He made curtains of goats’ hair for the tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtains.
Parallel translations
- WEB He made curtains of goats’ hair for a covering over the tabernacle. He made them eleven curtains.
- KJV And he made curtains of goats’ hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.
- BSB He then made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
- NASB Then he made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtains in all.
- NLT He made eleven curtains of goat-hair cloth to serve as a tent covering for the Tabernacle.
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Quick answer
Eleven curtains of goats' hair are made as a tent covering over the tabernacle.
Overview
A second, outer layer of goats' hair curtains is made to cover and protect the inner tabernacle. This durable covering shielded the holy dwelling from the elements. The layered coverings show God's care to guard the place of His presence, a presence now fully secured for us in Christ (Hebrews 9:11-12).
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- Exod 26:7–13“You shall make curtains of goats’ hair for a covering over the tabernacle. You shall make them eleven curtains.
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