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Exodus 26:8

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And thou shalt make curtains [of] goats' [hair] to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.	The length of one curtain [shall be] thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains [shall be all] of one measure.	And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The length^H753 of one^H259 curtain^H3407 shall be thirty^H7970 cubits^H520, and the breadth^H7341 of one^H259 curtain^H3407 four^H702 cubits^H520: and the eleven^{H6249 H6240} curtains^H3407 shall be all of one^H259 measure^H4060.

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Original Hebrew

אֹרֶךְ ׀ הַיְרִיעָה הָאַחַת שְׁלֹשִׁים בָּאַמָּה וְרֹחַב אַרְבַּע בָּאַמָּה הַיְרִיעָה הָאֶחָת מִדָּה אַחַת לְעַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה יְרִיעֹת׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
אֹ֣רֶךְ	'O.rekh	H753	HNcmsc	(the) length of
הַ/יְרִיעָ֣ה	ha/y.ri.'Ah	H3407	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ curtain
הָֽ/אַחַ֗ת	ha./'a.Chat	H259	HTd/Acfsa	(the)/ one
שְׁלֹשִׁים֙	she.lo.Shim	H7970	HAcbpa	(will be) thirty
בָּֽ/אַמָּ֔ה	ba./'a.Mah	H520	HRd/Ncfsa	by the/ cubit
וְ/רֹ֨חַב֙	ve./Ro.chav	H7341	HC/Ncmsa	and/ (the) breadth
אַרְבַּ֣ע	'ar.Ba'	H702	HAcfsa	(will be) four
בָּ/אַמָּ֔ה	ba./'a.Mah	H520	HRd/Ncfsa	by the/ cubit
הַ/יְרִיעָ֖ה	ha/y.ri.'Ah	H3407	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ curtain
הָ/אֶחָ֑ת	ha./'e.Chat	H259	HTd/Acfsa	(the)/ one
מִדָּ֣ה	mi.Dah	H4060	HNcfsa	size
אַחַ֔ת	'a.Chat	H259	HAcfsa	one
לְ/עַשְׁתֵּ֥י	le./'ash.Tei	H6249	HR/Aobpc	(will belong) to/ one (plus)
עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה	'es.Reh	H6240	HAcfsa	ten
יְרִיעֹֽת	ye.ri.'Ot	H3407	HNcfpa	curtains

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H259 — אֶחָד (ʼechâd, ekh-awd'): a numeral from אָחַד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
• H520 — אַמָּה (ʼammâh, am-maw'): prolonged from אֵם; properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance); cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for מֵאָה), measure, post.
• H702 — אַרְבַּע (ʼarbaʻ, ar-bah'): masculine אַרְבָּעָה; from רָבַע; four; four.
• H753 — אֹרֶךְ (ʼôrek, o'rek'): from אָרַךְ; length; [phrase] forever, length, long.
• H3407 — יְרִיעָה (yᵉrîyʻâh, yer-ee-aw'): from יָרַע; a hanging (as tremulous); curtain.
• H4060 — מִדָּה (middâh, mid-daw'): feminine of מַד; properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as measured); garment, measure(-ing, meteyard, piece, size, (great) stature, tribute, wide.
• H6240 — עָשָׂר (ʻâsâr, aw-sawr'): for עֶשֶׂר; ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth; (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).
• H6249 — עַשְׁתֵּי (ʻashtêy, ash-tay'): apparently masculine plural construction of עֶשֶׁת in the sense of an afterthought (used only in connection with עָשָׂר in lieu of אֶחָד); eleven or (ordinal) eleventh; [phrase] eleven(-th).
• H7341 — רֹחַב (rôchab, ro'-khab): from רָחַב; width (literally or figuratively); breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.
• H7970 — שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shᵉlôwshîym, shel-o-sheem'): or שְׁלֹשִׁים; multiple of שָׁלוֹשׁ; thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth; thirty, thirtieth. Compare שָׁלִישׁ.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• length of one curtain — Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:13

Related Topics

• Nave’s: TABERNACLE, TAPESTRY

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