Exodus 38:20

Exodus 38:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.
• New International Version (NIV)All the tent pegs of the tabernacle and of the surrounding courtyard were bronze.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all the pegs for the tabernacle and for the court all around were of bronze.
• New King James Version (NKJV)All the pegs of the tabernacle, and of the court all around, were bronze.

Context of Exodus 38:20

18The screen for the entrance to the courtyard was made of violet, purple, and bright red yarn embroidered on ⌞fabric made from⌟ fine linen yarn. It was 30 feet long and 7½ feet high, just like the curtains of the courtyard. 19It was hung on four posts ⌞set in⌟ four bronze bases. The hooks and bands on the posts were made of silver. The tops of the posts were covered with silver. All the pegs for the tent and the surrounding courtyard were made of bronze. 21This is the amount of material that was used for the tent (the tent of the words of God’s promise). An inventory was ordered by Moses and carried out by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar, son of the priest Aaron. 22Now Bezalel, son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah, made everything the Lord had commanded Moses.

Exodus 38:20 word by word

וְֽכָל־הַיְתֵדֹ֞ת לַמִּשְׁכָּ֧ן וְלֶחָצֵ֛ר סָבִ֖יב נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And all the pinsיָתֵדyâthêd · pegH3489
• of the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• and of the courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178

Cross-references for Exodus 38:20

• Exodus 27:19“All the things for the tent, no matter how they’re used, including all the pegs for the tent and the courtyard, must be made of bronze.
• 2 Chronicles 3:9The gold nails weighed 20 ounces. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.
• Ezra 9:8And now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been kind enough to leave us a few survivors from Babylon and to give us a secure hold on his holy place. Our God has made our eyes light up and has given us new opportunities while we were slaves.
• Ecclesiastes 12:11Words from wise people are like spurs. Their collected sayings are like nails that have been driven in firmly. They come from one shepherd.
• Isaiah 22:23I will fasten him firmly in place like a peg, and he will be a source of honor for his father’s household.
• Isaiah 33:20Look at Zion, the city of our festivals. Your eyes will see Jerusalem as a peaceful place. It is a tent that can’t be moved. Its tent pegs will never be pulled out, and none of its ropes will be broken.
• Ephesians 2:21In him all the parts of the building fit together and grow into a holy temple in the Lord.
• Colossians 2:19He doesn’t hold on to ⌞Christ,⌟ the head. Christ makes the whole body grow as God wants it to, through support and unity given by the joints and ligaments.

Commentaries on Exodus 38:20

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-20Verses 9-20 The walls of the court being of curtains only, intimated that the state of the Jewish church itself was movable and changeable; and in due time to be taken down and folded up, when the place of the tent should be enlarged, and its cords lengthened, to make room for the Gentile world.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20This section reports on building the courtyard (38:9–20) and its equipment, including the altar of burnt offering and the bronze basin (38:1–7; 38:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-311. the altar of burnt offering--The repetitions are continued, in which may be traced the exact conformity of the execution to the order.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Cunning
• Fillet
• Nail
• Occupy
• Overlaying
• Atonement, Day of
• Color; Colors
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus

Commentaries on Exodus 38

• 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