Exodus 38:28

Exodus 38:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.
• New International Version (NIV)They used the 1,775 shekels to make the hooks for the posts, to overlay the tops of the posts, and to make their bands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And of the 1,775 shekels he made hooks for the pillars and overlaid their capitals and made fillets for them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then from the one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, overlaid their capitals, and made bands for them.

Context of Exodus 38:28

26one beka per person, that is, a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, for everyone who crossed over to those numbered, from twenty years old or older, 603,550 in all. 27The one hundred talents of silver were used for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the special curtain – one hundred bases for one hundred talents, one talent per base. From the remaining 1,775 shekels he made hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and made bands for them. 29The bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels. 30With it he made the bases for the door of the tent of meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating for it, and all the utensils of the altar,

Exodus 38:28 word by word

וְאֶת־הָאֶ֜לֶף וּשְׁבַ֤ע הַמֵּאוֹת֙ וַחֲמִשָּׁ֣ה וְשִׁבְעִ֔ים עָשָׂ֥ה וָוִ֖ים לָעַמּוּדִ֑ים וְצִפָּ֥ה רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם וְחִשַּׁ֥ק אֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And of the thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• seventyשִׁבְעִיםshib‛îym · seventyH7657
• and fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• hooksוָוvâv · hookH2053
• for the pillarsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
• and overlaidצָפָהtsâphâh · to overlayH6823
• their chapitersרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• and filletedחָשַׁקchâshaq · furnish with filletsH2836

Cross-references for Exodus 38:28

• Exodus 27:17All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands; their hooks are to be silver, and their bases bronze.

Commentaries on Exodus 38:28

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28The hooks, chapiters, and fillets here spoken of belonged to the pillars of the court. See Exodus 27:10, Exodus 27:17.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 The foundation of massy pieces of silver showed the solidity and purity of the truth upon which the church is founded. Let us regard the Lord Jesus Christ while reading of the furniture of the tabernacle. While looking at the altar of burnt-offering, let us see Jesus. In him, his righteousness, and salvation, is a full and sufficient offering for sin. In the laver of regeneration, by his Holy Spirit, let our souls be washed, and they shall be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-29The very large amount of metal listed here includes more than one metric ton (about 1,000 kilograms) of gold, almost four metric tons (about 4,000 kilograms) of silver, and two and a half metric tons (about 2,500 kilograms) of bronze. This large supply shows how eager the Egyptians were to send the Israelites away. The Egyptians gave the Israelites whatever they asked for so that they would leave quickly (see 12:35–36).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

Topics related to Exodus 38:28

• Brass
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Chapiter
• Cunning
• Fillet
• Fillets
• Occupy
• Overlaying
• Tabernacle
• Weights
• Atonement, Day of
• Color; Colors

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