Exodus 36:20

Exodus 36:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up.
• New International Version (NIV)They made upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he made the upright frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the tabernacle he made boards of acacia wood, standing upright.

Context of Exodus 36:20

18They made 50 bronze hooks to join the two sets of curtains together. It made a single tent. 19They used red leather from sheep's skins to cover the tent. They used another kind of good leather to cover the red leather. They used acacia wood to make the boards that would hold up the tabernacle. 21Each board was 4 metres high and 65 centimetres wide. 22Each board had two wooden pegs, beside each other. They made all the boards for the tabernacle like this.

Exodus 36:20 word by word

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־הַקְּרָשִׁ֖ים לַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן עֲצֵ֥י שִׁטִּ֖ים עֹמְדִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• boardsקֶ֫רֶשׁqeresh · boardH7175
• for the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• shittimשִׁטָּהshiţţâh shiţţîym · acaciaH7848
• woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• standing upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: riseH5975

Cross-references for Exodus 36:20

• Exodus 26:15Use acacia wood to make boards to hold up the tabernacle.
• 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.
• Exodus 25:5red leather from sheep's skins and other good leather; wood from acacia trees;
• Numbers 25:1The Israelites were staying in Shittim. The men began to have sex with the women from Moab.
• Deuteronomy 10:3So I used acacia wood to make a box. I also cut two new flat stones that were like the first stones. Then I carried the two new stones up the mountain in my hands.

Commentaries on Exodus 36:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20And he made boards - See Clarke's note on Exodus 26:15, etc.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-38Much of the report about building the Tent of Meeting repeats what 25:1–31:18 said. There is a change from the imperative mood to the indicative, and there are certain changes in the order. This repetition emphasizes that the work was done exactly as God commanded (see 40:16). The people had tried to secure God's presence their own way with the gold calf, which led to disaster. Now, by following God's way, they received blessings (40:34–38).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-381. Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise-hearted man, &c.--Here is an illustrious example of zeal and activity in the work of the Lord. No unnecessary delay was allowed to take place; and from the moment the first pole was stuck in the ground till the final completion of the sacred edifice, he and his associates labored with all the energies both of mind and body engaged in the work. And what was the mainspring of their arduous and untiring…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 36:20

• Ablution
• Israel
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Hold
• Atonement, Day of
• Badger
• Board
• Clasps
• Color; Colors
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Pentateuch

Commentaries on Exodus 36

• 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