Exodus 26:5

Make fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set, so that the loops line up opposite one another.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God addresses Moses at Mount Sinai, delivering precise construction directives for the tabernacle's inner covering. The command occurs during the sequential assembly phase of the sanctuary's curtains.

The words — The text specifies לֻֽלָאֹת (lu.la.'ot), meaning "loops," and חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים (cha.mi.shim), meaning "fifty," directing the craftsman to create fifty loops on each of the two curtain sets.

The thread — This alignment instruction appears in Exodus 26:5, immediately following Exodus 26:4's command to attach blue material loops, and preceding Exodus 26:6's directive to fasten them with fifty gold clasps.

Why it lands — The verse requires exact numerical correspondence and precise placement to ensure structural unity. It demands careful measurement and orderly execution rather than artistic improvisation.

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The Hebrew words

חֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.Shimfifty לֻֽלָאֹ֗תlu.la.'Otloops תַּעֲשֶׂה֮ta.'a.Sehyou will make בַּיְרִיעָ֣הba/y.ri.'Ahon the/ curtain הָאֶחָת֒ha./'e.Chat<the>/ one וַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva./cha.mi.Shimand/ fifty לֻֽלָאֹ֗תlu.la.'Otloops תַּעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.Sehyou will make בִּקְצֵ֣הbi/k.Tzehat/ [the] end of הַיְרִיעָ֔הha/y.ri.'Ahthe/ curtain אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherwhich בַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶתba./mach.Be.ret[is] in the/ joined set הַשֵּׁנִ֑יתha./she.Nit<the>/ second מַקְבִּילֹת֙mak.bi.Lot[will be] opposite הַלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔תha./Lu.la.'Otthe/ loops אִשָּׁ֖ה'i.Shaheach אֶל־'el-to אֲחֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.Ta/hsister/ its

King James Version

Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another.