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Exodus 36:10

And he joined five of the curtains together, and the other five he joined as well.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrative records Moses directing the artisans as they assemble the tabernacle's inner covering. This step follows the measurement of the linen curtains and precedes the creation of their connecting loops.

The words — The verb וַ/יְחַבֵּר (va/y.cha.Ber) literally means "and he joined," denoting the physical fastening of the panels. The noun הַ/יְרִיעֹת (ha/y.ri.'Ot) specifies the woven curtains being bound into two distinct sets.

The thread — This manual joining fulfills the earlier directive in Exodus 26:3 and establishes a pattern of structural unity later mirrored in Psalms 122:3 and Psalms 133:1.

Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to observe that deliberate, sequential assembly is necessary to form a complete functional structure. It demands attention to the precise ordering of parts before they can serve their intended purpose.

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The Hebrew words

וַיְחַבֵּר֙va/y.cha.Berand/ he joinedאֶת־'et-<obj.>חֲמֵ֣שׁcha.Meshfive ofהַיְרִיעֹ֔תha/y.ri.'Otthe/ curtainsאַחַ֖ת'a.Chatoneאֶל־'el-toאֶחָ֑ת'e.Chatoneוְחָמֵ֤שׁve./cha.Meshand/ fiveיְרִיעֹת֙ye.ri.'Otcurtainsחִבַּ֔רchi.Barhe joinedאַחַ֖ת'a.Chatoneאֶל־'el-toאֶחָֽת׃'e.Chatone

King James Version

And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and the other five curtains he coupled one unto another.

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