Exodus 26:4 KJV
And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.
Words Then and Now
- selvedge the edge of woven cloth Still heard today: selvedge denim, still sold by that name for its finished edge Webster’s 1828 · Selvedge
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Thou and Ye
- thou one person
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?
Matthew Henry
- The curtains of the tabernacleGod manifested his presence among the Israelites in a tabernacle or tent, because of their condition in the wilderness. God suits the tokens of his favour,...
Thompson Chains
Parallel Passages
- Colossians 2:2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Exodus 26:5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another.
- Exodus 26:10–11 And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second. …
- Exodus 36:11–12 And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second. …
- Exodus 36:17 And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.
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Topics
- Curtains For the tabernacle
- Israel Pattern for the tabernacle and the appurtenances, and forms of worship to be observed
- Revelation The law is revealed
- Tabernacle The curtains of Tabernacle
- Tapestry Of the tabernacle
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And thou shalt make וְעָשִׂיתָ wĕʿāśîtā עָשָׂה Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine singular · with and
- loops לֻלְאֹת lulʾōt לֻלָאָה Noun · feminine plural construct
- of blue תְּכֵלֶת tĕkēlet תְּכֵלֶת Noun · feminine singular
- upon the edge עַל ʿal Preposition שְׂפַת śĕpat שָׂפָה Noun · feminine singular construct
- of the one הָאֶחָת hāʾeḥāt אֶחָד Number · feminine singular · with the
- curtain הַיְרִיעָה hayrîʿâ יְרִיעָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
- from the selvedge מִקָּצָה miqqāṣâ קָצָה Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition
- in the coupling בַּחֹבָרֶת baḥōbāret חֹבֶרֶת Noun · feminine singular · with preposition with the
- and likewise shalt thou make וְכֵן wĕkēn Demonstrative · with and תַּעֲשֶׂה taʿăśê עָשָׂה Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
- in the uttermost הַקִּיצוֹנָה haqqîṣônâ קִיצוֹן Adjective · feminine singular · with the
- edge בִּשְׂפַת biśpat שָׂפָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of another curtain הַיְרִיעָה hayrîʿâ יְרִיעָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
- in the coupling בַּמַּחְבֶּרֶת bammaḥberet מַחְבֶּרֶת Noun · feminine singular · with preposition with the
- of the second הַשֵּׁנִית haššēnît שֵׁנִי Ordinal number · feminine singular · with the
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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