Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version All the curtains are to be the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide. New Living Translation These ten curtains must all be exactly the same size—42 feet long and 6 feet wide. English Standard Version The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall be the same size. Berean Standard Bible Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size. King James Bible 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. New King James Version The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits. And every one of the curtains shall have the same measurements. New American Standard Bible The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall have the same measurements. NASB 1995 “The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall have the same measurements. NASB 1977 “The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall have the same measurements. Legacy Standard Bible The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall have the same measurements. Amplified Bible The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; all of the curtains shall measure the same. Christian Standard Bible Each curtain should be forty-two feet long and six feet wide; all the curtains are to have the same measurements. Holman Christian Standard Bible The length of each curtain should be 42 feet, and the width of each curtain six feet; all the curtains are to have the same measurements. American Standard Version The length of each curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains shall have one measure. Contemporary English Version Make each piece twelve meters long and two meters wide English Revised Version The length of each curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains shall have one measure. GOD'S WORD® Translation Each sheet will be 42 feet long and 6 feet wide-all the same size. Good News Translation Make each piece the same size, 14 yards long and 2 yards wide. International Standard Version The length of each curtain is to be 28 cubits, the width of each curtain four cubits, and all the curtains are to have the same measurements. Majority Standard Bible Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide?all curtains the same size. NET Bible The length of each curtain is to be forty-two feet, and the width of each curtain is to be six feet--the same size for each of the curtains. New Heart English Bible The length of each curtain shall be forty-one feet four inches, and the breadth of each curtain five feet eleven inches: all the curtains shall have one measure. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains shall have one measure. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionthe length of the one curtain [is] twenty-eight by the cubit, and the breadth of the one curtain [is] four by the cubit, one measure [is] for all the curtains; Young's Literal Translation the length of the one curtain is eight and twenty by the cubit, and the breadth of the one curtain four by the cubit, one measure is to all the curtains; Smith's Literal Translation The length of one curtain, eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth, four cubits of the one curtain: one measure to all the curtains. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe length of one curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, the breadth shall be four cubits. All the curtains shall be of one measure. Catholic Public Domain Version The length of one curtain shall have twenty-eight cubits. The width shall be four cubits. The entire set of curtains shall be of one measure. New American Bible The length of each shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width four cubits; all the sheets shall be of the same size. New Revised Standard Version The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall be of the same size. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall be of the same measure. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The length of one curtain is twenty and eight cubits, and its width, four cubits; all curtains have the one measure of the one curtain. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The length of each curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall have one measure. Brenton Septuagint Translation The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and one curtain shall be the breadth of four cubits: there shall be the same measure to all the curtains. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Ten Curtains of the Tabernacle1“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them. 2Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide— all curtains the same size. 3Five of the curtains are to be joined together, and the other five joined as well.… Cross References 1 Kings 6:2 The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. 1 Kings 6:9 So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar. 1 Kings 6:15-16 He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards. / He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. 1 Kings 6:19-20 Solomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there. / The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar. 2 Chronicles 3:3 The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard. 2 Chronicles 3:8 Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold. 2 Chronicles 3:14 He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim woven into it. Hebrews 8:5 The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.” Hebrews 9:2-3 A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. / Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, Hebrews 9:11 But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation. Hebrews 9:23-24 So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. / For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God. Revelation 11:19 Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. Revelation 15:5 After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven. Exodus 25:9 You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you. Exodus 25:40 See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain. Treasury of Scripture 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. curtain Exodus 26:7,8 And thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make… Numbers 4:25 And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, 2 Samuel 7:2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. Jump to Previous Breadth Cubit Cubits Curtain Curtains Eight Four Length Measure Measurements Size Twenty Twenty-Eight Wide WidthJump to Next Breadth Cubit Cubits Curtain Curtains Eight Four Length Measure Measurements Size Twenty Twenty-Eight Wide WidthExodus 26 1. The ten curtains of the tabernacle7. 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 Each curtain The Hebrew word for "curtain" is "yeri'ah," which refers to a large piece of fabric used as a covering. In the context of the Tabernacle, these curtains were not merely functional but also symbolic, representing the separation between the holy and the common. The use of multiple curtains signifies the layers of sanctity and the progressive revelation of God's presence to His people. Historically, curtains in ancient Near Eastern cultures were often used in temples and palaces, indicating the sacredness and importance of the space they enclosed. shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide all curtains the same size Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Eachהָֽאַחַ֗ת (hā·’a·ḥaṯ) Article | Number - feminine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first curtain הַיְרִיעָ֣ה (hay·rî·‘āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3407: A hanging shall be twenty-eight שְׁמֹנֶ֤ה (šə·mō·neh) Number - feminine singular Strong's 8083: A cardinal number, eight, eighth cubits בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה (bā·’am·māh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base long אֹ֣רֶךְ ׀ (’ō·reḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 753: Length and four אַרְבַּ֣ע (’ar·ba‘) Number - feminine singular Strong's 702: Four cubits בָּאַמָּ֔ה (bā·’am·māh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base wide— וְרֹ֙חַב֙ (wə·rō·ḥaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7341: Breadth, width all לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every curtains הַיְרִיעֹֽת׃ (hay·rî·‘ōṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 3407: A hanging the same אַחַ֖ת (’a·ḥaṯ) Number - feminine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first size. מִדָּ֥ה (mid·dāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4060: Extension, height, breadth, a measure, a portion, a vestment, tribute Links Exodus 26:2 NIVExodus 26:2 NLT Exodus 26:2 ESV Exodus 26:2 NASB Exodus 26:2 KJV Exodus 26:2 BibleApps.com Exodus 26:2 Biblia Paralela Exodus 26:2 Chinese Bible Exodus 26:2 French Bible Exodus 26:2 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 26:2 The length of each curtain shall be (Exo. 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