And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;
In the building of a house there is a great deal of work about the doors and partitions. In the tabernacle these were answerable to the rest of the fabric; there were curtains for doors, and veils for partitions. 1. There was a veil made for a partition between the holy place, and the most holy, Exo 36:35, Exo 36:36.
Commenting on Exodus 36:35-38
made an hanging for the . . . door--Curtains of elaborately wrought needlework are often suspended over the entrance to tents of the great nomad sheiks, and throughout Persia, at the entrance of summer tents, mosques, and palaces. They are preferred as cooler and more elegant than wooden doors.
And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework; (i) Which was between the court and the sanctuary.