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Exodus 36:13

And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle.

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וַיַּ֕עַשׂvayaasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to 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…חֲמִשִּׁ֖יםchamishimfiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “fifty”, the ordinary formH2572fiftyfifty.קַרְסֵ֣יqarsetacheקֶרֶסnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “tache”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7165a knob or belaying-pin (from its swelling form)tache.זָהָ֑בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.וַיְחַבֵּ֨רvaychaberand joinחָבַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and join”, the next action in the storyH2266to join (literally or figuratively); specifically (by means of spells) to fascinatecharm(-er), be compact, couple (together), have fellowship with, heap up, join (self, together), league.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַיְרִעֹ֜תhayriotthe curtainיְרִיעָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the curtain”, the ordinary formH3407a hanging (as tremulous)curtain.אַחַ֤תachatfirstאֶחָדadjective, 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,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).אַחַת֙achatfirstאֶחָדadjective, 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,בַּקְּרָסִ֔יםbaqrasimin tacheקֶרֶסpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in tache”, the ordinary formH7165a knob or belaying-pin (from its swelling form)tache.וַֽיְהִ֥יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןhamishkanthe 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.אֶחָֽדechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, 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,

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps; so the tabernacle was one.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps: so the tabernacle was one.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he maketh fifty hooks of gold, and joineth the curtains one unto another by the hooks, and the tabernacle is one.

World English Bible

He made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains to one another with the clasps: so the tabernacle was a unit.

Darby Translation

And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle became one.

Douay-Rheims

Whereupon also he cast fifty rings of gold, that might catch the loops of the curtains, and they might be made one tabernacle.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps; so the tabernacle was one.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and they made the two emerald stones clasped together and set in gold, graven and cut after the cutting of a seal with the names of the children of Israel;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἐποίησαν ἀμφοτέρους τοὺς λίθους τῆς σμαράγδου συνπεπορπημένους καὶ περισεσιαλωμένους χρυσίῳ, γεγλυμμένους καὶ ἐκκεκολαμμένους ἐγκόλαμμα σφραγίδος ἐκ τῶν ὀνομάτων τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ·