He joined five curtains by themselves, and the other six curtains by themselves.
Parallel translations
- WEB He coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
- KJV And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
- BSB He joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another.
- NKJV He coupled five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves.
- NLT Bezalel joined five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and the other six were joined to make a second long curtain.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. lockman.org
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Quick answer
The eleven goats'-hair curtains are joined into sets of five and six.
Overview
The outer curtains are coupled into two groups, arranged according to God's specifications. Each careful step of assembly continues the pattern of faithful obedience to the divine plan. The orderly construction of God's dwelling reminds us that He is honored when His work is done exactly as He has commanded (1 Corinthians 4:2).
Cross-references & the web
No cross-references recorded for this verse.
Themes, concepts, people & topics
Resources, by level
Commentaries & study tools
Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.
Sermons and teaching on this passage from across YouTube.
Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.
Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).
Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.
Christ at the center
The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
How Exodus 36:16 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.
Original language
Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Hebrew word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.