He made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and ornamented it with cherubim.
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- KJV And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
- BSB He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim woven into it.
- NKJV And he made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and wove cherubim into it.
- NASB He made the veil of violet, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and he worked cherubim into it.
- NLT Across the entrance of the Most Holy Place he hung a curtain made of fine linen, decorated with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and embroidered with figures of cherubim.
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Cross-references · 4
- Heb 9:3After the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,
- Exod 26:31–35“You shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. The work of the skillful workman shall it be made.
- Matt 27:51Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
- Heb 10:20by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
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