Exodus 26:5

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Fifty	חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים cha.mi.Shim	H2572	fifty · cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
loops	לֻֽלָאֹ֗ת lu.la.'Ot	H3924	a loop · noun, common feminine plural absolute
make	תַּעֲשֶׂה֮ ta.'a.Seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
one	הָאֶחָת֒ ha.'e.Chat	H259	properly · definite article + cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
curtain	בַּיְרִיעָ֣ה bay.ri.'Ah	H3407	a hanging (as tremulous) · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
fifty	וַחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים va.cha.mi.Shim	H2572	fifty · conjunction + cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
loops	לֻֽלָאֹ֗ת lu.la.'Ot	H3924	a loop · noun, common feminine plural absolute
make	תַּעֲשֶׂה֙ ta.'a.Seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
edge	בִּקְצֵ֣ה bik.Tzeh	H7097	an extremity · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
curtain	הַיְרִיעָ֔ה hay.ri.'Ah	H3407	a hanging (as tremulous) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
coupling	בַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶת ba.mach.Be.ret	H4225	a junction · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
second	הַשֵּׁנִ֑ית ha.she.Nit	H8145	properly · definite article + ordinal number, feminine singular absolute
loops	הַלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔ת ha.Lu.la.'Ot	H3924	a loop · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
hold	מַקְבִּילֹת֙ mak.bi.Lot	H6901	to admit · verb, hiphil active participle, feminine plural absolute
one	אִשָּׁ֖ה 'i.Shah	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular absolute
another	אֲחֹתָֽהּ 'a.cho.Tah	H269	a sister (used very widely (like brother) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 26:1-6

I. The house must be a tabernacle or tent, such as soldiers now use in the camp, which was both a mean dwelling and a movable one; and yet the ark of God had not better, till Solomon built the temple 480 years after this, Kg1 6:1. God manifested his presence among them thus in a tabernacle, 1. In compliance with their present condition in the wilderness, that they might have him with them wherever they went. Note, God suits the tokens of his favour, and the gifts of his grace, to his people's wants and necessities, according as they are, accommodating his mercy to their state, prosperous or adverse, settled or unsettled. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee, Isa 43:2. 2.…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 26:3

The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another, &c.--so as to form two grand divisions, each eleven yards wide.

Adam Clarke on Exodus 26:1

Thou shalt make the tabernacle - משכן mischan, from שכן shachan, to dwell, means simply a dwelling place or habitation of any kind, but here it means the dwelling place of Jehovah, who, as a king in his camp, had his dwelling or pavilion among his people, his table always spread, his lamps lighted, and the priests, etc., his attendants, always in waiting. From the minute and accurate description here given, a good workman, had he the same materials, might make a perfect facsimile of the ancient Jewish tabernacle. It was a movable building, and so constructed that it might be easily taken to pieces, for the greater convenience of carriage, as they were often obliged to transport it from place…

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John Gill on Exodus 26:5

Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain,.... In the first great curtain, or in the outermost of the five that were sewed together: and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; as many also were to be made in the outermost of the second great curtain where it was to be coupled with the first: that the loops may take hold one of another; or rather that they might answer to one another in both curtains; for the loops could not take hold of one another, only were made to meet together by the taches, hooks, or clasps put into them, next mentioned.

Dictionary and topics

Curtain — (1.) Ten curtains, each twenty-eight cubits long and four wide, made of fine linen, also eleven made of goat’s hair, covered the tabernacle (Ex. 26:1-13; 36:8-17). (2.) The sacred curtain, separating…
Loop — A knotted “eye” of cord, corresponding to the “taches” or knobs in the edges of the curtains of the tabernacle, for joining them into a continuous circuit, fifty to a curtain (Ex. 26:4, 5, 10, 11).
Tabernacle — (1.) A house or dwelling-place (Job 5:24; 18:6, etc.). (2.) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24) containing the image of Moloch (Amos 5:26; marg. and R.V., “Siccuth”). (3.) The human body (2 Cor.…
Tabernacle · The curtains of — The curtains of
Tapestry · Of the tabernacle — Of the tabernacle

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Exodus 26:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 26:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 26:3

Adam Clarke on Exodus 26:1

John Gill on Exodus 26:5

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 26:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 26:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 26:3

Adam Clarke on Exodus 26:1

John Gill on Exodus 26:5

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Exodus 26:1-30

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 26:4-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 26:2-6

Rashi on Exodus 26:5