Exodus 39 · Verse 34

Exodus 39:34

And the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers’ skins, and the vail of the covering,
Exodus 39:34, King James Version

Exodus 39:34 in other translations

BSBthe covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather, and the veil of the covering;
WEBthe covering of rams’ skins dyed red, the covering of sea cow hides, the veil of the screen,
ASVand the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of sealskins, and the veil of the screen;
YLTand the covering of rams' skins, which are made red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the vail of the covering;
DARBYand the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the veil of separation;
BBEThe outer cover of sheepskins coloured red, and the cover of leather, and the veil for the doorway;
WebsterAnd the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the vail of the covering,

What does Exodus 39:34 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
34. the covering of rams' skin dyed red--(See on Ex 25:5). It was probably red morocco leather and "badgers' skins," rather "the skins of the tahash, supposed to be the dugong, or dolphin of the Red Sea, the skin of which is still used by the Arabs under the same appellation" [Goss].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 39:32-43

The tabernacle was a type or emblem of Jesus Christ. As the Most High dwelt visibly within the sanctuary, even on the ark, so did he reside in the human nature and tabernacle of his dear Son; in Christ dwelt all the fulness of the Godhead bodily, Col 2:9. The tabernacle was a symbol of every real Christian. In the soul of every true follower of the Saviour the Father dwells, the object of his worship, and the author…

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Exodus 39:34 in the original Hebrew

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וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
מִכְסֵ֞הmikh.Seh[the] covering ofH4372
עוֹרֹ֤תo.Rot[the] skins ofH5785
הָֽאֵילִם֙ha.'ei.Limthe ramsH352
הַמְאָדָּמִ֔יםham.'a.da.Mimthat was dyed redH119
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
מִכְסֵ֖הmikh.Seh[the] covering ofH4372
עֹרֹ֣ת'o.Rot[the] skins ofH5785
הַתְּחָשִׁ֑יםha.te.cha.Shimthe dolphinsH8476
וְאֵ֖תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
פָּרֹ֥כֶתpa.Ro.khet[the] curtain ofH6532
הַמָּסָֽךְ\׃ha.ma.Sakhthe screenH4539

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Exodus 39:33

    And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets,

  • Exodus 39:34

    And the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers’ skins, and the vail of the covering,

  • Exodus 39:35

    The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat,

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Exodus 39:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y la cubierta de pieles rojas de carneros, y la cubierta de pieles de tejones, y el velo del pabellón;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et la couverture de peaux de béliers teintes en rouge, et la couverture de peaux de taissons, et le voile qui sert de rideau;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und die Decke von rotgefärbten Widderfellen und die Decke von Dachsfellen und den Scheidevorhang;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
velum; arcam, vectes, propitiatorium,