Exodus 26:20-30

20 and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards,
21 and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board and two sockets under another board.
22 "For the rear of the tabernacle, to the west, you shall make six boards.
23 "You shall make two boards for the corners of the tabernacle at the rear.
24 "They shall be double beneath, and together they shall be complete to its top to the first ring; thus it shall be with both of them: they shall form the two corners.
25 "There shall be eight boards with their sockets of silver, sixteen * sockets; two sockets under one board and two sockets under another board.
26 "Then you shall make 1bars of acacia wood, five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle,
27 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 rear side to the west.
28 "The middle bar in the center of the boards shall pass through from end to end.
29 "You shall overlay the boards with gold and make their rings of gold as holders for the bars; and you shall overlay the bars with gold.
30 "Then you shall erect the tabernacle 2according to its plan which you have been shown in the mountain.

Exodus 26:20-30 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 26

In this chapter a description is given of the tabernacle itself, and first of its inward curtains, of their number, matter, length, and breadth, and the manner of coupling them together, Ex 26:1-6, and then of the outward curtains of it, their number, matter, length, and breadth, and coupling, and how disposed of, Ex 26:7-13, and next of the two coverings of the tabernacle, of rams' skins and badgers' skins, Ex 22:14, the boards for the tabernacle are also described, with their tenons and sockets, Ex 26:15-25 and the bars and rings for it, by which it was kept firm together, Ex 26:26-30, an account is given of the vail between the holy and the most holy place, Ex 26:31-35, and of the hanging for the door of the tabernacle, Ex 26:36,37.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Exodus 36:31
  • 2. Exodus 25:9, 40; Acts 7:44; Hebrews 8:5

Footnotes 14

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