King James Version

Exodus 26:12

And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle.

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וְסֶ֨רַח֙veserachand remnantסֶרַחconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and remnant”, the ordinary formH5629a redundancyremnant.הָעֹדֵ֔ףhaodefthe be moreעֲדַףdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the be more”, a verb used as a describing wordH5736to be (causatively, have) redundantbe more, odd number, be (have) over (and above), overplus, remain.בִּירִיעֹ֖תbiriotin curtainיְרִיעָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “in curtain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3407a hanging (as tremulous)curtain.הָאֹ֑הֶלhaohelthe tentאֹהֶלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the tent”, the ordinary formH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.חֲצִ֤יchatsihalfחֵצִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “half”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2677the half or middlehalf, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.הַיְרִיעָה֙hayriahthe curtainיְרִיעָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the curtain”, the ordinary formH3407a hanging (as tremulous)curtain.הָעֹדֶ֔פֶתhaodefetthe be moreעֲדַףdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the be more”, a verb used as a describing wordH5736to be (causatively, have) redundantbe more, odd number, be (have) over (and above), overplus, remain.תִּסְרַ֕חtisrachexceedingסָרַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “exceeding”, an unfinished actionH5628to extend (even to excess)exceeding, hand, spread, stretch self, banish.עַ֖לalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אֲחֹרֵ֥יachoreafterאָחוֹרpreposition — “after”H268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the Westafter(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.הַמִּשְׁכָּֽןhamishkanthe tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the tabernacle”, the ordinary formH4908a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And as for the overhanging part that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth over shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the overhanging part that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And the superfluity in the curtains of the tent — the half of the curtain which is superfluous — hath spread over the hinder part of the tabernacle;

World English Bible

The overhanging part that remains of the curtains of the tent—the half curtain that remains—shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.

Darby Translation

And that which remaineth hanging over of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the rear of the tabernacle.

Douay-Rheims

And that which shall remain of the curtains, that are prepared for the roof, to wit, one curtain that is over and above, with the half thereof thou shalt cover the back parts of the tabernacle.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And as for the overhanging part that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth over shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt fix at the end that which is over in the skins of the tabernacle; the half of the skin that is left shalt thou fold over, according to the overplus of the skins of the tabernacle; thou shalt fold it over behind the tabernacle.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὑποθήσεις τὸ πλεονάζον ἐν ταῖς δέῤῥεσι τῆς σκηνῆς· τὸ ἥμισυ τῆς δέῤῥεως τὸ ὑπολελειμμένον ὑποκαλύψεις εἰς τὸ πλεονάζον τῶν δέῤῥεων τῆς σκηνῆς, ὑποκαλύψεις ὀπίσω τῆς σκηνῆς.