“You shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the far side westward. The middle bar in the middle of the boards shall pass through from end to end. You shall overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars. You shall overlay the bars with gold.
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“You shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the far side westward. The middle bar in the middle of the boards shall pass through from end to end. You shall overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars. You shall overlay the bars with gold. You shall set up the tabernacle according to the way that it was shown to you on the mountain.
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“You shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the far side westward.
The middle bar in the middle of the boards shall pass through from end to end.
You shall overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars. You shall overlay the bars with gold.
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And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward.
And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end.
And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.
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And thou shalt make bars of acacia-wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the hinder part westward;
and the middle bar in the midst of the boards, which shall pass through from end to end.
And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for holders for the bars; and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.
Cross-references (9)
- Exodus 25:11-12 (v29) You shall overlay it with pure gold. You shall overlay it inside and outside, and you shall make a gold molding around it. You shall cast…
- Exodus 36:31-38 (v26) He made bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the other side of the…
- Numbers 3:36 (v26) The appointed duty of the sons of Merari shall be the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all its instruments, all its…
- Numbers 4:31 (v26) This is the duty of their burden, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting: the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars,…
- Romans 15:1 (v26) Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:19-20 (v26) For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more. To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I…
- Galatians 6:1-2 (v26) Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to…
- Ephesians 4:16 (v26) from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each…
- Colossians 2:19 (v26) and not holding firmly to the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and ligaments, grows with…
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On v28 Exo 26:28 And the middle bar in the midst…
Exo 26:28 And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end.
Ver. 28. And the middle bar in the midst of the boards.] The fastening together of these boards thus with bars signified, saith an interpreter, the uniting of all the members together by one and the same Spirit in Christ: "from whom the whole body fitly joined together, maketh increase of the body, unto the edifying of itself in love." {Eph 4:16}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv26–28 By bars you may understand either,
By bars you may understand either,
1. Several rows or orders of bars, one bar beginning at the end of the other, and each containing four cubits in length, and altogether twenty cubits, which was the length of the tabernacle; or,
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2. Single bars, which seem truer,
1. Because the word signifies bars, not rows of bars; and why should we go from the proper signification of the word without cause?
2. If bars be put for rows of bars, there must be five rows of bars on a side, there being so many bars said to be on a side. But the abettors of that opinion allow only four rows of bars on a side; and it is apparent the middle bar, which is one of the five, is but one single bar, Exo 26:28, and therefore it may be presumed the rest were so too.
3. The name of the middle bar implies, that of the other four bars, two were above it, and two below it.
Object. But if they were each single bars, reaching the whole length of the building, why is it said peculiarly of the middle bar, that it should reach from end to end, or from extremity to extremity? Exo 26:28.
Answ. This may be peculiarly said of this, either because the other four might want something of the just length of the building, or because the middle bar might stand out beyond the two ends of it, for conveniency of the carriage of the building.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv26–29 And the middle bar in the midst of the…
And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end. From east to west, as Jarchi interprets it; but this can only be said of the middle bar on the north and south sides of the tabernacle, for the middle bar at the west end was north to south: about this bar there is some difficulty, as that it is said to be "from end to end", as if that only was; whereas it is reasonable to suppose that the rest were so likewise; it may be, they might come somewhat short of reaching the end, whereas this did entirely; or rather the truer reason is, because the rest of the bars consisted of various parts; whereas this was a long bar of one entire piece, reaching from one end of the tabernacle to the other: likewise it is said to be "in the midst of the boards"; and the Jewish writers are generally of opinion, that it did not run along in rings as the other bars did, but the boards and planks being bored, this went through the thickness of the wood throughout; and in this they are followed by Arias Moatanus, Vatablus, Dr. Lightfoot, and others: but to this it may be objected, that the boards must be very thick indeed, even incredibly so, to admit of such a bore as to let in a bar of this kind, and is not so consistent with its being a portable house; and besides, when it was at any time taken down, in order to be removed, such a bar must give a great deal of trouble, and be in danger of being broke to pieces; besides, if it was thus covered in the boards, as it must be, what need was there that it should be overlaid with gold, as in the next verse? it is more probable, therefore, that it went not through the midst of the thickness of the wood, but in the middle of the length of the planks, and so expresses its different situation from the rest of the bars, which were at or towards the top and bottom of the planks, and this in the middle of them. It is not said of these bars, whether they were within or on the outside of the tabernacle; it is most likely they were on the outside, as Josephus (w) says they were; since they would not have made a good appearance within side, where they would have been always seen by the priests within, whereas being without they were covered with the curtains.
