King James Version
Exodus 36:18 in the King James Version says “And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 36 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.”
Exodus 36:18 · KJV
And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.
And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.
And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that.
And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of brass”
H5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e., coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
“to couple”
H2266to join (literally or figuratively); specifically (by means of spells) to fascinate
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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