Exodus 26:24

Exodus 26:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
• New International Version (NIV)At these two corners they must be double from the bottom all the way to the top and fitted into a single ring; both shall be like that.
• English Standard Version (ESV)they shall be separate beneath, but joined at the top, at the first ring. Thus shall it be with both of them; they shall form the two corners.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They shall be coupled together at the bottom and they shall be coupled together at the top by one ring. Thus it shall be for both of them. They shall be for the two corners.

Context of Exodus 26:24

22Make six boards for the west side, at the back of the tabernacle. 23Then make two boards for the corners at the back of the tabernacle. You must fix the two boards together, from the bottom to the top. Use a ring to fix them together at the top. Make both the corners in the same way. 25So there will be eight boards at the back of the tabernacle and 16 silver bases, two bases under each board. 26You must also use acacia wood to make bars to fix across the boards. Make five bars for the south side of the tabernacle,

Exodus 26:24 word by word

וְיִֽהְי֣וּ תֹֽאֲמִים֮ מִלְּמַטָּה֒ וְיַחְדָּ֗ו יִהְי֤וּ תַמִּים֙ עַל־רֹאשׁ֔וֹ אֶל־הַטַּבַּ֖עַת הָאֶחָ֑ת כֵּ֚ן יִהְיֶ֣ה לִשְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם לִשְׁנֵ֥י הַמִּקְצֹעֹ֖ת יִהְיֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they shall be coupledתָּאַםtâ'am · be doubleH8382
• together beneathמַ֫טָּהmaţţâh · beneathH4295
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• above the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• of it unto oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• ringטַבַּ֫עַתţabba‛ath · ringH2885
• thus shall it be for them bothשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• cornersמִקְצֹעַmaqtsôa‛ maqtsôa‛ maqtsô‛âh · cornerH4740

Cross-references for Exodus 26:24

• Exodus 36:29They fixed the two boards together, from the bottom to the top. They used a ring to fix them together at the top. They made both corners in the same way.
• Psalms 133:1It is good for a family of God's people to live together in peace. Yes! It brings great pleasure!
• 1 Corinthians 1:10My Christian friends, I tell you this with the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ: ‘Please agree with each other. Do not become separate groups. Be united and think about things in the same way.’
• 1 Corinthians 3:16You surely know that you are like God's special house. As God's people, God's Spirit lives in you.
• 1 Peter 2:5You yourselves are also like stones that are alive. God is using you, like stones, to build a house where his Spirit lives. You will serve him like his special priests who offer sacrifices to him. God will be happy with the spiritual offerings that you give to him, because you belong to Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on Exodus 26:24

• 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. 1-37The tabernacle itself (not including the courtyard around it) was not very large. It was about 4.6 meters (15 feet) wide and 13.7 meters (45 feet) long. The main structure stood on 48 vertical frames. Each frame was 4.6 meters (15 feet) high and 68.6 centimeters (27 inches) wide (26:16). The frames were made of acacia wood and covered with gold (26:15, 29). Workers joined the frames together with horizontal crossbars. These bars formed a three-sided…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 26:24

• Shittim
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Cherub
• Couple
• Cunning
• Sweet
• Badger
• Board
• Clasps
• Color; Colors
• Corner
• 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