Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
Parallel translations
- WEB He made the veil of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim. He made it the work of a skillful workman.
- KJV And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.
- NKJV And he made a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen; it was worked with an artistic design of cherubim.
- NASB Moreover, he made the veil of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer.
- NLT For the inside of the Tabernacle, Bezalel made a special curtain of finely woven linen. He decorated it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim.
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Quick answer
The veil was woven of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it. It separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
Overview
This curtain guarded the Most Holy Place where God's presence dwelt, with cherubim recalling the guardians of Eden barring sinful access (Genesis 3:24). The New Testament reveals that this veil was torn at Christ's death, opening the way to God (Matthew 27:51; Hebrews 10:19-20). The making follows Exodus 26:31.
Cross-references & the web
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- Matt 27:51At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
- Heb 10:20by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,
- Exod 30:6Place the altar in front of the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony—before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony—where I will meet with you.
- Exod 26:31–37Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
- Exod 40:21Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.
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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.
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