Exodus 26:3

3 Five of the sheets must be sewn together, and the other five must also be sewn together.

Exodus 26:3 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 26:3

The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another,
&c.] Five of the ten curtains were to be sewed together, and make as it were one curtain:

and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another:
the other five were to be joined together in like manner, and so made two large pieces of tapestry of fourteen yards long and ten broad, according to the common account of a cubit, but were much longer and broader.

Exodus 26:3 In-Context

1 [The LORD continued,] "Make the inner tent with ten sheets made from fine linen yarn. Take violet, purple, and bright red yarn, and creatively work an angel design into the fabric.

2 Each sheet will be 42 feet long and 6 feet wide--all the same size.

3 Five of the sheets must be sewn together, and the other five must also be sewn together.

4 Make 50 violet loops along the edge of the end sheet in each set,

5 placing the loops opposite each other.