Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sea cow hides above.
- KJV And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers’ skins.
- NKJV “You shall also make a covering of ram skins dyed red for the tent, and a covering of badger skins above that.
- NASB And you shall make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red and a covering of fine leather above.
- NLT Complete the tent covering with a protective layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine goatskin leather.
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Quick answer
Two further coverings were added: rams' skins dyed red and a tougher outer layer of sea cow (or fine leather) hides. These weatherproof layers protected the whole tent.
Overview
Above the goats' hair came rams' skins dyed red and a durable hide covering, completing four layers over the dwelling. The plain, weather-resistant exterior concealed the rich beauty within. Many have seen in the red-dyed rams' skins a hint of sacrifice and covering, ultimately fulfilled in the blood of Christ that covers His people, though the text itself simply describes the materials.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Exod 36:19Additionally, he made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.
- Exod 25:5ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;
- Ps 121:4–5Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
- Ps 27:5For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
- Num 4:10Then they shall wrap it and all its utensils inside a covering of fine leather and put it on the carrying frame.
- Ezek 16:10I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.
- Isa 25:4For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,
- Exod 35:7ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;
- Exod 35:23Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or articles of fine leather, brought them.
- Isa 4:6a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and the rain.
- Num 4:5Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.
- Exod 39:34the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather, and the veil of the covering;
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