Exodus 36:24

Exodus 36:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And forty sockets of silver he made 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 made forty silver bases to go under them—two bases for each frame, one under each projection.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he made forty bases of silver 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)Forty sockets of silver he made to go under the twenty boards: two sockets under each of the boards for its two tenons.

Context of Exodus 36:24

22Each board had two wooden pegs, beside each other. They made all the boards for the tabernacle like this. 23They made 20 boards for the south side of the tabernacle. They 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. 25They made 20 boards for the north side of the tabernacle. 26They made 40 silver bases, two bases under each board.

Exodus 36:24 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

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

Commentaries on Exodus 36:24

• 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 36:24

• Israel
• Silver
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

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• Atonement, Day of
• Badger
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• Exodus, the Book of
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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