Exodus 36:14 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And he made curtains of goats’ hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

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

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes the careful construction of protective curtains made from goat hair that covered God's sacred dwelling place.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of the detailed account of building the tabernacle, God's portable sanctuary that traveled with the Israelites through the wilderness. The goat hair curtains formed the outer protective layer over the more precious inner curtains, providing weatherproofing for this holy tent where God's presence dwelt among His people.

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Exodus 26:8

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

Exodus 36:15

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

Exodus 26:7

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

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