The Meaning of Exodus 26:11 Explained

Exodus 26:11

KJV: And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.

YLT: and thou hast made fifty hooks of brass, and hast brought in the hooks into the loops, and hast joined the tent, and it hath been one.

Darby: And thou shalt make fifty clasps of copper, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent, that it may be one whole.

ASV: And thou shalt make fifty clasps of brass, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And thou shalt make  fifty  taches  of brass,  and put  the taches  into the loops,  and couple  the tent  together, that it may be one. 

What does Exodus 26:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 26:1-25 - The Curtains And Boards Of The Tabernacle
The Tabernacle was constructed of upright boards, over which four sets of curtains were thrown. The innermost set, which made the ceiling, was of tapestry, embroidered with cherubim in various colors-blue, scarlet and purple-the cunning work of a damask weaver. Over these was a second set, of goats' hair, longer and broader, so as to protect them; while the third and fourth sets were of rams' and seals' skins, respectively, to protect the whole from the weather. In these curtains we may find profound teaching concerning the human nature of our Lord; for we are told that, the Word of God became flesh and tabernacled among us; and that phrase naturally suggests that His human body was the tent or tabernacle in which His spirit dwelled. See John 1:14. In the fine-twined linen His holiness; in the blue His heavenly origin; in the purple His majesty; in the scarlet His sufferings. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 26

1  The ten curtains of the tabernacle
7  The eleven curtains of goats' hair, the covering of rams' and badgers' skins
15  The boards of the tabernacle, with their sockets and bars
31  The veil for the ark
36  The hanging for the door

What do the individual words in Exodus 26:11 mean?

And you shall make clasps bronze fifty and put - the clasps into the loops and couple together the tent that it may be one
וְעָשִׂ֛יתָ קַרְסֵ֥י נְחֹ֖שֶׁת חֲמִשִּׁ֑ים וְהֵבֵאתָ֤ אֶת־ הַקְּרָסִים֙ בַּלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔ת וְחִבַּרְתָּ֥ הָאֹ֖הֶל וְהָיָ֥ה אֶחָֽד

וְעָשִׂ֛יתָ  And  you  shall  make 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
קַרְסֵ֥י  clasps 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: קֶרֶס  
Sense: hook.
נְחֹ֖שֶׁת  bronze 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נְחֹשֶׁת 
Sense: copper, bronze.
חֲמִשִּׁ֑ים  fifty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: חֲמִשִּׁים 
Sense: fifty.
וְהֵבֵאתָ֤  and  put 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַקְּרָסִים֙  the  clasps 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: קֶרֶס  
Sense: hook.
בַּלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔ת  into  the  loops 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: לֻלָאֹות  
Sense: loop.
וְחִבַּרְתָּ֥  and  couple  together 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: הִתְחַבְּרוּת 
Sense: to unite, join, bind together, be joined, be coupled, be in league, heap up, have fellowship with, be compact, be a charmer.
הָאֹ֖הֶל  the  tent 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹהֶל  
Sense: tent.
וְהָיָ֥ה  that  it  may  be 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
אֶחָֽד  one 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).

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