5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another.

Other Translations of Exodus 26:5

New International Version

5 Make fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other.

English Standard Version

5 Fifty loops you shall make on the one curtain, and fifty loops you shall make on the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite one another.

The Message

5 Make fifty loops on each panel.

New King James Version

5 Fifty loops you shall make in the one curtain, and fifty loops you shall make on the edge of the curtain that is on the end of the second set, that the loops may be clasped to one another.

New Living Translation

5 The fifty loops along the edge of one curtain are to match the fifty loops along the edge of the other curtain.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 26:5

Commentary on Exodus 26:1-6

(Read Exodus 26:1-6)

God manifested his presence among the Israelites in a tabernacle or tent, because of their condition in the wilderness. God suits the tokens of his favour, and the gifts of his grace, to his people's state and wants. The curtains of the tabernacle were to be very rich. They were to be embroidered with cherubim, signifying that the angels of God pitch their tents round about the church, Psalm 34:7.