Exodus 26:8

8 These eleven curtains must all be exactly the same size—45 feet long and 6 feet wide.

Exodus 26:8 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 26:8

The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the
breadth of one curtain four cubits
The breadth of them is the same with the linen curtains, but the length of them two cubits more; the reason of which was, that they might hang down lower on either side, and the better preserve them from any injury:

and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure;
as to length and breadth.

Exodus 26:8 In-Context

6 Then make fifty gold clasps and fasten the long curtains together with the clasps. In this way, the Tabernacle will be made of one continuous piece.
7 “Make eleven curtains of goat-hair cloth to serve as a tent covering for the Tabernacle.
8 These eleven curtains must all be exactly the same size—45 feet long and 6 feet wide.
9 Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and join the other six into a second long curtain. Allow 3 feet of material from the second set of curtains to hang over the front of the sacred tent.
10 Make fifty loops for one edge of each large curtain.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Hebrew 30 cubits [13.8 meters] long and 4 cubits [1.8 meters] wide.
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