He made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up.
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He made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up.
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And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up.
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And he made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia-wood, standing up.
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Passages linked to Exodus 36:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 25:5 rams’ skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood,
- Exodus 25:10 “They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Its length shall be two and a half cubits, its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.
- Exodus 26:15-29 “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. “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.
- Exodus 40:18-19 Moses raised up the tabernacle, and laid its sockets, and set up its boards, and put in its bars, and raised up its pillars. He spread the covering over the tent, and put the roof of the tabernacle above on it, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- Numbers 25:1 Israel stayed in Shittim; and the people began to play the prostitute with the daughters of Moab;
- Deuteronomy 10:3 So I made an ark of acacia wood, and cut two stone tablets like the first, and went up onto the mountain, having the two tablets in my hand.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain And to bear up the curtains of the Tabernacle.
And to bear up the curtains of the Tabernacle.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 20. And he made boards] See Clarke on…
Verse 20. And he made boards] See Clarke on Ex 26:15, &c.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 20. the tabernacle] the Dwelling. So vv. 22, 23,…
20. the tabernacle] the Dwelling. So vv. 22, 23, &c.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (20-34) After the construction of the roof, that of…
(20-34) After the construction of the roof, that of the walls is described, the order of Exodus 26 being still followed. Exo_36:20-34 correspond to Exo_36:15-29 of Exodus 26. The correspondence is closer than would appear from the Authorised Version.
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain i.e. acacia.
shittim
i.e. acacia.
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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain The Framework and the Veils
The Framework and the Veils
v. 20. And he made boards (planks) for the Tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up, strong and durable.
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v. 21. The length of a board was ten cubits and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half.
v. 22. One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another. Thus did he make for all the boards of the Tabernacle.
v. 23. And he made boards for the Tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward;
v. 24. and forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards: two sockets under one board for his two tenons and two sockets under another board for his two tenons. The tenons, fitting exactly in the sockets of the bases, held the planks upright.
v. 25. And for the other side of the Tabernacle, which is toward the north corner, he made twenty boards,
v. 26. and their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under one board and two sockets under another board.
v. 27. And for the sides of the Tabernacle westward he made six boards, of the regular width.
v. 28. And two boards made he for the corners of the Tabernacle in the two sides, the planks on the northwest and southwest corners, respectively, being apparently only one half cubit in width, as they were dovetailed to the first planks on the north and the south side to form a solid corner.
v. 29. And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring. Thus he did to both of them in both the corners.
v. 30. And there were eight boards all told, on the west side; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.
v. 31. And he made bars of shittim wood, cross-bars of acacia wood to lock the planks in place: five for the boards of the one side of the Tabernacle,
v. 32. and five bars for the boards of the other side of the Tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the Tabernacle for the sides westward.
v. 33. And he made the middle bar to shoot through the boards from the one end to the other, thus making the walls solid.
v. 34. And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. Cf Exo 26:15-30.
v. 35. And he made a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; with cherubim made he it of cunning work, the four kinds of thread woven into a damask cloth with figures of cherubim.
v. 36. And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, for the entrance of the Most Holy Place, and overlaid them with gold; their hooks, to which the curtain was fastened, were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver, heavy bases to hold the pillars upright.
v. 37. And he made an hanging for the Tabernacle door, the door leading to the Holy Place, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework, woven in geometrical figures.
v. 38. And the five pillars of it with their hooks, from which this outer screen was suspended; and he overlaid their chapiters, their heads, or capitals, and their fillets, the rods connecting them, with gold; but their five sockets were of brass, of less costly metal than those of the inner curtain. Cf Exo 26:31-37. Thus the directions of the Lord, as given to Moses, were followed with the most painstaking exactness, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Bezalel made ... for the south side
Bezalel made ... for the south side
For Exo 36:20-23 see how you translated many of these words in Exodus 26:15-18.
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ten cubits ... one and a half cubits
"10 cubits ... 1.5 cubits" (See: Biblical Distance and Numbers and Fractions)
two wooden pegs for joining
A wooden peg is a small piece of wood sticking out beyond the end of the board so it can be secured.
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tabernacle
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