Exodus 26:14
Exodus 26:14 in Multiple Translations
Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.
And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers’ skins.
And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above.
And then you are to make a cover for the tent, of sheepskins coloured red, and a cover of leather over that.
Make a covering for the goat hair tent from tanned ram skins, and place an extra covering of fine leather over that.
Moreouer, for that couering thou shalt make a couering of rammes skinnes died red, and a couering of badgers skinnes aboue.
and thou hast made a covering for the tent, of rams' skins made red, and a covering of badgers' skins above.
You shall make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sea cow hides above.
And thou shalt make a covering for the tent, of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers' skins.
Thou shalt make also another cover to the roof, of rams’ skins dyed red; and over that again another cover of violet coloured skins.
Tell them to make two more covers for the Sacred Tent. One is to be made from rams’ skins that have been ◄tanned/dyed red►, and the top cover is to be made from goatskin leather.”
Berean Amplified Bible — Exodus 26:14
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Exodus 26:14 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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HEB
וְ/עָשִׂ֤יתָ
מִכְסֶה֙
לָ/אֹ֔הֶל
עֹרֹ֥ת
אֵילִ֖ם
מְאָדָּמִ֑ים
וּ/מִכְסֵ֛ה
עֹרֹ֥ת
תְּחָשִׁ֖ים
מִ/לְ/מָֽעְלָ/ה
וְ/עָשִׂ֤יתָ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to make
Conj | V-Qal-2ms
מִכְסֶה֙
mikçeh
H4372
covering
N-ms
לָ/אֹ֔הֶל
ʼôhel
H168
tent
Prep | N-ms
עֹרֹ֥ת
ʻôwr
H5785
skin
N-mp
אֵילִ֖ם
ʼayil
H352
ram
N-mp
מְאָדָּמִ֑ים
ʼâdam
H119
to redden
V-Pual-Inf-c
וּ/מִכְסֵ֛ה
mikçeh
H4372
covering
Conj | N-ms
עֹרֹ֥ת
ʻôwr
H5785
skin
N-mp
תְּחָשִׁ֖ים
tachash
H8476
leather
N-mp
מִ/לְ/מָֽעְלָ/ה
maʻal
H4605
above
Prep | Prep | Adv | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Exodus 26:14
וְ/עָשִׂ֤יתָ
ʻâsâh
H6213
"to make"
Conj | V-Qal-2ms
This verb means to make or do something, and is used over 2,600 times in the Bible. It is first used in Genesis 1:7 to describe God's creation of the world and is also used in Exodus 31:5 to describe the work of skilled craftsmen.
Definition: : make(OBJECT) 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made
Usage: Occurs in 2286 OT verses. KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 34:19; Exodus 18:24.
מִכְסֶה֙
mikçeh
H4372
"covering"
N-ms
This word refers to a physical covering, like the weatherboarding on a house or the animal skins covering the tabernacle. It is used in Exodus to describe the construction of the tabernacle.
Definition: 1) a covering 1a) covering (of the ark) 1b) covering (of the skins of the tabernacle)
Usage: Occurs in 12 OT verses. KJV: covering. See also: Genesis 8:13; Numbers 3:25; Numbers 4:25.
לָ/אֹ֔הֶל
ʼôhel
H168
"tent"
Prep | N-ms
The Hebrew word for a tent, often used to describe the tabernacle or a nomad's home. In Exodus 33:7-11, it refers to the sacred tent where God meets with Moses.
Definition: : tent 1) tent 1a) nomad's tent, and thus symbolic of wilderness life, transience 1b) dwelling, home, habitation 1c) the sacred tent of Jehovah (the tabernacle) Also means: o.hel (אֹ֫הֶל ": home" H0168H)
Usage: Occurs in 314 OT verses. KJV: covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent. See also: Genesis 4:20; Leviticus 14:23; Joshua 22:4.
עֹרֹ֥ת
ʻôwr
H5785
"skin"
N-mp
This Hebrew word means skin, like human skin or animal hide, and is used in the Bible to describe leather. It appears in Exodus 25:5 to describe the materials used to build the tabernacle. The word is also used in Genesis 3:21 to describe the clothing God made for Adam and Eve.
