Exodus 26:7 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

You must make curtains out of goat hair to cover the tabernacle. Make eleven of these curtains.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is giving Moses detailed instructions for making protective curtains from goat hair to cover the sacred tent where God would meet with His people.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of God's detailed instructions to Moses for building the tabernacle, a portable sanctuary where the Israelites would worship during their 40 years in the wilderness after leaving Egypt. The goat hair curtains would serve as a weatherproof outer covering over the beautiful inner curtains, protecting the sacred space from the elements during their desert journey.

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Each curtain should be thirty cubits long and four cubits wide, and all eleven curtains should be exactly the same size.

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Each curtain was thirty cubits long and four cubits wide, and all eleven curtains were made to the same size.

Exodus 36:14

He made curtains out of goat hair to go over the tabernacle tent: he made eleven of these curtains.

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