And the cubitוְהָאַמָּהon this sideמִזֶּהand the cubitוְהָאַמָּהon that side,מִזֶּהof what remainsבָּעֹדֵףin the lengthבְּאֹרֶךְof the curtainsיְרִיעֹתof the tent,הָאֹהֶלshall hangיִהְיֶה סָרוּחַoverעַלthe sidesצִדֵּיof the dwellingהַמִּשְׁכָּןon this sideמִזֶּהand on that sideוּמִזֶּהto cover it.לְכַסֹּתוֹ
Exodus 26:13
Study it in the app“And the cubit on this side and the cubit on that side, of what remains in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the dwelling on this side and on that side to cover it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 26:13, word by word
- And the cubitאַמָּהama
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “ama” appears- of what remainsעֹדֵףodef
have left over
Be left over, have more than needed.
Where else “odef” appears- in the lengthאֹרֶךְorech
length
Length: "the length and the breadth".
Where else “orech” appears- of the curtainsיְרִיעֹתyeriot
curtain
Curtain: a large piece of cloth or of goats' hair from which a tent is made.
Where else “yeriot” appears- of the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- shall hangיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- shall hangסָרוּחַsaruach
hang over
To droop, as extra cloth; grow wide, like a vine.
Where else “saruach” appears- the sidesצִדֵּיtside
side
Side.
Where else “tside” appears- of the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears- to cover itכַסֹּתchasot
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “chasot” appears
The context
12As for the overhang that remains in the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains shall hang over the back of the dwelling.
13 · This verse (above)
14You shall make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of fine skins above.