Exodus 36:19

19 Then they made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of the other durable leather.[a]

Exodus 36:19 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
19 And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that.
English Standard Version (ESV)
19 And he made for the tent a covering of tanned rams' skins and goatskins.
New Living Translation (NLT)
19 He completed the tent covering with a layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine goatskin leather.
The Message Bible (MSG)
19 They finished it off by covering the tapestries with tanned rams' skins dyed red, and covered that with dolphin skins. The Framing
American Standard Version (ASV)
19 And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
19 They made a cover out of rams' skins that had been dyed red for the outer tent, and over that they put a cover made of fine leather.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
19 He also made a covering for the tent from ram skins dyed red and a covering of manatee skins on top of it.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
19 They made a covering for the tent. They made it out of ram skins that were dyed red. They put a covering of the hides of sea cows over that.

Exodus 36:19 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 36:19

(See Gill on Exodus 36:8)

Exodus 36:19 In-Context

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.
19 Then they made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of the other durable leather.
20 They made upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
21 Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide,

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals (see 35:7)
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