And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.

EXODUS 26:11KJV
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Exodus 26:11 (KJV)

What does Exodus 26:11 mean?

Exodus 26:11 gives instructions for making fifty brass clasps to connect loops on the tent coverings, so the entire tent would be joined together as one piece. The verse is part of detailed directions for building the tabernacle, focusing here on how the coverings should be fastened securely.

God is speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, giving step-by-step instructions for constructing the tabernacle, which would serve as the portable sanctuary for Israel. This verse highlights the importance of unity and careful craftsmanship in assembling the tent, ensuring that all its parts fit together to form a single, unified structure.

The Hebrew behind Exodus 26:11

  • The word "taches" (קֶרֶס, qeres) refers to small hooks or clasps, often understood as fasteners made of metal. Their purpose is to join sections of the tent, showing attention to detail in how the sanctuary was held together.
  • The word "couple" (חָבַר, chavar) means to join or connect. The use here emphasizes that the tent was not just a collection of separate pieces but was meant to function as one unified whole.
  • The word "one" (אֶחָד, echad) means "one" or "united." This stresses that the tent, though made of many parts, was to be joined so completely that it became a single entity.

Why Exodus 26:11 matters

  • Exodus 26:11 clarifies that the tabernacle was designed to be a unified structure, not just a patchwork of separate pieces, which reflects the careful planning and purpose behind its construction.
  • The verse shows the level of detail God gave Moses, emphasizing that even small elements like clasps were important for the integrity of the whole sanctuary.
  • Understanding this verse helps readers see how every part of the tabernacle, down to the fasteners, was intended to work together, reinforcing the theme of unity and completeness in Israel’s worship space.

Where else these words appear

“taches” Hebrew H7165 · used in 7 verses

  • Exodus 26:6 And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.
  • Exodus 35:11 The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,
  • Exodus 36:18 And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.

“loops” Hebrew H3924 · used in 7 verses

  • Exodus 26:4 And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.
  • Exodus 26:10 And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.
  • Exodus 36:12 Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one curtain to another.

“couple” Hebrew H2266 · used in 25 verses

  • Genesis 14:3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
  • Exodus 36:18 And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.
  • Psalms 94:20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

“brass” Hebrew H5178 · used in 119 verses

  • Genesis 4:22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
  • Deuteronomy 28:23 And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
  • 1 Chronicles 29:2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.