Exodus 26:36 KJV

And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.

Words Then and Now

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In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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Cross References

  • Exodus 36:37 And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;
  • Exodus 26:31 And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:
  • Exodus 35:11 The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,
  • Exodus 39:33 And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets,
  • Exodus 40:28–29 And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle. …

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Topics

  • Colors These colors figured largely in the symbolisms of the tabernacle furnishing, and priestly vestments and functions, as types and shadows...
  • Curtains For the tabernacle
  • Embroidery In blue and purple and scarlet on the curtains of the tabernacle
  • Israel Pattern for the tabernacle and the appurtenances, and forms of worship to be observed
  • Revelation The law is revealed

Timeline

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And thou shalt make וְעָשִׂיתָ wĕʿāśîtā עָשָׂה Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine singular · with and
  • an hanging מָסָךְ māsāk מָסָךְ Noun · masculine singular
  • for the door לְפֶתַח lĕpetaḥ פֶּתַח Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • of the tent הָאֹהֶל hāʾōhel אֹהֶל Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • blue תְּכֵלֶת tĕkēlet תְּכֵלֶת Noun · feminine singular
  • and purple וְאַרְגָּמָן wĕʾargāmān אַרְגָּמָן Noun · masculine singular · with and
  • and scarlet וְתוֹלַעַת wĕtôlaʿat תּוֹלָע Noun · feminine singular construct · with and שָׁנִי šānî שָׁנִי Noun · masculine singular
  • and fine twined מָשְׁזָר māšĕzār שָׁזַר Verb · hophal passive participle, masculine singular
  • linen וְשֵׁשׁ wĕšēš שֵׁשׁ Number · feminine singular · with and
  • wrought מַעֲשֵׂה maʿăśê מַעֲשֶׂה Noun · masculine singular construct
  • with needlework רֹקֵם rōqēm רָקַם Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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