Exodus 36:19
Exodus 36:19 in Multiple Translations
Additionally, he made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.
And he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers’ skins above that.
And he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above.
And they made a cover of sheepskins coloured red, to go over the tent, and a cover of leather over that.
They made a covering for the goat hair tent from tanned ram skins, and placed an extra covering of fine leather over that.
And he made a couering vpon the pauilion of rams skinnes dyed red, and a couering of badgers skinnes aboue.
and he maketh a covering for the tent of rams' skins made red, and a covering of badgers' skins above.
He made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of sea cow hides above.
And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that .
He made also a cover for the tabernacle of rams’ skins dyed red: and another cover over that of violet skins.
They made two more covers for the Sacred Tent. They made one from rams’ skins that had been ◄tanned/dyed red►, and they made the top cover from goatskin leather.
Berean Amplified Bible — Exodus 36:19
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Exodus 36:19 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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HEB
וַ/יַּ֤עַשׂ
מִכְסֶה֙
לָ/אֹ֔הֶל
עֹרֹ֥ת
אֵלִ֖ים
מְאָדָּמִ֑ים
וּ/מִכְסֵ֛ה
עֹרֹ֥ת
תְּחָשִׁ֖ים
מִ/לְ/מָֽעְלָ/ה
וַ/יַּ֤עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to make
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
מִכְסֶה֙
mikçeh
H4372
covering
N-ms
לָ/אֹ֔הֶל
ʼôhel
H168
tent
Prep | N-ms
עֹרֹ֥ת
ʻôwr
H5785
skin
N-mp
אֵלִ֖ים
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 36:19
וַ/יַּ֤עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
"to make"
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
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.
אֵלִ֖ים
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 36:19
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Context — The Eleven Curtains of Goat Hair
17He made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.
18He also made fifty bronze clasps to join the tent together as a unit.
19Additionally, he made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.
20Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. 21Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exodus 26:14 | Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather. |
Exodus 36:19 Summary
This verse describes the final layers of coverings for the tabernacle, including ram skins dyed red and fine leather. These coverings protected the tabernacle from the outside and symbolized the separation between God's holy presence and the world. Just like the tabernacle needed multiple layers of protection, we need to guard our hearts and minds to stay close to God, as seen in Proverbs 4:23 and 1 Corinthians 3:16. By understanding the significance of these coverings, we can better appreciate the beauty and purpose of God's plan, as described in Exodus 25:8 and Revelation 21:3.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the significance of the ram skins dyed red in Exodus 36:19?
The ram skins dyed red symbolize the blood of sacrifice and atonement, pointing to the future sacrifice of Jesus Christ, as seen in Leviticus 17:11 and Hebrews 9:22.
Why did the tabernacle need multiple layers of coverings?
The multiple layers of coverings, including the ram skins and fine leather, provided protection from the elements and symbolized the layers of separation between God's holy presence and the sinful world, as described in Exodus 25:22 and Leviticus 16:2.
What is the meaning of the fine leather covering in Exodus 36:19?
The fine leather covering represents the outer layer of protection and separation, similar to the function of the goats' hair covering in Exodus 26:7-14, and points to the perfection and completeness of God's plan, as seen in Ephesians 2:10.
How does this verse relate to the overall construction of the tabernacle?
This verse is part of the larger narrative of the tabernacle's construction, which is a symbol of God's dwelling among His people, as described in Exodus 25:8 and Revelation 21:3.
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 layers of separation and protection in my own relationship with God, as seen in the tabernacle's coverings?
- What does the attention to detail and craftsmanship in the tabernacle's construction reveal about God's character and expectations for our own work and service to Him?
- In what ways can I reflect on the symbolism of the tabernacle's coverings in my own life, considering how I can better separate myself from the world and draw closer to God?
Gill's Exposition on Exodus 36:19
[See comments on Exodus 36:8]
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 36:19
And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.
Ellicott's Commentary on Exodus 36:19
(19) This verse corresponds exactly to Exodus 26:14, and relates the construction of the two outer coverings.
Cambridge Bible on Exodus 36:19
19. sealskins] dugong skins (Exodus 26:14); see on Exodus 25:9. 20–34 (Exodus 26:15-29). The beams or frames (see on Exodus 26:15), forming the framework of the Dwelling. Exodus 26:30 is not repeated.
Whedon's Commentary on Exodus 36:19
AND AHOLIAB, Exodus 36:30-35. See notes on Exodus 31:1-11. OF , Exodus 36:1-7. 5.