Bible Strands

Exodus 26:10

Make fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.

Berean Standard Bible

Follow its threads on the canvas →

Study note

Setting — God instructs Moses on the precise construction of the tabernacle’s linen coverings, immediately following the division of the curtains into two sets and preceding the provision of the clasps to join them.

The words — לֻֽלָאֹת (lu.la.'Ot) denotes the reinforced eyelets or loops sewn along the curtain edges to receive the connecting clasps.

The thread — The instruction directly links to Exodus 26:11, where fifty bronze clasps are made to pass through these loops and unite the two curtain sets into a single structure.

Why it lands — The text demands exact numerical correspondence and physical alignment between the two sets of curtains, establishing a pattern of deliberate, measurable preparation for sacred assembly.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.