Exodus 26:2

Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size.
Exodus 26:2
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אֹ֣רֶךְ׀ הַיְרִיעָ֣ה הָֽאַחַ֗ת שְׁמֹנֶ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה וְרֹ֙חַב֙ אַרְבַּ֣ע בָּאַמָּ֔ה הַיְרִיעָ֖ה הָאֶחָ֑ת מִדָּ֥ה אַחַ֖ת לְכָל־הַיְרִיעֹֽת׃

  1. אֹ֣רֶךְ׀'O.rekh“[the] length of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֹ֫רֶךְ · “length” · Strong's H0753
  2. הַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'Ah“the curtain”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from יְרִיעָה · “curtain” · Strong's H3407
  3. הָֽאַחַ֗תha.'a.Chat“<the> one”
    Definite article + Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  4. שְׁמֹנֶ֤הshe.mo.Neh“[will be] eight”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שְׁמֹנֶה · “eight” · Strong's H8083
  5. וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.Rim“and twenty”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֶשְׂרִים · “twenty” · Strong's H6242
  6. בָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.Mah“by the cubit”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אַמָּה · “cubit” · Strong's H0520A
  7. וְרֹ֙חַב֙ve.Ro.chav“and [the] breadth”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֹ֫חַב · “width” · Strong's H7341
  8. אַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'“[will be] four”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from אַרְבַּע · “four” · Strong's H0702
  9. בָּאַמָּ֔הba.'a.Mah“by the cubit”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אַמָּה · “cubit” · Strong's H0520A
  10. הַיְרִיעָ֖הhay.ri.'Ah“the curtain”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from יְרִיעָה · “curtain” · Strong's H3407
  11. הָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.Chat“<the> one”
    Definite article + Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  12. מִדָּ֥הmi.Dah“size”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִדָּה · “measure” · Strong's H4060A
  13. אַחַ֖ת'a.Chat“one”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  14. לְכָל־le.khol“[will belong] to all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  15. הַיְרִיעֹֽת׃hay.ri.'Ot“the curtains”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from יְרִיעָה · “curtain” · Strong's H3407
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)