King James Version

Exodus 26:4

And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.

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וְעָשִׂ֜יתָveasitaand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, a completed action in a sequenceH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לֻֽלְאֹ֣תlulotloopלֻלָאָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “loop”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3924a looploop.תְּכֵ֗לֶתtekheletblueתְּכֵלֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “blue”, the ordinary formH8504the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewithblue.עַ֣לalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…שְׂפַ֤תsefatlanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.הַיְרִיעָה֙hayriahthe curtainיְרִיעָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the curtain”, the ordinary formH3407a hanging (as tremulous)curtain.הָאֶחָ֔תhaechatthe 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,מִקָּצָ֖הmiqatsahfrom coastקָצָהpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “from coast”, the ordinary formH7098a terminationcoast, corner, (selv-) edge, lowest, (uttermost) participleבַּחֹבָ֑רֶתbachovaretin which couplethחֹבֶרֶתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in which coupleth”, the ordinary formH2279a jointwhich coupleth, coupling.וְכֵ֤ןvekhenand as... asכֵּןconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and as... as”H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)[phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (th…תַּעֲשֶׂה֙taasehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…בִּשְׂפַ֣תbisfatin languageשָׂפָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.הַיְרִיעָ֔הhayriahthe curtainיְרִיעָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the curtain”, the ordinary formH3407a hanging (as tremulous)curtain.הַקִּ֣יצוֹנָ֔הhaqitsonahthe out- mostקִיצוֹןdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “the out- most”, the ordinary formH7020terminalout-(utter-) most.בַּמַּחְבֶּ֖רֶתbamachberetin couplingמַחְבֶּרֶתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in coupling”, the ordinary formH4225a junction, i.e. seam or sewed piececoupling.הַשֵּׁנִֽיתhashenitthe againשֵׁנִיdefinite article, adjective, ordinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “the again”, the ordinary formH8145properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, againagain, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the first set; and likewise shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second set.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second coupling.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And thou hast made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain, at the end in the joining; and so thou makest in the edge of the outermost curtain, in the joining of the second.

World English Bible

You shall make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain from the edge in the coupling, and you shall do likewise on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second coupling.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain at the end of the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make [them] in the edge of the outermost curtain in the other coupling.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt make loops of violet in the sides and tops of the curtains, that they may be joined one to another.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the first set; and likewise shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second set.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt make for them loops of blue on the edge of one curtain, on one side for the coupling, and so shalt thou make on the edge of the outer curtain for the second coupling.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ποιήσεις αὐταῖς ἀγκύλας ὑακινθίνας ἐπὶ τοῦ χείλους τῆς αὐλαίας τῆς μιᾶς, ἐκ τοῦ ἑνὸς μέρους εἰς τὴν συμβολήν· καὶ οὕτω ποιήσεις ἐπὶ τοῦ χείλους τῆς αὐλαίας τῆς ἐξωτέρας πρὸς τῇ συμβολῇ τῇ δευτέρᾳ.