The fifty loops along the edge of one curtain matched the fifty loops along the edge of the other curtain.
Parallel translations
- WEB He made fifty loops in the one curtain, and he made fifty loops in the edge of the curtain that was in the second coupling. The loops were opposite to one another.
- KJV Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one curtain to another.
- BSB He made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set, so that the loops lined up opposite one another.
- NKJV Fifty loops he made on one curtain, and fifty loops he made on the edge of the curtain on the end of the second set; the loops held one curtain to another.
- NASB He made fifty loops in the one curtain, and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was in the second set; the loops were opposite each other.
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Quick answer
Fifty loops are made on each set so the loops align opposite one another.
Overview
The fifty matching loops on each panel are arranged to correspond exactly, allowing a perfect join. This precise correspondence ensured the tabernacle would be unified and secure. The exactness honors the God who orders all things well and whose dwelling is fitly framed together (Ephesians 2:21).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- 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 26:10You 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.
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