(w) Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 3. c. 6. sect. 3.)
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v29 Verse 29. Thou shalt overlay the boards with gold]…
Verse 29. Thou shalt overlay the boards with gold] It is not said how thick the gold was by which these boards, c., were overlaid it was no doubt done with gold plates, but these must have been very thin, else the boards, &c., must have been insupportably heavy. The gold was probably something like our gold leaf, but not brought to so great a degree of tenuity.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v26 Bars, 30 cubits long, on two sides, and ten…
Bars, 30 cubits long, on two sides, and ten on the western end, to fasten the boards.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On v26 26-29. Bars — The description and design of these…
26-29. Bars — The description and design of these are easy to be understood. “They held the whole firmly together,” says Josephus, “and for this reason was all this joined so fast together, that the tabernacle might not be shaken either by the winds or by any other means, but that it might preserve itself quiet and immovable continually.” These bars of shittim wood, as well as the boards, were overlaid with gold, and were made to pass through gold rings or staples, which were fastened in each board as places (Hebrews, houses) for the bars. They were five in number for each side and for the western end, the middle bar in the midst of the boards on each side reaching from end to end. Whether these bars were to be on the outside or inside of the boards is not stated, and both views have had their advocates. Most probably they were on the outside, as thus, in putting up and taking down the structure, there would be less occasion to invade the holy places. As the middle bar extended the whole length of the wall of boards, it is naturally inferred that the other four did not, and hence the general conclusion that there were but three rows of bars on each side, the upper and lower row consisting of two bars, each running half the length of the middle bar.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On v26 26–29. The bars. Five gilt bars of acacia wood,…
26–29. The bars. Five gilt bars of acacia wood, attached to the frames by gold rings, are to run horizontally along the two sides and the back of the Dwelling, to keep the frames in their places. The middle bar in each case ran from end to end: the other bars, it may be inferred, were shorter, perhaps arranged as is here shewn:
It is not stated whether the bars were to be outside or inside the Dwelling: but the former seems the more natural, and is commonly assumed.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv26–28 (26) Bars of shittim wood.—The object of the “bars”…
(26) Bars of shittim wood.—The object of the “bars” was to hold the “boards” together, and prevent there being any aperture between one board and another. They were fifteen in number, five for each of the three sides of the boarded space. The “middle bar” on each side was to extend from end to end of the tabernacle (Exo_26:28), the four bars above and below being shorter, each coupling together probably one-half of the boards of its side. The bars were passed through “rings” attached to the boards (Exo_26:29), each board having at least one such ring. It is probable that they were placed outside the tabernacle walls.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv26, 29 Vers. 26-28. Bars of shittim wood. To give greater…
Vers. 26-28. Bars of shittim wood. To give greater stability to the structure, to keep the boards in their places, and to prevent there being any aperture between them, five bars were to be made for each side, and the same number for the end, of the mishkan, which were to be passed through rings attached to the boards one at least to each and thus to hold the boards firmly together. The middle bar in each case was to extend the whole length of the enclosure (ver. 28), and thus in two cases to be thirty cubits, or forty-five feet long. The exact length, and the disposition of the other bars is not indicated; but it is with reason conjectured that two were above and two below the "middle bar" that all were horizontal and that each coupled together one half of the boards of each side. The length of each was probably fifteen cubits; and the ends which reached the two comer posts at the back ran into the corner rings, which were shaped so as to receive the two bars (see ver. 24). It is not said whether the bars were inside or outside the mishkan; but the best authorities suppose them to have been outside.
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v26 i.e. acacia.
shittim
i.e. acacia.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv26, 29 General Information:
General Information:
Yahweh continue to tell Moses how the tabernacle was to be built.
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crossbars
These are horizontal support beams that give stability to the structure.
the back side of the tabernacle to the west
The front was on the east side of the tabernacle.
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