Join five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another. Then fold the sixth curtain over double at the front of the tent.Exodus 26:9
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְחִבַּרְתָּ֞ אֶת־חֲמֵ֤שׁ הַיְרִיעֹת֙ לְבָ֔ד וְאֶת־שֵׁ֥שׁ הַיְרִיעֹ֖ת לְבָ֑ד וְכָפַלְתָּ֙ אֶת־הַיְרִיעָ֣ה הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔ית אֶל־מ֖וּל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֹֽהֶל׃
- וְחִבַּרְתָּ֞ve.chi.bar.Ta“and you will join”Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָבַר · “to unite” · Strong's H2266
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- חֲמֵ֤שׁcha.Mesh“five of”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from חָמֵשׁ · “five” · Strong's H2568
- הַיְרִיעֹת֙hay.ri.'Ot“the curtains”Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from יְרִיעָה · “curtain” · Strong's H3407
- לְבָ֔דle.Vad“<to> alone”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּד · “alone” · Strong's H0905H
- וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- שֵׁ֥שׁshesh“six of”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from שֵׁשׁ · “six” · Strong's H8337
- הַיְרִיעֹ֖תhay.ri.'Ot“the curtains”Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from יְרִיעָה · “curtain” · Strong's H3407
- לְבָ֑דle.Vad“<to> alone”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּד · “alone” · Strong's H0905H
- וְכָפַלְתָּ֙ve.kha.fal.Ta“and you will fold double”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כָּפַל · “to double” · Strong's H3717
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַיְרִיעָ֣הhay.ri.'Ah“the curtain”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from יְרִיעָה · “curtain” · Strong's H3407
- הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יתha.shi.Shit“<the> sixth”Definite article + Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from שִׁשִּׁי · “sixth” · Strong's H8345
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- מ֖וּלmul“[the] front of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מוּל · “opposite” · Strong's H4136
- פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei“[the] face of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- הָאֹֽהֶל׃ha.'O.hel“the tent”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֹ֫הֶל · “tent” · Strong's H0168G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)