He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim woven into it.
Parallel translations
- WEB He made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and ornamented it with cherubim.
- KJV And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
- 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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Solomon makes the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, embroidered with cherubim. A richly woven curtain separates the Most Holy Place.
Overview
The veil, matching the tabernacle's colors and cherubim, marked off the Most Holy Place and barred ordinary access to God's presence. Its cherubim echoed the guardians of Eden. This very veil's significance is fulfilled when, at Christ's death, the temple veil tears in two, opening the way into God's presence.
Cross-references & the web
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- Heb 9:3Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
- Exod 26:31–35Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
- Matt 27:51At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
- Heb 10:20by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,
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