God’s Word Translation
Exodus 36:20
20They made a framework out of acacia wood for the inner tent.
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 also made 50 bronze fasteners to link the inner tent together as a single unit. 19They made a cover out of rams’ skins that had been dyed red for the outer tent, and over that they put a cover made of fine leather. They made a framework out of acacia wood for the inner tent. 21Each frame was 15 feet long and 27 inches wide, 22with two identical pegs. They made all the frames for the inner tent this same way.
Read all of Exodus 36Exodus 36:20 word by word
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־הַקְּרָשִׁ֖ים לַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן עֲצֵ֥י שִׁטִּ֖ים עֹמְדִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 36:20
- Exodus 26:15“Make a framework out of acacia wood for the inner tent.
- Exodus 40:18When Moses set up the tent, he put the sockets in place, put up the frames, inserted the crossbars, and set up the posts.
- Exodus 25:5rams’ skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood,
- Numbers 25:1While Israel was staying at Shittim, the men began to have sex with Moabite women
- Deuteronomy 10:3I made an ark out of acacia wood. I cut two ⌞more⌟ stone tablets like the first ones. I carried the two tablets up the mountain.
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
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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
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