Exodus 26:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

You shall join five of the curtains into one set, and the other six curtains into another set. The sixth curtain you shall fold over at the front of the tent.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְחִבַּרְתָּ֞ אֶת־חֲמֵ֤שׁ הַיְרִיעֹת֙ לְבָ֔ד וְאֶת־שֵׁ֥שׁ הַיְרִיעֹ֖ת לְבָ֑ד וְכָפַלְתָּ֙ אֶת־הַיְרִיעָ֣ה הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔ית אֶל־מ֖וּל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֹֽהֶל׃

Transliteration

And-ḥibarta ʾet-five the-yeriʿot to-vad and-ʾet-six the-yeriʿot to-vad and-kafaleta ʾet-the-yeriʿah the-shishit to-mul peney the-ʾohel

Grammar Details

• *wə-ḥibarta*: conjunction + verb, 2nd person masculine singular perfect - and you shall join
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *ḥamesh*: number - five
• *ha-yeriʿot*: definite article + noun, feminine plural - the curtains
• *lə-vad*: preposition + noun - separately/by itself
• *wə-ʾet*: conjunction + direct object marker
• *shesh*: number - six
• *wə-kafaleta*: conjunction + verb, 2nd person masculine singular perfect - and you shall fold over
• *ha-yeriʿah*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the curtain
• *ha-shishit*: definite article + adjective, feminine singular - the sixth
• *ʾel-mul*: preposition + noun - toward the front of
• *peney*: noun, masculine plural construct - face of
• *ha-ʾohel*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the tent

Word Meanings

• *ḥibarta*: joined/coupled/connected
• *lə-vad*: separately/by itself/alone
• *kafaleta*: doubled/folded over
• *mul peney*: in front of/facing/opposite

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And you shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double the sixth curtain at the front of the tabernacle.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And thou shalt couple.v. by the selues, and the other sixe by them selues, ad shalt double the sixte in the forefront of the tabernacle,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  fyue shalt thou couple together by the selues, & sixe also by them selues, yt thou mayest dubble the sixte curteyne in the fore front of the Tabernacle.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thou shalt couple fiue curtaynes by themselues, and the sixe curtaines by themselues: but thou shalt double the sixt curtaine vpon the forefront of the couering.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou shalt couple fiue curtaynes by them selues, and sixe curtaynes by them selues, & shalt double the sixt curtayne in the forefront of the tabernacle.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and thou hast joined the five curtains apart, and the six curtains apart, and hast doubled the six curtains over-against the front of the tent.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Five of these curtains are to be joined together, and the other six are to be joined together, the sixth being folded over to make a hanging in front of the tent.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You are to join five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves. You are to double over the sixth curtain at the front of the tent.