Definition: 1) skin, hide 1a) skin (of men) 1b) hide (of animals)
Usage: Occurs in 82 OT verses. KJV: hide, leather, skin. See also: Genesis 3:21; Leviticus 13:35; Jeremiah 13:23.
אֵילִ֖ם
ʼayil
H352
"ram"
N-mp
A strong tree, like an oak or a ram, symbolizes strength and power, as seen in 1 Kings 7:2 where Solomon builds a house with strong pillars. It can also refer to a chief or leader, like in 1 Chronicles 12:14 where the leaders of the tribes are listed.
Definition: 1) ram 1a) ram (as food) 1b) ram (as sacrifice) 1c) ram (skin dyed red, for tabernacle)
Usage: Occurs in 171 OT verses. KJV: mighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree. See also: Genesis 15:9; Numbers 28:20; Psalms 66:15.
מְאָדָּמִ֑ים
ʼâdam
H119
"to redden"
V-Pual-Inf-c
This Hebrew word means to turn red or flush, often used to describe someone's face. It appears in the Bible to describe people with a ruddy complexion, like David in 1 Samuel 16:12. The word is also used to describe things that are dyed red.
Definition: 1) to be red, red 1a) (Qal) ruddy (of Nazarites) 1b) (Pual) 1b1) to be rubbed red 1b2) dyed red 1b3) reddened 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to show red 1c2) to glare 1c3) to emit (show) redness 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to redden 1d2) to grow red 1d3) to look red
Usage: Occurs in 10 OT verses. KJV: be (dyed, made) red (ruddy). See also: Exodus 25:5; Exodus 39:34; Proverbs 23:31.
וּ/מִכְסֵ֛ה
mikçeh
H4372
"covering"
Conj | N-ms
This word refers to a physical covering, like the weatherboarding on a house or the animal skins covering the tabernacle. It is used in Exodus to describe the construction of the tabernacle.
Definition: 1) a covering 1a) covering (of the ark) 1b) covering (of the skins of the tabernacle)
Usage: Occurs in 12 OT verses. KJV: covering. See also: Genesis 8:13; Numbers 3:25; Numbers 4:25.
עֹרֹ֥ת
ʻôwr
H5785
"skin"
N-mp
This Hebrew word means skin, like human skin or animal hide, and is used in the Bible to describe leather. It appears in Exodus 25:5 to describe the materials used to build the tabernacle. The word is also used in Genesis 3:21 to describe the clothing God made for Adam and Eve.
Definition: 1) skin, hide 1a) skin (of men) 1b) hide (of animals)
Usage: Occurs in 82 OT verses. KJV: hide, leather, skin. See also: Genesis 3:21; Leviticus 13:35; Jeremiah 13:23.
תְּחָשִׁ֖ים
tachash
H8476
"leather"
N-mp
This Hebrew word refers to a type of animal hide, possibly from a badger or antelope, used to make leather. It is mentioned in the Bible as a material for certain priestly items. The word appears in Exodus and Ezekiel.
Definition: 1) a kind of leather, skin, or animal hide 1a) perhaps the animal yielding the skin 1a1) perhaps the badger or dugong, dolphin, or sheep, or a now extinct animal
Usage: Occurs in 14 OT verses. KJV: badger. See also: Exodus 25:5; Numbers 4:8; Ezekiel 16:10.
מִ/לְ/מָֽעְלָ/ה
maʻal
H4605
"above"
Prep | Prep | Adv | Suff
Means above or higher, used to describe something's location or position. In the Bible, it appears in passages like Genesis 1:7, where God separates the waters above from the waters below. This word helps us understand God's creation.
Definition: subst 1) higher part, upper part adv 1a) above prep 1b) on the top of, above, on higher ground than with locative 1c) upwards, higher, above
Usage: Occurs in 134 OT verses. KJV: above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very. See also: Genesis 6:16; 1 Samuel 30:25; Psalms 74:5.
