Exodus 26:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
Join five of the curtains together into one set and the other six into another set. Fold the sixth curtain double at the front of the tent.

New Living Translation
Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and join the other six into a second long curtain. Allow 3 feet of material from the second set of curtains to hang over the front of the sacred tent.

English Standard Version
You shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and the sixth curtain you shall double over at the front of the tent.

Berean Study Bible
Join five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another. Then fold the sixth curtain over double at the front of the tent.

New American Standard Bible
You shall join five curtains by themselves and the other six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain at the front of the tent.

NASB 1995
"You shall join five curtains by themselves and the other six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain at the front of the tent.

NASB 1977
“And you shall join five curtains by themselves, and the other six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain at the front of the tent.

Amplified Bible
You shall join five curtains by themselves and the other six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain at the front of the tent [to make a closed door].

Christian Standard Bible
Join five of the curtains by themselves, and the other six curtains by themselves. Then fold the sixth curtain double at the front of the tent.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Join five of the curtains by themselves, and the other six curtains by themselves. Then fold the sixth curtain double at the front of the tent.

Contemporary English Version
Sew five of the sections together to make one panel. Then sew the other six together to make a second panel, and fold the sixth section double over the front of the tent.

Good News Translation
Sew five of them together in one set, and the other six in another set. Fold the sixth piece double over the front of the Tent.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Sew five of the sheets together into one set and the remaining six into another set. Fold the sixth sheet in half [to hang] in front of the tent.

International Standard Version
You are to join five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and you are to double over the sixth curtain at the front of the tent.

NET Bible
You are to join five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves. You are to double over the sixth curtain at the front of the tent.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.

New King James Version
And you shall couple five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain at the forefront of the tent.

King James 2000 Bible
And you shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double over the sixth curtain in the front of the tabernacle.

New Heart English Bible
You shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent.

World English Bible
You shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent.

American King James Version
And you shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.

American Standard Version
And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent.

A Faithful Version
And you shall join five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. And you shall double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.

Darby Bible Translation
And thou shalt couple five of the curtains by themselves, and six of the curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the front of the tent.

English Revised Version
And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the front of the tabernacle.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And thou shalt couple fiue curtaynes by themselues, and the sixe curtaines by themselues: but thou shalt double the sixt curtaine vpon the forefront of the couering.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And thou shalt couple fiue curtaynes by them selues, and sixe curtaynes by them selues, & shalt double the sixt curtayne in the forefront of the tabernacle.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
fyue shalt thou couple together by the selues, & sixe also by them selues, yt thou mayest dubble the sixte curteyne in the fore front of the Tabernacle.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And thou shalt couple .v. by the selues, and the other sixe by them selues, ad shalt double the sixte in the forefront of the tabernacle,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and you have joined the five curtains apart, and the six curtains apart, and have doubled the six curtains at the front of the tent.

Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast joined the five curtains apart, and the six curtains apart, and hast doubled the six curtains over-against the front of the tent.

Smith's Literal Translation
And join the five curtains by themselves, and the six curtains by themselves, and double the sixth curtain in front before the tent.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Five of which thou shalt couple by themselves, and the six others thou shalt couple one to another, so as to double the sixth curtain in the front of the roof.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Five of these you shall join by themselves, and six of these you shall couple to one another, in such a manner as to double the sixth canopy at the front of the roof.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And join five curtains as one, and six curtains as one, and fold the sixth curtain against the face of the Tabernacle.

Lamsa Bible
And you shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And thou shalt join the five skins together, and the six skins together; and thou shalt double the sixth skin in front of the tabernacle.
















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