Exodus 26:19

Exodus 26:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.
• New International Version (NIV)and make forty silver bases to go under them—two bases for each frame, one under each projection.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and forty bases of silver you shall make under the twenty frames, two bases under one frame for its two tenons, and two bases under the next frame for its two tenons;
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards: two sockets under each of the boards for its two tenons.

Context of Exodus 26:19

17Make two wooden pegs on each board, beside each other. Make all the boards of the tabernacle like this. 18Make 20 boards for the south side of the tabernacle. Then use silver to make 40 heavy bases to hold up the boards. Two bases will hold up each board. The pegs on the boards will fit into holes in the bases. 20Also make 20 boards for the north side of the tabernacle. 21Make 40 silver bases, two bases under each board.

Exodus 26:19 word by word

וְאַרְבָּעִים֙ אַדְנֵי־כֶ֔סֶף תַּעֲשֶׂ֕ה תַּ֖חַת עֶשְׂרִ֣ים הַקָּ֑רֶשׁ שְׁנֵ֨י אֲדָנִ֜ים תַּֽחַת־הַקֶּ֤רֶשׁ הָאֶחָד֙ לִשְׁתֵּ֣י יְדֹתָ֔יו וּשְׁנֵ֧י אֲדָנִ֛ים תַּֽחַת־הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁ הָאֶחָ֖ד לִשְׁתֵּ֥י יְדֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• socketsאֶ֫דֶן'eden · socketH134
• of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• under the twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• boardsקֶ֫רֶשׁqeresh · boardH7175
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• under oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• tenonsיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Exodus 26:19

• Exodus 26:25So there will be eight boards at the back of the tabernacle and 16 silver bases, two bases under each board.
• Exodus 27:10Make 20 poles and 20 bronze bases to hold the poles. Use silver to make hooks and sticks to hold the curtains.
• Exodus 36:24They used silver to make 40 heavy bases to hold up the boards. Two bases would hold up each board. The pegs on the boards fitted into holes in the bases.
• Exodus 28:27Make two more gold rings. Fix them to the bottom edge of the shoulder pieces, on the front of the ephod. Put them just above the ephod's belt.
• Exodus 40:18When Moses put up the tabernacle, he first put the metal bases in their right places. Then he put up the boards, the bars to hold them, and the poles.
• Numbers 3:36Merari's family had to take care of all the wood parts of the tabernacle. They took care of the heavy things that stood on the ground to hold the poles.
• Numbers 4:31This is the work of the men in Merari's clan. They must carry the wood parts that hold the Tent of Meeting, and its poles. They must carry its pillars and its bases.

Commentaries on Exodus 26:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-37Verses 1-37 (Compare Exodus 26:1-6, more strictly so-called, its tent Exodus 26:7-13, and its covering Exodus 26:14 (Compare Exodus 35:11; Exodus 39:33-34; Exodus 40:19, Exodus 40:34; Numbers 3:25, etc.). These parts are very clearly distinguished in the Hebrew, but they are confounded in many places of the English Version (see Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:9, etc.). The tabernacle itself was to consist of curtains of fine linen woven with colored figures of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-30Verses 15-30 The sockets of silver each weighed about 115 pounds; they were placed in rows on the ground. In every pair of these sockets, a strong board of shittim-wood, covered with plates of gold, was fitted by mortises and tenons. Thus walls were formed for the two sides, and for the west end. The wall was further held together by bars, which passed through rings of gold. Over this the curtains were spread. Though movable, it was strong and firm. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Each base was under the place where the frames joined. The right peg of one frame and the left peg of the next frame fit into one base. Along with the crossbars, this setup helped stabilize the entire structure (26:27–28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-3015-30. thou shalt make boards ... rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion ... which was showed thee--The tabernacle, from its name as well as from its general appearance and arrangements, was a tent; but from the description given in these verses, the boards that formed its walls, the five (cross) bars that strengthened them, and the middle bar that "reached from end to end," and gave it solidity and compactness, it was evidently a more…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 26:19

• Shittim
• Silver
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Cherub
• Couple
• Cunning
• Silver
• Sweet
• Badger
• Board
• Clasps
• Color; Colors
• Criticism

Commentaries on Exodus 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings