New English Translation
Exodus 38:20
20All the tent pegs of the tabernacle and of the courtyard all around were bronze.
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 curtain for the gate of the courtyard was of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer. It was thirty feet long, and like the hangings in the courtyard, it was seven and a half feet high, 19with four posts and their four bronze bases. Their hooks and their bands were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver. All the tent pegs of the tabernacle and of the courtyard all around were bronze. 21This is the inventory of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, which was counted by the order of Moses, being the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest. 22Now Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the Lord had commanded Moses;
Read all of Exodus 38Exodus 38:20 word by word
וְֽכָל־הַיְתֵדֹ֞ת לַמִּשְׁכָּ֧ן וְלֶחָצֵ֛ר סָבִ֖יב נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 38:20
- Exodus 27:19All the utensils of the tabernacle used in all its service, all its tent pegs, and all the tent pegs of the courtyard are to be made of bronze.
- 2 Chronicles 3:9The gold nails weighed 50 shekels; he also plated the upper areas with gold.
- Ezra 9:8“But now briefly we have received mercy from the Lord our God, in that he has left us a remnant and has given us a secure position in his holy place. Thus our God has enlightened our eyes and has given us a little relief in our time of servitude.
- Ecclesiastes 12:11The words of the sages are like prods, and the collected sayings are like firmly fixed nails; they are given by one shepherd.
- Isaiah 22:23I will fasten him like a peg into a solid place; he will bring honor and respect to his father’s family.
- Isaiah 33:20Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals! You will see Jerusalem, a peaceful settlement, a tent that stays put; its stakes will never be pulled up; none of its ropes will snap in two.
- Ephesians 2:21In him the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,
- Colossians 2:19He has not held fast to the head from whom the whole body, supported and knit together through its ligaments and sinews, grows with a growth that is from God.
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
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
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