Exodus 36:27

Exodus 36:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards.
• New International Version (NIV)They made six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle,
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the rear of the tabernacle westward he made six frames.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the west side of the tabernacle he made six boards.

Context of Exodus 36:27

25Then for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he made twenty boards, 26and their forty bases of silver; two bases under one board, and two bases under another board. And for the back of the tabernacle, to the west, he made six boards. 28He made two boards for the corners of the tabernacle at the back. 29They were double beneath, and together they were complete to its top, to the first ring; he did this with both of them for the two corners.

Exodus 36:27 word by word

וּֽלְיַרְכְּתֵ֥י הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן יָ֑מָּה עָשָׂ֖ה שִׁשָּׁ֥ה קְרָשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear

• backיַרְכָהyerêkâh · flankH3411
• of the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• to the westיָםyâm · sea: westH3220
• he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213

Cross-references for Exodus 36:27

• Exodus 26:22For the back of the tabernacle, to the west, you shall make six boards.

Commentaries on Exodus 36:27

• 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 36:27

• Israel
• Tabernacle

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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