm">Together</a> <a href="/exodus/26-11.htm">Unit</a> <a href="/exodus/33-11.htm">Used</a> <a href="/exodus/35-20.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/36-18.htm">Buttons</a> <a href="/exodus/36-18.htm">Clasps</a> <a href="/exodus/36-16.htm">Coupled</a> <a href="/exodus/36-14.htm">Curtains</a> <a href="/exodus/36-18.htm">Fasten</a> <a href="/exodus/36-17.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/exodus/36-34.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/exodus/36-18.htm">Hooks</a> <a href="/exodus/36-16.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/exodus/36-17.htm">Joining</a> <a href="/exodus/36-14.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-7.htm">Sets</a> <a href="/exodus/36-14.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/36-18.htm">Taches</a> <a href="/exodus/36-16.htm">Together</a> <a href="/exodus/36-18.htm">Unit</a> <a href="/exodus/37-14.htm">Used</a> <a href="/exodus/36-18.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 36</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/36-1.htm">The offerings are delivered to the workmen</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/36-4.htm">The generosity of the people is restrained</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/36-8.htm">The curtains with cherubim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/36-14.htm">The curtains of goats' hair</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/36-19.htm">The covering of skins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/36-20.htm">The boards with their sockets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/36-31.htm">The bars</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/36-35.htm">The veil</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/36-37.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, being a symbol of purity and value, reflects the holiness of God. The number fifty is significant in biblical numerology, often associated with the concept of jubilee and freedom, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/25.htm">Leviticus 25</a>. The clasps served a practical purpose in joining the curtains, but they also symbolize unity and completeness in the divine design.<p><b>to join the curtains together</b><br>The curtains of the tabernacle were made of fine linen and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, representing the heavenly, royal, and sacrificial aspects of God's presence. The joining of the curtains with gold clasps signifies the unity and coherence of God's dwelling place among His people. This unity can be seen as a foreshadowing of the unity of believers in Christ, as described in <a href="/ephesians/4-3.htm">Ephesians 4:3-6</a>, where the church is called to maintain the unity of the Spirit.<p><b>so that the tabernacle was a unit</b><br>The tabernacle as a unit represents the dwelling place of God among the Israelites, a central theme in the Old Testament. It was a portable sanctuary, reflecting God's desire to be present with His people as they journeyed through the wilderness. This unity of the tabernacle prefigures the unity of the body of Christ, the church, as described in <a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">1 Corinthians 12:12-27</a>. The tabernacle's design and function point to Jesus Christ, who is the ultimate fulfillment of God's presence with humanity, as stated in <a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>, where the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.<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 construction of the tabernacle from God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/bezalel_and_oholiab.htm">Bezalel and Oholiab</a></b><br>Skilled craftsmen appointed by God to oversee the construction of the tabernacle and its furnishings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>A portable sanctuary that served as the dwelling place of God among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_curtains.htm">The Curtains</a></b><br>Part of the tabernacle's structure, made of fine linen and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, symbolizing the beauty and holiness of God's dwelling.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_gold_clasps.htm">The Gold Clasps</a></b><br>Used to join the curtains together, symbolizing unity and the preciousness of God's presence.<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 be united in Christ, forming one body.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_god's_presence.htm">The Value of God's Presence</a></b><br>The use of gold signifies the preciousness of God's presence among His people. We should cherish and prioritize God's presence in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail_in_worship.htm">Attention to Detail in Worship</a></b><br>The specific instructions and craftsmanship involved in the tabernacle's construction remind us of the importance of reverence and care in our worship practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_tabernacle.htm">Symbolism of the Tabernacle</a></b><br>The tabernacle serves as a foreshadowing of Christ and His work, encouraging us to see the Old Testament as pointing to the New Testament fulfillment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_gifts_and_service.htm">Spiritual Gifts and Service</a></b><br>Bezalel and Oholiab's roles highlight the importance of using our God-given talents and skills for the service of the church and the glory of God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_36.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 36</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/why_little_evidence_for_exodus_36_tabernacle.htm">Why is there so little archaeological evidence for a massive tabernacle project described in Exodus 36?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/purpose_of_altar_of_incense.htm">What is the purpose of the Altar of Incense?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_exodus_36_details_historically_consistent.htm">Could the lavish details of the tabernacle in Exodus 36 be consistent with the broader historical and cultural context of the era?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/36-13.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">He also made</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֕עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third 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</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">to join</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְחַבֵּ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḥab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third 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">הַיְרִעֹ֜ת</span> <span class="translit">(hay·ri·‘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">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">each</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחַ֤ת</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">other,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחַת֙</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">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">was</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיְהִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - 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/36-13.htm">Exodus 36:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/36-13.htm">Exodus 36:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/36-13.htm">Exodus 36:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/36-13.htm">Exodus 36:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/36-13.htm">Exodus 36:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/36-13.htm">Exodus 36:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/36-13.htm">Exodus 36:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/36-13.htm">Exodus 36:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/36-13.htm">Exodus 36:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/36-13.htm">Exodus 36:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/36-13.htm">OT Law: Exodus 36:13 He made fifty clasps of gold (Exo. 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