Exodus 36:20

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

18He also made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the long curtains together. In this way, the tent covering was made of one continuous piece. 19He completed the tent covering with a layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine goatskin leather. For the framework of the Tabernacle, Bezalel constructed frames of acacia wood. 21Each frame was 15 feet high and 27 inches wide, 22with two pegs under each frame. All the frames were identical.

Exodus 36:20 word by word

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־הַקְּרָשִׁ֖ים לַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן עֲצֵ֥י שִׁטִּ֖ים עֹמְדִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• boardsקֶ֫רֶשׁqeresh · boardH7175
• for the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• shittimשִׁטָּהshiţţâh shiţţîym · acaciaH7848
• woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• standing upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: riseH5975

Cross-references for Exodus 36:20

• Exodus 26:15“For the framework of the Tabernacle, construct frames of acacia wood.
• Exodus 40:18Moses erected the Tabernacle by setting down its bases, inserting the frames, attaching the crossbars, and setting up the posts.
• Exodus 25:5tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; acacia wood;
• Numbers 25:1While the Israelites were camped at Acacia Grove, some of the men defiled themselves by having sexual relations with local Moabite women.
• Deuteronomy 10:3“So I made an Ark of acacia wood and cut two stone tablets like the first two. Then I went up the mountain with the tablets in my hand.

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

Topics related to Exodus 36:20

• Ablution
• Israel
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Hold
• Atonement, Day of
• Badger
• Board
• Clasps
• Color; Colors
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Pentateuch

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