Exodus 36:26-36

26 with xl. sokettes of syluer .ij. sokettes vnder euery boorde.

27 And behynde in the ende of the tabernacle towarde the west, they made .vi. boordes

28 and .ij. other bordes for the corners of the habitacyon behynde,

29 and they were ioyned closse both beneth and also aboue with clampes, and thus they dyd to both the corners:

30 so they were in all .viij. boordes and .xvi. sokettes, vnder euery borde two sokettes.

31 And they made barres of sethim wodd .v. for the bordes of the one syde of the habitacion

32 and .v. for the other, ad fiue for the bordes of the west ende of the habitacion.

33 And they made the myddell barre to shote thorowe the bordes: euen from the one ende to the other,

34 and ouerlayde the bordes with golde, and made the rynges of golde to thrust the barres thorow, and couered the barres with golde.

35 And they made an hangynge of Iacincte, of scarlett purple ad twyned bysse with cherubyns of broderd worke.

36 And made thervnto .iiij. pilers of sethim wodd and ouerlayde them with golde. Their knoppes were also of gold, ad they cast for them .iiij. sokettes of syluer.

Exodus 36:26-36 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 36

Bezaleel and Aholiab, with the artificers under them, having a call as well as qualifications for the service of the sanctuary, and having received from Moses the materials for it, set about it, Ex 36:1-3 but the people bringing more than was necessary, they acquaint Moses with it, who by a proclamation restrained from it, Ex 36:4-7 and next an account is given of the several things that were wrought by them, as first the curtains for the tabernacle, both of linen and goats' hair, and the coverings of them, Ex 36:8-19 next the boards for the tabernacle, and the sockets they were set in, and the bars for the boards, Ex 36:20-34 and then the vail which parted the most holy place from the holy place, and the hanging which divided between the holy place and the court, Ex 36:35-38.