The Meaning of Exodus 26:8 Explained

Exodus 26:8

KJV: The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure.

YLT: the length of the one curtain is thirty by the cubit, and the breadth of the one curtain four by the cubit; one measure is to the eleven curtains;

Darby: The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits one measure for the eleven curtains.

ASV: The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: the eleven curtains shall have one measure.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The length  of one  curtain  [shall be] thirty  cubits,  and the breadth  of one  curtain  four  cubits:  and the eleven  curtains  [shall be all] of one  measure. 

What does Exodus 26:8 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 26:8 mean?

the length of curtain the one [shall be] thirty the cubits and the width of four cubits curtain one measurement one shall have one [and] ten and all the curtains
אֹ֣רֶךְ ׀ הַיְרִיעָ֣ה הָֽאַחַ֗ת שְׁלֹשִׁים֙ בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה וְרֹ֙חַב֙ אַרְבַּ֣ע בָּאַמָּ֔ה הַיְרִיעָ֖ה הָאֶחָ֑ת מִדָּ֣ה אַחַ֔ת לְעַשְׁתֵּ֥י עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה יְרִיעֹֽת

אֹ֣רֶךְ ׀  the  length 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֹרֶךְ  
Sense: length.
הַיְרִיעָ֣ה  of  curtain 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרִיעָה  
Sense: curtain, drape.
הָֽאַחַ֗ת  the  one 
Parse: Article, Number, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
שְׁלֹשִׁים֙  [shall  be]  thirty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: שְׁלֹשִׁים  
Sense: thirty, thirtieth.
בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה  the  cubits 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
וְרֹ֙חַב֙  and  the  width 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹחַב  
Sense: breadth, width, expanse.
אַרְבַּ֣ע  of  four 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
בָּאַמָּ֔ה  cubits 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
הַיְרִיעָ֖ה  curtain 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרִיעָה  
Sense: curtain, drape.
הָאֶחָ֑ת  one 
Parse: Article, Number, feminine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
מִדָּ֣ה  measurement 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִדָּה 
Sense: measure, measurement, stature, size, garment.
אַחַ֔ת  one 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
לְעַשְׁתֵּ֥י  shall  have  one 
Parse: Preposition-l, Number, common singular construct
Root: עַשְׁתֵּי  
Sense: one, eleven, eleventh.
עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה  [and]  ten 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: עָשָׂר 
Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
יְרִיעֹֽת  and  all  the  curtains 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: יְרִיעָה  
Sense: curtain, drape.

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