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Exodus 36

Exodus 36:9

The Ten Curtains for the Tabernacle · Exodus 36:8–13
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Translations

Modern
Each curtain was twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide; all the curtains were the same size.
Traditional
The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains were all of one size.
Literal
The length of the one curtain was eight and twenty by the cubit, and the width of the one curtain was four by the cubit, one measurement for all the curtains.
Latin
…quarum una habebat in longitudine viginti octo cubitos, et in latitudine quatuor; una mensura erat omnium cortinarum.

Original

Hebrew
English
Each curtain was twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide; all the curtains were the same size.

Notes

Exodus 35:1–40:38

Much of the report about building the Tent of Meeting repeats what 25:1–31:18 said. There is a change from the imperative mood to the indicative, and there are certain changes in the order.

This repetition emphasizes that the work was done exactly as God commanded (see 40:16). The people had tried to secure God's presence their own way with the gold calf, which led to disaster. Now, by following God's way, they received blessings (40:34–38).

Measurements

  • four cubits wide: About 42 ft x 6 ft (12.8 m x 1.8 m)

Parallels

Exodus 26:1–6

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Book of Exodus Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Leviticus, Book of Tabernacle

Topics

Curtains for the Tabernacle Israel: The Erection of the Tabernacle Tabernacle: Coverings of The First or Inner, Ten Curtains of Blue, Purple Joined Tabernacle: The Curtains of Tapestry of the Tabernacle