King James Version

Exodus 26:5

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.

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חֲמִשִּׁ֣יםchamishimfiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “fifty”, the ordinary formH2572fiftyfifty.לֻֽלָאֹ֗תlulaotloopלֻלָאָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “loop”, the ordinary formH3924a looploop.תַּעֲשֶׂה֮taasehdoעָשָׂהverb, 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…בַּיְרִיעָ֣הbayriahin curtainיְרִיעָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in curtain”, the ordinary formH3407a hanging (as tremulous)curtain.הָאֶחָת֒haechatthe 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,וַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםvachamishimand fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “and fifty”, the ordinary formH2572fiftyfifty.לֻֽלָאֹ֗תlulaotloopלֻלָאָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “loop”, the ordinary formH3924a looploop.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…בִּקְצֵ֣הbiqtsehin borderקָצֶהpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7097an extremity[idiom] after, border, brim, brink, edge, end, (in-) finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore, (out-) side, [idiom] some, ut(-ter-) most (part).הַיְרִיעָ֔הhayriahthe curtainיְרִיעָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the curtain”, the ordinary formH3407a hanging (as tremulous)curtain.אֲשֶׁ֖רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…בַּמַּחְבֶּ֣רֶתbamachberetin couplingמַחְבֶּרֶתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in coupling”, the ordinary formH4225a junction, i.e. seam or sewed piececoupling.הַשֵּׁנִ֑יתhashenitthe 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).מַקְבִּילֹת֙maqbilottakeקָבַלverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “take”, a verb used as a describing wordH6901to admit, i.e. take (literally or figuratively)choose, (take) hold, receive, (under-) take.הַלֻּ֣לָאֹ֔תhalulaotthe loopלֻלָאָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the loop”, the ordinary formH3924a looploop.אִשָּׁ֖הishaheachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אֲחֹתָֽהּachotahsisterאָחוֹתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “sister”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH269a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)(an-) other, sister, together.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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 second set; the loops shall be opposite one to another.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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 second coupling; the loops shall be opposite one to another.

Young’s Literal Translation

fifty loops thou dost make in the one curtain, and fifty loops thou dost make in the edge of the curtain which [is] in the joining of the second, causing the loops to take hold one unto another;

World English Bible

You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling. The loops shall be opposite one another.

Darby Translation

Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make at the end of the curtain in the other coupling: the loops shall be opposite to one another.

Douay-Rheims

Every curtain shall have fifty loops on both sides, so set on, that one loop may be against another loop, and one may be fitted to the other.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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 second set; the loops shall be opposite one to another.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Fifty loops shalt thou make for one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make on the part of the curtain answering to the coupling of the second, opposite each other , corresponding to each other at each point.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πεντήκοντα ἀγκύλας ποιήσεις τῇ αὐλαίᾳ τῇ μιᾷ, καὶ πεντήκοντα ἀγκύλας ποιήσεις ἐκ τοῦ μέρους τῆς αὐλαίας κατὰ τὴν συμβολὴν τῆς δευτέρας, ἀντιπρόσωποι ἀντιπίπτουσαι ἀλλήλαις εἰς ἑκάστην.