The Meaning of Exodus 26:14 Explained

Exodus 26:14

KJV: And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers' skins.

YLT: and thou hast made a covering for the tent, of rams' skins made red, and a covering of badgers' skins above.

Darby: And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins over that.

ASV: And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams'skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And thou shalt make  a covering  for the tent  [of] rams'  skins  dyed red,  and a covering  above  [of] badgers'  skins. 

What does Exodus 26:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 26:1-25 - The Curtains And Boards Of The Tabernacle
The Tabernacle was constructed of upright boards, over which four sets of curtains were thrown. The innermost set, which made the ceiling, was of tapestry, embroidered with cherubim in various colors-blue, scarlet and purple-the cunning work of a damask weaver. Over these was a second set, of goats' hair, longer and broader, so as to protect them; while the third and fourth sets were of rams' and seals' skins, respectively, to protect the whole from the weather. In these curtains we may find profound teaching concerning the human nature of our Lord; for we are told that, the Word of God became flesh and tabernacled among us; and that phrase naturally suggests that His human body was the tent or tabernacle in which His spirit dwelled. See John 1:14. In the fine-twined linen His holiness; in the blue His heavenly origin; in the purple His majesty; in the scarlet His sufferings. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 26

1  The ten curtains of the tabernacle
7  The eleven curtains of goats' hair, the covering of rams' and badgers' skins
15  The boards of the tabernacle, with their sockets and bars
31  The veil for the ark
36  The hanging for the door

What do the individual words in Exodus 26:14 mean?

And You shall make a covering for the tent skins ram dyed red and a covering of skins Badger above that -
וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ מִכְסֶה֙ לָאֹ֔הֶל עֹרֹ֥ת אֵילִ֖ם מְאָדָּמִ֑ים וּמִכְסֵ֛ה עֹרֹ֥ת תְּחָשִׁ֖ים מִלְמָֽעְלָה פ

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ  And  You  shall  make 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
מִכְסֶה֙  a  covering 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִכְסֶה  
Sense: a covering.
לָאֹ֔הֶל  for  the  tent 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹהֶל  
Sense: tent.
עֹרֹ֥ת  skins 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עֹור  
Sense: skin, hide.
אֵילִ֖ם  ram 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אַיִל 
Sense: ram.
מְאָדָּמִ֑ים  dyed  red 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine plural
Root: אָדֵם  
Sense: to be red, red.
וּמִכְסֵ֛ה  and  a  covering 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִכְסֶה  
Sense: a covering.
עֹרֹ֥ת  of  skins 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עֹור  
Sense: skin, hide.
תְּחָשִׁ֖ים  Badger 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: תַּחַשׁ  
Sense: a kind of leather, skin, or animal hide.
מִלְמָֽעְלָה  above  that 
Parse: Preposition-m, Preposition-l, Adverb, third person feminine singular
Root: מַעַל 
Sense: higher part, upper part adv.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation