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

18He made the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard of finely woven linen, and he decorated it with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread. It was 30 feet long, and its height was 7-1/2 feet, just like the curtains of the courtyard walls. 19It was supported by four posts, each set securely in its own bronze base. The tops of the posts were overlaid with silver, and the hooks and rings were also made of silver. All the tent pegs used in the Tabernacle and courtyard were made of bronze. 21This is an inventory of the materials used in building the Tabernacle of the Covenant. The Levites compiled the figures, as Moses directed, and Ithamar son of Aaron the priest served as recorder. 22Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything just as 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 articles used in the rituals of the Tabernacle, including all the tent pegs used to support the Tabernacle and the courtyard curtains, must be made of bronze.
• 2 Chronicles 3:9The gold nails that were used weighed 20 ounces each. He also overlaid the walls of the upper rooms with gold.
• Ezra 9:8“But now we have been given a brief moment of grace, for the Lord our God has allowed a few of us to survive as a remnant. He has given us security in this holy place. Our God has brightened our eyes and granted us some relief from our slavery.
• Ecclesiastes 12:11The words of the wise are like cattle prods—painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd drives the sheep.
• Isaiah 22:23He will bring honor to his family name, for I will drive him firmly in place like a nail in the wall.
• Isaiah 33:20Instead, you will see Zion as a place of holy festivals. You will see Jerusalem, a city quiet and secure. It will be like a tent whose ropes are taut and whose stakes are firmly fixed.
• Ephesians 2:21We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord.
• Colossians 2:19and they are not connected to Christ, the head of the body. For he holds the whole body together with its joints and ligaments, and it grows as God nourishes it.

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