Study Notes — Exodus 26:14
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- Context
- Cross References
- Exodus 26:14 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Exodus 26:14
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 26:14
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Exodus 26:14
- Trapp's Commentary on Exodus 26:14
- Ellicott's Commentary on Exodus 26:14
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Exodus 26:14
- Cambridge Bible on Exodus 26:14
- Whedon's Commentary on Exodus 26:14
- Sermons on Exodus 26:14
Context — The Eleven Curtains of Goat Hair
12As for the overlap that remains of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over shall hang down over the back of the tabernacle.
13And the tent curtains will be a cubit longer on either side, and the excess will hang over the sides of the tabernacle to cover it.
14Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.
15You are to construct upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. 16Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Exodus 36:19 | Additionally, he made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather. |
| 2 | Exodus 25:5 | ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood; |
| 3 | Exodus 35:23 | Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or articles of fine leather, brought them. |
| 4 | Isaiah 4:6 | a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and the rain. |
| 5 | Ezekiel 16:10 | I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk. |
| 6 | Isaiah 25:4 | For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall, |
| 7 | Psalms 27:5 | For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock. |
| 8 | Psalms 121:4–5 | Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand. |
| 9 | Exodus 35:7 | ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood; |
| 10 | Numbers 4:10 | Then they shall wrap it and all its utensils inside a covering of fine leather and put it on the carrying frame. |
Exodus 26:14 Summary
Exodus 26:14 describes the final layers of covering for the tabernacle, including ram skins dyed red and fine leather. These layers were important for protecting the tabernacle and symbolizing God's presence among the Israelites (as seen in Exodus 25:8 and Leviticus 26:11-12). Just as the tabernacle had multiple layers of protection, we too can have multiple layers of protection and guidance in our lives, including the Bible (2 Timothy 3:16-17) and the Holy Spirit (John 14:26). By following God's instructions and seeking His presence, we can experience the beauty and strength of His love and guidance in our lives.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the purpose of the ram skins dyed red in Exodus 26:14?
The ram skins dyed red in Exodus 26:14 likely symbolize the blood of sacrifice and atonement, pointing forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, as seen in Hebrews 9:22 and Leviticus 17:11.
Why are there multiple layers of coverings for the tent in Exodus 26:14?
The multiple layers of coverings, including the ram skins and fine leather, may represent the layers of protection and separation between God's holy presence and the sinful world, as described in Exodus 25:22 and Leviticus 16:2.
What is the significance of the fine leather in Exodus 26:14?
The fine leather in Exodus 26:14 may represent the outer, visible layer of the tabernacle, which was a symbol of God's presence among the Israelites, as seen in Exodus 25:2 and Numbers 10:33-36.
How does Exodus 26:14 relate to the rest of the tabernacle's construction?
Exodus 26:14 is part of the larger description of the tabernacle's construction, which emphasizes the importance of meticulous detail and obedience to God's instructions, as seen in Exodus 25:9 and Hebrews 8:5.
Reflection Questions
- What does the use of ram skins dyed red in the tabernacle's construction teach me about the importance of sacrifice and atonement in my own life?
- How can I apply the principle of multiple layers of protection and separation, as seen in the tabernacle's coverings, to my own relationship with God?
- What does the fine leather in Exodus 26:14 represent in my own life, and how can I reflect the beauty and strength of God's presence to those around me?
- How can I balance the need for meticulous detail and obedience to God's instructions, as seen in the tabernacle's construction, with the demands and uncertainties of everyday life?
Gill's Exposition on Exodus 26:14
And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red,.... This was a covering that was put over the curtains of goats' skin; but whether it went all over them, or only upon the roof of
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 26:14
And thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make. Thou shalt make curtains of goat's hair.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Exodus 26:14
To preserve the rest from the injury of the weather.
Trapp's Commentary on Exodus 26:14
Exodus 26:14 And thou shalt make a covering for the tent [of] rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering above [of] badgers’ skins.Ver. 14. A covering for the tent.] Shadowing out God’ s protecting his people, as these rams’ skins covered the ark from the violence of wind and weather.
