Exodus 36:37

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For the entrance to the tent, they made a curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ מָסָךְ֙ לְפֶ֣תַח הָאֹ֔הֶל תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֣שׁ מָשְׁזָ֑ר מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה רֹקֵֽם׃

Transliteration

And-he-wayyaʿaś māsāk for-lẹpetaḥ the-hāʾōhel, təkēlet and-wə-ʾargāmān and-wətôlaʿat šānî and-wəšēš māšzār, maʿăśēh rōqēm.

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʿaś*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he made
• *māsāk*: masculine singular noun - screen/covering
• *lə*: preposition - for
• *petaḥ*: masculine singular construct - entrance of
• *hā*: definite article - the
• *ʾōhel*: masculine singular noun - tent/tabernacle
• *təkēlet*: feminine singular noun - blue/violet material
• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *ʾargāmān*: masculine singular noun - purple material
• *tôlaʿat*: feminine singular construct - worm of
• *šānî*: masculine singular noun - scarlet/crimson
• *šēš*: masculine singular noun - fine linen
• *māšzār*: Hophal participle masculine singular - twisted/twined
• *maʿăśēh*: masculine singular construct - work of
• *rōqēm*: Qal participle masculine singular - embroiderer

Word Meanings

• *māsāk*: screen/covering/hanging
• *petaḥ*: entrance/doorway/opening
• *ʾōhel*: tent/tabernacle
• *təkēlet*: blue/violet/blue-purple material
• *ʾargāmān*: purple/red-purple material
• *tôlaʿat šānî*: scarlet worm/crimson material/crimson dye
• *šēš māšzār*: fine twisted linen/fine linen twisted
• *rōqēm*: embroiderer/needleworker/weaver

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he made a screen for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and finely twisted linen, of needlework;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he made a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And they made an hangynge for the tabernacle dore: of Iacincte, scarlet, purple and twyned bysse of nedle worke,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And made an hanginge in the Tabernacle dore, of yalow sylke, scarlet, purple, and whyte twyned sylke, of nedle worke,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he made an hanging for the Tabernacle doore, of blew silke, & purple, and skarlet, and fine twined linnen, and needle worke,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he made an hangyng for the tabernacle doore, of blewe silke, purple, scarlet, and whyte twined silke of needle worke,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He made a screen for the door of the tent, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he maketh a covering for the opening of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of an embroiderer,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he made a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he made a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they made a curtain for the door of the tent, of the best linen with needlework of blue and purple and red;

• World English Bible (2000)

  He made a screen for the door of the tent, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He made a hanging for the entrance of the tent of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer,

Referenced Verses

• Exod 26:36-37 : 36 You shall make a screen for the entrance to the tent, of blue, purple, and crimson yarn, and finely twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer. 37 You shall make five pillars of acacia wood for the screen, overlay them with gold, and make their hooks of gold; and you shall cast five bronze bases for them.
• Exod 40:28 : 28 He placed the screen for the entrance to the Tabernacle.