King James Version

Exodus 26:2

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.

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אֹ֣רֶךְorekhlengthאֹרֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “length”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH753length[phrase] forever, length, long.הַיְרִיעָ֣הhayriahthe curtainיְרִיעָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the curtain”, the ordinary formH3407a hanging (as tremulous)curtain.הָֽאַחַ֗תhaachatthe firstאֶחָדdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “the first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,שְׁמֹנֶ֤הshemoneheightשְׁמֹנֶהadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “eight”, the ordinary formH8083a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eightheight(-een, -eenth), eighth.וְעֶשְׂרִים֙veesrimand twentyעֶשְׂרִיםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “and twenty”, the ordinary formH6242twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth(six-) score, twenty(-ieth).בָּֽאַמָּ֔הbaamahin cubitאַמָּהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.וְרֹ֨חַב֙verochavand breadthרֹחַבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and breadth”, the ordinary formH7341width (literally or figuratively)breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.אַרְבַּ֣עarbafourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.בָּאַמָּ֔הbaamahin cubitאַמָּהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.הַיְרִיעָ֖הhayriahthe curtainיְרִיעָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the curtain”, the ordinary formH3407a hanging (as tremulous)curtain.הָאֶחָ֑תhaechatthe firstאֶחָדdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “the first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,מִדָּ֥הmidahgarmentמִדָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “garment”, the ordinary formH4060properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as measured)garment, measure(-ing, meteyard, piece, size, (great) stature, tribute, wide.אַחַ֖תachatfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,לְכָלlekhalto allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַיְרִיעֹֽתhayriotthe curtainיְרִיעָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the curtain”, the ordinary formH3407a hanging (as tremulous)curtain.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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;

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.

Darby Translation

The length of one curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits — one measure for all the curtains.

Douay-Rheims

The length of one curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, the breadth shall be four cubits. All the curtains shall be of one measure.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μῆκος τῆς αὐλαίας τῆς μιᾶς ὀκτὼ καὶ εἴκοσι πήχεων, καὶ εὖρος τεσσάρων πήχεων ἡ αὐλαία ἡ μία ἔσται· μέτρον τὸ αὐτὸ ἔσται πάσαις ταῖς αὐλαίαις.