Exodus 26:29

29 Make gold rings on the sides of the frames to hold the crossbars, and cover the frames and the crossbars with gold.

Exodus 26:29 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 26:29

And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold
Not merely gild them, but cover them with thin plates of gold; and which, because it would take up a great quantity of gold, and make the boards very heavy, unless the plates were very thin, when they were taken down and carried from place to place, some have thought they were only glided:

and make their rings of gold, [for] places for the bars;
these were made of solid gold, and were as staples to let the bars into: and, according to Jarchi, there were two rings to every board:

and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold:
cover them with plates of gold; and these bars and staples of gold show how compact and firm the church of God is, through his almighty power, as well as how glorious and splendid it is by his grace.

Exodus 26:29 In-Context

27 and five to hold the frames together on the other side. Also make five crossbars to hold the frames together on the west end, at the rear.

28 The middle crossbar is to be set halfway up the frames, and it is to run along the entire length of each side and rear.

29 Make gold rings on the sides of the frames to hold the crossbars, and cover the frames and the crossbars with gold.

30 Set up the Holy Tent by the plan shown to you on the mountain.

31 "Make a curtain of fine linen and blue, purple, and red thread, and have a skilled craftsman sew designs of creatures with wings on it.