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Exodus 36:19

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 36:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he made a covering for the tent of rams` skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he made a covering for the tent of rams` skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above.
Exodus 36:19 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 36

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
16And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
17And he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which was [outmost in] the second coupling.
18And he made fifty clasps of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.
19And he made a covering for the tent of rams` skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above.
20And he made the boards for the tabernacle, of acacia wood, standing up.
21Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board.
22Each board had two tenons, joined one to another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“covering: Exo 26:14 rams' skins dyed red: This was the third covering of the tabernacle. The first and lowermost was made of fine linen, richly embroidered with figures of cherubim, in shades of blue, purple, and scarlet ( Exo 36:8-13). It is reasonable to suppose, that the right side of this curtain was undermost, and so it formed a beautiful ceiling in the inside of the tabernacle. The second covering, which lay over the embroidered one, was made of a sort of mohair ( Exo 36:14-17), and the fourth, or uppermost one, which was to keep the others from the weather, was made of tachash, or badgers' skins. Exodus 36:20”
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