The Meaning of Exodus 26:4 Explained

Exodus 26:4

KJV: And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.

YLT: 'And thou hast made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain, at the end in the joining; and so thou makest in the edge of the outermost curtain, in the joining of the second.

Darby: And thou shalt make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain at the end of the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make them in the edge of the outermost curtain in the other coupling.

ASV: And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second coupling.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And thou shalt make  loops  of blue  upon the edge  of the one  curtain  from the selvedge  in the coupling;  and likewise shalt thou make  in the uttermost  edge  of [another] curtain,  in the coupling  of the second. 

What does Exodus 26:4 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 26:4 mean?

And you shall make loops of blue [yarn] on the edge of the curtain one on the selvedge of the [one] set and likewise you shall do on edge of [other] curtain [the outer of the second [set]
וְעָשִׂ֜יתָ לֻֽלְאֹ֣ת תְּכֵ֗לֶת עַ֣ל שְׂפַ֤ת הַיְרִיעָה֙ הָאֶחָ֔ת מִקָּצָ֖ה בַּחֹבָ֑רֶת וְכֵ֤ן תַּעֲשֶׂה֙ בִּשְׂפַ֣ת הַיְרִיעָ֔ה הַקִּ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה בַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית

וְעָשִׂ֜יתָ  And  you  shall  make 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
לֻֽלְאֹ֣ת  loops 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: לֻלָאֹות  
Sense: loop.
תְּכֵ֗לֶת  of  blue  [yarn] 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּכֵלֶת  
Sense: violet, violet stuff.
שְׂפַ֤ת  the  edge 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: שָׂפָה  
Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding.
הַיְרִיעָה֙  of  the  curtain 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרִיעָה  
Sense: curtain, drape.
הָאֶחָ֔ת  one 
Parse: Article, Number, feminine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
מִקָּצָ֖ה  on  the  selvedge 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular
Root: קָצָה 
Sense: end, extremity.
בַּחֹבָ֑רֶת  of  the  [one]  set 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֹבֶרֶת  
Sense: junction, a thing joined.
וְכֵ֤ן  and  likewise 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
תַּעֲשֶׂה֙  you  shall  do 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
בִּשְׂפַ֣ת  on  edge 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: שָׂפָה  
Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding.
הַיְרִיעָ֔ה  of  [other]  curtain 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרִיעָה  
Sense: curtain, drape.
הַקִּ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה  [the  outer 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: קִיצֹון  
Sense: at the end, outermost, outer.
הַשֵּׁנִֽית  the  second  [set] 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal feminine singular
Root: שֵׁנִי  
Sense: second.

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