Ellicott's Commentary on Exodus 26:14
3. THE TWO OUTER .(14) As the object of the two outer coverings must have been to keep out rain, we must suppose them to have protected not only the ridge of the roof, but, at any rate, the whole of the mishkân. Their length must, therefore, have been at least thirty cubits, and their breadth fourteen.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Exodus 26:14
Verse 14. Rams' skins dyed red] See Clarke on Exodus 25:5. This was the third covering; and what is called the badgers' skins was the fourth. See Clarke on Exodus 25:5. Why there should have been four coverings does not appear. They might have been designed partly for respect; and partly to keep off dust and dirt, and the extremely fine sand which in that desert rises as it were on every breeze; and partly to keep off the intense heat of the sun, which would otherwise have destroyed the poles, bars, boards, and the whole of the wood work. As to the conjecture of some that "the four coverings were intended the better to keep off the rain," it must appear unfounded to those who know that in that desert rain was rarely ever seen.
Cambridge Bible on Exodus 26:14
14. (cf. Exodus 36:19). Two outer coverings of stronger and stouter materials, to be laid over the Tent, for protection against rain. Kn. reminds us that on military expeditions the Romans used in winter to cover their tents with skins (sub pellibus hiemare). rams’ skins dyed red] i.e. leather, dyed, not with the costly Phoenician ‘scarlet’ (Exodus 25:4), but probably (Kennedy), as LXX. ἠρυθροδανωμένα suggests, with madder (ἐρυθρόδανον). sealskins] dugong skins (Exodus 25:5). The Dwelling, with the coverings above it, was kept in its place by cords connecting it with pins driven into the ground, in the manner of a tent: see Exodus 27:19, Exodus 35:18, Exodus 38:20; Exodus 38:31. 15–30 (cf. Exodus 36:20-34). The ‘boards,’ or, perhaps, frames, for the Dwelling. There is great difficulty in some of the details: but the general sense is clear. The ‘boards’ were to be of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, each 10 cubits (15 ft.) long, and 1½ cubits (2 ft. 3 in.) broad: they were to be placed upright, so as to form the sides and back of the Dwelling, each resting in two sockets of silver: there were to be twenty forming each side, six to form the back, and two, of special construction, at the corners, where the back and sides met: five bars, attached to the boards by rings, were to run horizontally along the two sides and the back, respectively, to hold them firmly in their place.
Whedon's Commentary on Exodus 26:14
14. A covering — To be placed still above the goats’ hair tent-cloth, as an additional protection. Rams’ skins… badgers’ skins — See note on Exodus 25:5.
Sermons on Exodus 26:14
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(Isaiah) Sin’s Judgment and God’s Restoration by David Guzik | In this sermon, the speaker addresses the issue of economic injustice and unfair treatment of the poor. He emphasizes the importance of being fair and treating others justly, as th |
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Shadows of the Great Rock by John MacDuff | John MacDuff preaches about Christ being the ultimate shelter and refuge for His people, using the imagery of a rock providing shade in the desert to illustrate how Christ adapts t |
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At Peace in the Storm by David Wilkerson | David Wilkerson emphasizes the promises of God to protect His people during the impending storms of judgment, referencing Zechariah and Isaiah to illustrate God's commitment to be |
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July 29. 1678. the Refining House. by Jane Lead | Jane Lead describes a vision of a house that appears ordinary on the outside but is actually a place of refuge from a coming storm and destruction for those under eternal shelter. |
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God's Miracle Mountain by David Wilkerson | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the fulfillment of biblical prophecies in the present day. He highlights the spread of the Gospel in schools and colleges, including in China |
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Resting in Jesus by David Wilkerson | In this sermon, the preacher begins by referencing Isaiah 24 and the prophecy of a watchman. He acknowledges the warning he has given in his book, "America's Last Call," about the |
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A Man Called Lenin (Reading) by Richard Wurmbrand | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of knowing Jesus as the ultimate refuge and savior. He highlights the historical significance of Jesus' birth and his role as |