Exodus 26:7 “You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle…”

Exodus 26:7

You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.

World English Bible

“You shall make curtains of goats’ hair for a covering over the tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains.

American Standard Version

And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make them.

Geneva Bible 1599

Also thou shalt make curtaines of goates heare, to be a couering vpon the Tabernacle: thou shalt make them to the number of eleuen curtaines.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt make curtains of goats' [hair] for a tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make them.

Young's Literal Translation

'And thou hast made curtains of goats' [hair], for a tent over the tabernacle; thou dost make eleven curtains:

Bible in Basic English

And you are to make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the House, eleven curtains.

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Cross references

“curtains”

Exodus 35:26 Exodus 36:14–18 Numbers 4:25 Psalm 45:13 1 Peter 3:4 1 Peter 5:5

Exodus 35:26 · BSB

And all the skilled women whose hearts were stirred spun the goat hair.

Exodus 36:14–18 · BSB

He then made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.

Numbers 4:25 · BSB

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,

Psalm 45:13 · BSB

All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.

1 Peter 3:4 · BSB

but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

1 Peter 5:5 · BSB

Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

“goats' hair”

Exodus 25:4 Exodus 35:6 Exodus 35:23 Numbers 31:20

Exodus 25:4 · BSB

blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;

Exodus 35:6 · BSB

blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;

Exodus 35:23 · BSB

Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or articles of fine leather, brought them.

Numbers 31:20 · BSB

And purify every garment and leather good, everything made of goat’s hair, and every article of wood.”

“a”

Exodus 26:14 Isaiah 4:5

Exodus 26:14 · BSB

Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.

Isaiah 4:5 · BSB

Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy,

“eleven”

Exodus 26:1 Exodus 26:9 Exodus 26:12

Exodus 26:1 · BSB

“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.

Exodus 26:9 · BSB

Join five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another. Then fold the sixth curtain over double at the front of the tent.

Exodus 26:12 · BSB

As for the overlap that remains of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over shall hang down over the back of the tabernacle.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6Make fifty gold clasps as well, and join the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle will be a unit.

8Each of the eleven curtains is to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.

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