For the far side of the tabernacle westward you shall make six boards. You shall make two boards for the corners of the tabernacle in the far side. They shall be double beneath, and in the same way they shall be whole to its top to one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners. There shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
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“You shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright. Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and one and a half cubits the width of each board. There shall be two tenons in each board, joined to one another: thus you shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle. You shall make twenty boards for the tabernacle, for the south side southward. You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons. For the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards, and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. For the far side of the tabernacle westward you shall make six boards. You shall make two boards for the corners of the tabernacle in the far side. They shall be double beneath, and in the same way they shall be whole to its top to one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners. There shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
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For the far side of the tabernacle westward you shall make six boards.
You shall make two boards for the corners of the tabernacle in the far side.
They shall be double beneath, and in the same way they shall be whole to its top to one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
There shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
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And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.
And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.
And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
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And for the hinder part of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.
And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the hinder part.
And they shall be double beneath, and in like manner they shall be complete unto the top thereof unto the first ring; thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
Thus there shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets: two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
Cross-references (5)
- Exodus 36:29-30 (v24) They were double beneath, and in the same way they were all the way to its top to one ring. He did this to both of them in the two corners.…
- Psalms 133:1-3 (v24) See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, that ran down on the…
- 1 Corinthians 1:10 (v24) Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions…
- 1 Corinthians 3:16 (v24) Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?
- 1 Peter 2:5 (v24) You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v24 The Hebrew word signifieth twins: declaring that they should…
The Hebrew word signifieth twins: declaring that they should be so perfect and well joined as was possible.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv23–24 Which were of another fashion than the former, as…
Which were of another fashion than the former, as may be gathered both from the distinct nomination and use of them, and from the laws of building. And whereas the rest were but single boards, these were double, for greater strength and conveniency of joining them together.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv22–25 And they shall be coupled together beneath,.... At the…
And they shall be coupled together beneath,.... At the bottom of the boards or planks:
and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring at the top of the boards there was a ring, to which they were coupled and fastened, and so at the bottom of them, though not expressed: some understand this of all the planks, both at the two sides and at the west end; but it seems rather to respect only the corner planks, since it follows:
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thus shall it be for them both, they shall be for the two corners; which were coupled and joined alike at each corner as if they were twins, as the word used signifies; or the meaning is, that these were double boards, and so like twins, which were so closely put together that they seemed but one board; which was done that the corners might be thicker and stronger, and so for the greater firmness of the building.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v22 Six, at the western end, with two other strong…
Six, at the western end, with two other strong boards, or pillars, to connect the whole, as they were placed at the two corners, and were half a cubit each. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv22–23 22. Westward… six boards — The tabernacle was to…
22. Westward… six boards — The tabernacle was to face eastward, toward the rising sun, and that side of the board structure was left open, to be enclosed only by curtains. Exo_26:36. But the west side, or end, was to be securely fastened with boards, as were the north and the south sides, (18, 20.)
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv22–25 22. westward] lit. sea-ward. Sea (i.e. the Medit. sea)…
22. westward] lit. sea-ward. Sea (i.e. the Medit. sea) is in Heb. the regular word for ‘west’; and the usage, like that of négeb in v. 18 in the sense of ‘south,’ could only have arisen after Israel had been long settled in Canaan. So Exo_10:19; Exo_10:27; Exo_27:12; Exo_36:27; Exo_36:32; Exo_38:12.
The twenty frames for the sides of the Dwelling made up its entire length of 30 cubits (= 1 ½ × 20). The six frames at the end would make 9 cubits: so that, as the entire width of the Dwelling was 10 cubits, if the frames at the sides were ½ a cubit thick, the six at the end would just fill up the 9 cubits between them.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv22, 24, 25 (22) For the sides of the tabernacle westward.—Rather, for…
(22) For the sides of the tabernacle westward.—Rather, for the back of the tabernacle (LXX., τῶν ὀπίσω). (See Note on Exo_26:18.) The west is always regarded as “behind” by the Orientals.
Six boards.—Six boards, presumably of the same width with the others (Exo_26:16), would extend a length of nine cubits only, or thirteen and a half feet. The tenth cubit seems to have been made up by the corner boards, or posts, which are counted with the “six” boards as forming the back of the tabernacle in Exo_26:25.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv22, 24, 25 Vers. 22, 23. For the sides of the tabernacle…
Vers. 22, 23. For the sides of the tabernacle westward. Rather, "for the back" (tasw LXX). Here there were to be six boards only, which would give the abnormal and improbable width of nine cubits. The additional cubit required was no doubt obtained from the corner boards, or posts, each of which added to the (internal) width half a cubit (see ver. 23).
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v22 General Information:
General Information:
Yahweh continues to tell Moses what the people must do.
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These frames must be separate at the bottom, but joined at the top
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Separate these frames at the bottom, but join them at the top" (See: Active or Passive)
silver bases
These were silver blocks that had a slot in them to keep the frame in place. See how you translated this in Exodus 26:19.
in all
"total"
and so on
This means that what was said about the first two frames should be done for the rest of the frames. See how you translated this in Exodus 26:21. AT: "and two bases for each of the rest of the frames" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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