The Meaning of Exodus 26:24 Explained

Exodus 26:24

KJV: And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.

YLT: And they are pairs beneath, and together they are pairs above its head unto the one ring; so is it for them both, they are for the two corners.

Darby: and they shall be joined beneath, and together shall be united at the top thereof to one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.

ASV: And they shall be double beneath, and in like manner they shall be entire unto the top thereof unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they shall be coupled  together beneath,  and they shall be coupled  together  above the head  of it unto one  ring:  thus shall it be for them both;  they shall be for the two  corners. 

What does Exodus 26:24 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 26:24 mean?

And they shall be coupled at the bottom and together they shall be coupled [together] at the top by ring one thus it shall be for the two of them for two the corners they shall be
וְיִֽהְי֣וּ תֹֽאֲמִים֮ מִלְּמַטָּה֒ וְיַחְדָּ֗ו יִהְי֤וּ תַמִּים֙ עַל־ רֹאשׁ֔וֹ אֶל־ הַטַּבַּ֖עַת הָאֶחָ֑ת כֵּ֚ן יִהְיֶ֣ה לִשְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם לִשְׁנֵ֥י הַמִּקְצֹעֹ֖ת יִהְיֽוּ

וְיִֽהְי֣וּ  And  they  shall  be 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
תֹֽאֲמִים֮  coupled 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: תָּאַם  
Sense: to be double, be joined.
מִלְּמַטָּה֒  at  the  bottom 
Parse: Preposition-m, Preposition-l, Adverb
Root: מַטָּה  
Sense: downwards, below.
וְיַחְדָּ֗ו  and  together 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: יַחַד 
Sense: union, unitedness adv.
יִהְי֤וּ  they  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
תַמִּים֙  coupled  [together] 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: תָּם  
Sense: perfect, complete.
עַל־  at 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
רֹאשׁ֔וֹ  the  top 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
הַטַּבַּ֖עַת  ring 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: טַבַּעַת  
Sense: ring, signet, signet ring.
הָאֶחָ֑ת  one 
Parse: Article, Number, feminine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
כֵּ֚ן  thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
יִהְיֶ֣ה  it  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לִשְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם  for  the  two  of  them 
Parse: Preposition-l, Number, mdc, third person masculine plural
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
לִשְׁנֵ֥י  for  two 
Parse: Preposition-l, Number, mdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
הַמִּקְצֹעֹ֖ת  the  corners 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מִקְצֹועַ  
Sense: place of corner structure, corner buttress, inner corner-buttress.
יִהְיֽוּ  they  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.