Exodus 26:31

What does Exodus 26:31 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 26:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shall it be made:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shall it be made:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And you are to make a veil of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with designs of winged ones by a good workman:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And thou hast made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of a designer; he maketh it <FI>with<Fi> cherubs;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Thou shalt make also a veil of violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, and fine twisted linen, wrought with embroidered work and goodly variety:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus; of artistic work shall it be made, with cherubim.

Context

v.30And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which hath been showed thee in the mount.

v.31This passage

v.32and thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, upon four sockets of silver.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Chronicles 3:14

    And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubim thereon.

  • Exodus 38:23

    And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skilful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in fine linen.

  • Exodus 40:21

    and he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

  • Hebrews 10:20

    by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

  • Mark 15:38

    And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.

  • Exodus 35:35

    Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of workmanship, of the engraver, and of the skilful workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any workmanship, and of those that devise skilful works.

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