The Meaning of Exodus 26:6 Explained

Exodus 26:6

KJV: And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.

YLT: and thou hast made fifty hooks of gold, and hast joined the curtains one to another by the hooks, and the tabernacle hath been one.

Darby: And thou shalt make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains together with the clasps, that the tabernacle may be one whole.

ASV: And thou shalt make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to another with the clasps: and the tabernacle shall be one whole .

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And thou shalt make  fifty  taches  of gold,  and couple  the curtains  together with  the taches:  and it shall be one  tabernacle. 

What does Exodus 26:6 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 26:6 mean?

And you shall make fifty clasps of gold and couple - the curtains together to with the clasps so that it may be tabernacle one -
וְעָשִׂ֕יתָ חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים קַרְסֵ֣י זָהָ֑ב וְחִבַּרְתָּ֨ אֶת־ הַיְרִיעֹ֜ת אִשָּׁ֤ה אֶל־ אֲחֹתָהּ֙ בַּקְּרָסִ֔ים וְהָיָ֥ה הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן אֶחָֽד פ

וְעָשִׂ֕יתָ  And  you  shall  make 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים  fifty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: חֲמִשִּׁים 
Sense: fifty.
קַרְסֵ֣י  clasps 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: קֶרֶס  
Sense: hook.
זָהָ֑ב  of  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
וְחִבַּרְתָּ֨  and  couple 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: הִתְחַבְּרוּת 
Sense: to unite, join, bind together, be joined, be coupled, be in league, heap up, have fellowship with, be compact, be a charmer.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַיְרִיעֹ֜ת  the  curtains 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: יְרִיעָה  
Sense: curtain, drape.
אִשָּׁ֤ה  together 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
בַּקְּרָסִ֔ים  the  clasps 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: קֶרֶס  
Sense: hook.
וְהָיָ֥ה  so  that  it  may  be 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן  tabernacle 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁכָּן  
Sense: dwelling place, tabernacle.
אֶחָֽד  one 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation