Exodus 35:6

blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites during the initial call for contributions to construct the tabernacle. He specifies that those with willing hearts must bring particular materials to the LORD.

The words — The Hebrew terms תְּכֵלֶת (techelet, blue/violet), אַרְגָּמָן (argaman, purple), and תוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי (tol'at shani, scarlet) identify dyed yarns alongside שֵׁשׁ (shesh, fine linen) and עִזִּים ('izzim, goat hair). These lexical items denote the precise textile and fiber components required for the offering.

The thread — This combination of materials appears in Exodus 26:1 for the tabernacle curtains, Exodus 26:31 for the veil, and Exodus 26:7 for the tent curtains, though the latter references only goat hair. The pattern establishes a consistent material standard across the sanctuary's structural layers.

Why it lands — The text demands the congregation supply specific, labor-intensive resources for a physical sacred space. Readers must acknowledge that the directive requires concrete, voluntary provision rather than passive observation.

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The Hebrew words

וּתְכֵ֧לֶתu./te.Khe.letand/ violet stuff וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ןve./'ar.ga.Manand/ purple וְתוֹלַ֥עַתve./to.La.'atand/ scarlet stuff of שָׁנִ֖יsha.Niscarlet וְשֵׁ֥שׁve./Sheshand/ fine linen וְעִזִּֽים׃ve./'i.Zimand/ goat hair<s>

King James Version

And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair,

Cross-references

Exodus 26:1 “You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
Exodus 26:7 You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
Exodus 26:31 Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
Exodus 26:36 For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.
Exodus 28:5 They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
Exodus 28:15 You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
Exodus 28:33 Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,