Cross Reference EXODUS 26:14 AND THOU SHALT MAKE A COVERING FOR THE TENT OF RAMS' SKINS DYED RED AND A COVERING ABOVE OF BADGERS' SKINS

{Exodus 26:14} And thou shalt make 6213 z8804 a covering 4372 for the tent 168 [of] rams' 352 skins 5785 dyed red, 119 z8794 and a covering 4372 above 4605 x4480 [of] badgers' 8476 skins. 5785

a covering:
"And he madeª ° a coveringª for the tentª [of] rams'ª skinsª dyed red,ª ° and a coveringª [of] badgers'ª skinsª aboveª ¹ [that]." {Exd 36:19} + "And when the campª setteth forward,ª ° Aaronª shall come,ª ° and his sons,ª and they shall take downª ° the coveringª ¹ vail,ª and coverª °¹ the arkª of testimonyª with it:" {Num 4:5} + "For¹ in the timeª of troubleª he shall hideª ° me in his pavilion:ª in the secretª of his tabernacleª shall he hideª ° me; he shall set me upª ° upon a rock.ª" {Psa 27:5} + "Behold,¹ he that keepethª ° Israelª shall neither¹ slumberª ° nor¹ sleep.ª ° ... The LORDª [is] thy keeper:ª ° the LORDª [is] thy shadeª upon¹ thy rightª hand.ª" {Psa 121:4-5} + "And there shall be¹ a tabernacleª for a shadowª in the daytimeª from the heat,ª ¹ and for a place of refuge,ª and for a covertª from stormª ¹ and from rain.ª ¹" {Isa 4:6} + "For¹ thou hast been¹ a strengthª to the poor,ª a strengthª to the needyª in his distress,ª a refugeª from the storm,ª ¹ a shadowª from the heat,ª ¹ when¹ the blastª of the terrible onesª [is] as a stormª [against] the wall.ª" {Isa 25:4}

rams' skins dyed red:
Oroth ailim meoddamim, literally, the skins of red rams. It is a fact, attested by many respectable travellers, that in the Levant, sheep are often met with having red or violet coloured fleeces. Almost all ancient writers speak of the same thing. "And rams'ª skinsª dyed red,ª ° and badgers'ª skins,ª and shittimª wood,ª" {Exd 25:5} + "And rams'ª skinsª dyed red,ª ° and badgers'ª skins,ª and shittimª wood,ª" {Exd 35:7} + "And every¹ man,ª with¹ whom¹ was foundª ° blue,ª and purple,ª and scarlet,ª ª and fine linen,ª and goats'ª [hair], and redª ° skinsª of rams,ª and badgers'ª skins,ª broughtª ° [them]." {Exd 35:23} + "And the coveringª of rams'ª skinsª dyed red,ª ° and the coveringª of badgers'ª skins,ª and the vailª of the covering,ª" {Exd 39:34} + "And they shall putª ° it and all¹ the vesselsª thereof within¹ a coveringª of badgers'ª skins,ª and shall putª ° [it] upon¹ a bar.ª" {Num 4:10} + "I clothedª ° thee also with broidered work,ª and shodª ° thee with badgers' skin,ª and I girded² ° thee about¹ with fine linen,ª and I coveredª ° thee with silk.ª" {Ezk 16:10}

badgers' skins:
Oroth techashim, which nearly all the ancient versions have taken to be the name of a colour, though they differ very much with regard to the particular colour intended: the LXX, Vulgate, and Coptic, have skins dyed of a violet colour; the Syriac, azure; and the Arabic, black; and Bochart contends for the hysginus, a very deep blue. It may, however, denote an animal; for Dr. Geddes remarks, had the sacred writer meant to express only a variety of colour, he would hardly have repeated oroth, skins, after meoddamim, red, in "And rams'ª skinsª dyed red,ª ° and badgers'ª skins,ª and shittimª wood,ª" {Exd 25:5}.

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