And you shall make loops of blue yarn on the edge of the curtain on the selvedge of one set, and likewise you shall do on the outer edge of the other curtain of the second set.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain from the edge in the coupling; and likewise you shall make in the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second coupling.
- KJV And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.
- BSB Make loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and do the same for the end curtain in the second set.
- NASB You shall make loops of violet on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set, and likewise you shall make them on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second set.
- NLT Put loops of blue yarn along the edge of the last curtain in each set.
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Quick answer
Loops of blue were to be made along the edges where the two curtain sets met. These loops would receive the clasps that fastened the panels into one.
Overview
The blue loops set along the joining edges provided the means to bind the two sets of curtains together securely. This careful provision for connection reflects the structure's designed unity. Even the small fastenings were specified by God, showing that nothing in His house was left to chance.
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Cross-references · 4
- Exod 26:10–11You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outermost in the coupling, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which is outermost in the second coupling.
- Exod 36:11–12He made loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain from the edge in the coupling. Likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the second coupling.
- Exod 26:5You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling. The loops shall be opposite to one another.
- Exod 36:17He made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the coupling, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which was outermost in the second coupling.
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