You shall make fifty clasps of brass, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.
Parallel translations
- KJV And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.
- BSB Make fifty bronze clasps and put them through the loops to join the tent together as a unit.
- NKJV And you shall make fifty bronze clasps, put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.
- NASB “You shall also make fifty clasps of bronze, and you shall put the clasps into the loops and join the tent together so that it will be a unit.
- NLT Then make fifty bronze clasps, and fasten the loops of the long curtains with the clasps. In this way, the tent covering will be made of one continuous piece.
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Quick answer
Fifty bronze clasps joined the goats'-hair curtains into one tent. The bronze (here 'brass') contrasted with the gold clasps of the inner curtains.
Overview
The outer tent was united by clasps of bronze rather than gold, a fitting distinction between the costly inner dwelling and its more common protective covering. The graded materials — gold within, bronze without — reflect the increasing holiness as one moves inward toward God's presence. This gradation taught Israel that drawing near to God involves degrees of holiness, ultimately opened fully through Christ.
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