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Exodus 26:36 Explained in Context
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Verse 36. 36And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.
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Quick Meaning
The wording “And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen,…” at 26:36 supplies evidence for the unit's movement and its effect on the people named there.
Read It With
- Exodus 26:31–37
Read Exodus 26:36 with 26:31–37. The wording “And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen,…” at 26:36 supplies evidence for the unit's movement and its effect on the people named there. The whole unit shows: A cherubim veil divides holy from most holy around the ark, while an entrance screen marks the tent's outer threshold.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Exodus 26:15–30 establishes the preceding movement: Acacia frames, silver bases, bars, rings, and corner arrangements stabilize the structure according to the pattern shown on the mountain. This unit continues that movement: A cherubim veil divides holy from most holy around the ark, while an entrance screen marks the tent's outer threshold. At 26:36, the wording “And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen,…” makes this verse's contribution precise. The wording “And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen,…” at 26:36 supplies evidence for the unit's movement and its effect on the people named there.
What Remains True
Because Exodus 26:36 contributes “And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen,…” to “Veil and Screen Order Degrees of Access,” its proportionate enduring truth is: Materials, design, skilled labor, boundaries, and willing gifts are ordered toward the stated purpose of divine presence among the people.
How It Can Shape Life
- At Exodus 26:36, the line “And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen,…” serves this contextual meaning: A cherubim veil divides holy from most holy around the ark, while an entrance screen marks the tent's outer threshold. The bounded action is: A proportionate application of “Veil and Screen Order Degrees of Access” is this: For any sacred or public project, trace the purpose through budget, sourcing, labor credit, accessibility, craftsmanship, maintenance, and limits on leaders' benefit.
Continue in Context
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Read Exodus 26:31–37 — Veil and Screen Order Degrees of AccessSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Exodus 26:31–37, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Exodus
Open Scriptures
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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Exod.xml, words and morphology for 26:31–37
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NET Bible: Exodus with translators' notes
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Supports: Unit-bounded Hebrew, syntax, lexical, textual, name, measure, legal, ritual, and older-English notes; silence is not evidence.
Exact location: NET Bible Exodus PDF, complete 127-page PDF, translation and verse-attached translator notes for 26:31–37
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