Exodus 26:13
New International Version
The tent curtains will be a cubit longer on both sides; what is left will hang over the sides of the tabernacle so as to cover it.

New Living Translation
Allow 18 inches of remaining material to hang down over each side, so the Tabernacle is completely covered.

English Standard Version
And the extra that remains in the length of the curtains, the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and that side, to cover it.

Berean Standard Bible
And 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.

King James Bible
And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.

New King James Version
And a cubit on one side and a cubit on the other side, of what remains of the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and on that side, to cover it.

New American Standard Bible
The cubit on one side and the cubit on the other, of what is left over in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on one side and on the other, to cover it.

NASB 1995
“The cubit on one side and the cubit on the other, of what is left over in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall lap over the sides of the tabernacle on one side and on the other, to cover it.

NASB 1977
“And the cubit on one side and the cubit on the other, of what is left over in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall lap over the sides of the tabernacle on one side and on the other, to cover it.

Legacy Standard Bible
The cubit on one side and the cubit on the other, of what is left over in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall lap over the sides of the tabernacle on one side and on the other to cover it.

Amplified Bible
The cubit on one side and the cubit on the other, of what is left over in the length of the curtains of the tent shall lap over the sides of the tabernacle on one side and the other side, to cover it.

Christian Standard Bible
What remains along the length of the tent curtains—a half yard on one side and a half yard on the other side—should hang over the sides of the tabernacle on either side to cover it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The half yard on one side and the half yard on the other of what is left over along the length of the tent curtains should be hanging down over the sides of the tabernacle on either side to cover it.

American Standard Version
And the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And a cubit from one side and a cubit from the other side remaining in the length of the curtains of the Tabernacle shall be hanging over the side of the Tabernacle, from this side and from that, for its covering.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
A cubit an this side, and a cubit on that side of that which remains of the skins, of the length of the skins of the tabernacle: it shall be folding over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and that side, that it may cover it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And there shall hang down a cubit on the one side, and another on the other side, which is over and above in the length of the curtains, fencing both sides of the tabernacle.

English Revised Version
And the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
There will be 18 inches left over on each side because of the length of the outer tent's sheets. That part should hang over each side in order to cover the inner tent.

Good News Translation
The extra half yard on each side of the length is to hang over the sides of the Tent to cover it.

International Standard Version
The half cubit that remain on either end of the length of the curtains of the tent is to hang over each side of the tent to cover it.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, of that which remaineth over in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.

Literal Standard Version
and the cubit on this [side], and the cubit on that [side], in the remaining [part] of the length of the curtains of the tent, is spread out over the sides of the Dwelling Place, on this [side] and on that [side], to cover it;

Majority Standard Bible
And 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.

New American Bible
Likewise, the sheets of the tent will have an extra cubit’s length to be left hanging down on either side of the tabernacle to cover it.

NET Bible
The foot and a half on the one side and the foot and a half on the other side of what remains in the length of the curtains of the tent will hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on one side and the other side, to cover it.

New Revised Standard Version
The cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, of what remains in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and that side, to cover it.

New Heart English Bible
Eighteen inches on the one side, and eighteen inches on the other side, of that which remains in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.

Webster's Bible Translation
And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.

World English Bible
The cubit on the one side and the cubit on the other side, of that which remains in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.

Young's Literal Translation
and the cubit on this side, and the cubit on that, in the superfluity in the length of the curtains of the tent, is spread out over the sides of the tabernacle, on this and on that, to cover it;

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Eleven Curtains of Goats' 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.…

Cross References
Exodus 26:12
As 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.

Exodus 26:14
Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.


Treasury of Scripture

And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remains in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.

a cubit

Exodus 26:2,8
The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure…

of that which remaineth.

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Exodus 26
1. The ten curtains of the tabernacle
7. The eleven curtains of goats' hair, the covering of rams' and badgers' skins.
15. The boards of the tabernacle, with their sockets and bars
31. The veil for the ark
36. The hanging for the door














Verse 13. - And a cubit. Rather, "And the cubit." The cubit by which the goats' hair tent-cloth, which was thirty cubits across (ver. 8), would exceed the linen covering, which was twenty-eight cubits (ver. 2), on either side of the tabernacle, was to be allowed to hang down, like a valance, hiding so far the golden boards of the tabernacle. The outer protection (ver. 14).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And the tent
הָאֹ֑הֶל (hā·’ō·hel)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 168: A tent

curtains [will be]
יְרִיעֹ֣ת (yə·rî·‘ōṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 3407: A hanging

a cubit
וְהָאַמָּ֨ה (wə·hā·’am·māh)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

longer
בְּאֹ֖רֶךְ (bə·’ō·reḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 753: Length

on either side,
מִזֶּ֜ה (miz·zeh)
Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

and the excess
בָּעֹדֵ֔ף (bā·‘ō·ḏêp̄)
Preposition-b, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5736: To remain over, be in excess

will
יִהְיֶ֨ה (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

hang
סָר֜וּחַ (sā·rū·aḥ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 5628: To go free, be unrestrained, overrun, exceed

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the sides
צִדֵּ֧י (ṣid·dê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6654: A side, an adversary

of the tabernacle
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן (ham·miš·kān)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4908: A residence, the Tabernacle

to cover it.
לְכַסֹּתֽוֹ׃ (lə·ḵas·sō·ṯōw)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover


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