Exodus 36:16

16 They joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another set.

Exodus 36:16 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
16 And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
English Standard Version (ESV)
16 He coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
New Living Translation (NLT)
16 Bezalel joined five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and the other six were joined to make a second long curtain.
The Message Bible (MSG)
16 They joined five of the panels together, and then the other six,
American Standard Version (ASV)
16 And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
16 Five of the sheets were sewn together into one set, and the remaining six into another set.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
16 He joined five of the curtains together, and [the other] six together.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
16 The workers joined five of the curtains together into one set. They did the same thing with the other six.

Exodus 36:16 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 36:16

(See Gill on Exodus 36:8)

Exodus 36:16 In-Context

14 They made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven altogether.
15 All eleven curtains were the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
16 They joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another set.
17 Then they made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set.
18 They made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the tent together as a unit.
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