Exodus 36:31
in Exodus 36He also made five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he made bars of acacia wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
KJV
And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
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This verse in Exodus 36
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
He also made five crossbars of acacia wood
on Exodus 36:31-34
Five bars a side lock the gilded boards into one wall. The frame is pinned and still built to come apart. Numbers 4:31 gives its boards, bars, pillars and sockets to the sons of Merari to carry.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
In the building of a house there is a great deal of work about the doors and partitions. In the tabernacle these were answerable to the rest of the fabric; there were curtains for doors, and veils for partitions. There was a veil made for a partition between the holy place, and the most holy,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
He made bars - See on Exo 26:26 (note), etc.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| בְּרִיחֵ֖י | berichei | bars of | H1280 → | 40 times |
| עֲצֵ֣י | ʾatzei | wood<s> of | H6086 → | 328 times |
| שִׁטִּ֑ים | shitim | acacia | H7848 → | 28 times |
| חֲמִשָּׁ֕ה | chamishah | five [bars] | H2568 → | 343 times |
| לְקַרְשֵׁ֥י | lekarshei | for [the] frames of | H7175 → | 51 times |
| צֶֽלַע־ | tzela'- | [the] side of | H6763 → | 40 times |
| הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן | hamishkan | the tabernacle | H4908 → | 139 times |
| הָאֶחָֽת׃ | haechat | <the> one | H259 → | 971 times |
וַיַּ֥עַשׂand he made
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
בְּרִיחֵ֖יbars of
bericheiH1280 →40 times
עֲצֵ֣יwood<s> of
ʾatzeiH6086 →328 times
שִׁטִּ֑יםacacia
shitimH7848 →28 times
חֲמִשָּׁ֕הfive [bars]
chamishahH2568 →343 times
לְקַרְשֵׁ֥יfor [the] frames of
lekarsheiH7175 →51 times
צֶֽלַע־[the] side of
tzela'-H6763 →40 times
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןthe tabernacle
hamishkanH4908 →139 times
הָאֶחָֽת׃<the> one
haechatH259 →971 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 25:28Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
it leads to
- Exodus 25:27
The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Acts 9:15
“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
- Numbers 10:17
Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
- Exodus 25:14
Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.
- Exodus 25:27
Through
Exodus 30:5Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
it leads to
- Exodus 25:13
And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
- Exodus 25:13
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
