Exodus 36:29

36:29 At the two corners ¹  they were doubled at the lower end and ²  finished together at the top in one ring. So he did for both.

[36:29]  ¹ tn This is the last phrase of the verse, moved forward for clarity.

[36:29]  ² tn This difficult verse uses the perfect tense at the beginning, and the second clause parallels it with יִהְיוּ (yihyu), which has to be taken here as a preterite without the consecutive vav (ו). The predicate “finished” or “completed” is the word תָּמִּים (tammim); it normally means “complete, sound, whole,” and related words describe the sacrifices as without blemish.